Principal Engineer Environmental Verification Jobs in South Africa

CubeSpace ADCS is looking for a Principal Engineer: Environmental Verification to lead its Environmental Verification functional area in Stellenbosch, Western Cape. This is a full-time, mid-senior level role for an engineer who can prove that space products are fit for orbit. If you have deep experience in environmental testing and structural and thermal analysis, this is a rare chance to work on technology that actually leaves the atmosphere.

About CubeSpace ADCS and the work

CubeSpace, known as CS, works on attitude determination and control systems (ADCS) for satellites. In this role, you will be the technical authority for how CS proves its products are fit for orbit. You will also be the line manager of the Environmental Verification technical team, hold qualification and acceptance authority, and set the environmental, verification, and production-related standards for the company.

Role details

Your responsibilities will include:

• Acting as the technical authority for all Environmental Verification work across CS products.
• Signing off Environmental Verification content at technical reviews.
• Giving qualification and acceptance pass-or-fail sign-off on whether a product met its requirements.
• Setting and maintaining environmental, verification, qualification, acceptance, and reliability test methods.
• Being accountable for CS environmental test facilities and external test houses, and driving the test-facility programme.
• Line-managing, hiring, mentoring, and growing Environmental Verification engineers.
• Leading qualification and acceptance test campaigns from test plan to signed-off report.
• Modelling, analysing, and correlating structural and thermal behaviour, including analytical, numerical, and finite element methods.
• Owning reusable test procedures, fixtures, models, and templates, and feeding lessons from production back into the work.

The source listing describes work on meaningful global space missions and groundbreaking ADCS engineering with a research and development team that has more than a century of combined experience in control systems and satellite technology. It also mentions free-form workspaces, a coffee bar, a play room, daily lunch, an attractive leave policy, and flexible working. No salary is stated in the source listing, so no salary figure is given here.

Requirements

• A Master’s degree (MEng or MSc) in Mechanical, Mechatronic, or Aerospace Engineering, with a focus on structural and thermal topics.
• At least eight years of experience in environmental testing and/or structural and thermal analysis, preferably in space or aerospace.
• Demonstrated leadership of qualification or acceptance test campaigns.
• Experience leading or mentoring engineers.

Experience in radiation, electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), or magnetic testing is advantageous, as is test-facility commissioning or investment experience.

Where to find and apply safely

This opportunity was listed on LinkedIn Jobs. Apply only through the original listing using the Apply button on this page. Never pay a fee to apply for a job, and never share bank details, PINs, or passwords with anyone claiming to recruit for this role. A genuine employer will not ask you to pay to be considered.

Practical tips

This is a senior, technical-authority role, so your application should show real campaign leadership, not just test participation. Highlight qualification and acceptance campaigns you led, the test standards you set or signed off, and any structural or thermal modelling work you did. If you have managed engineers or built test facilities, make that clear, and be ready to discuss how you judge whether a product is fit for orbit.

How the process works

Use the Apply button on this page to open the original LinkedIn listing. From there, follow the employer’s application steps and submit the documents it asks for. Check your contact details carefully before you submit, because employers normally contact only shortlisted candidates.

Important information

This post is based on the original LinkedIn listing for a Principal Engineer: Environmental Verification at CubeSpace ADCS in Stellenbosch, Western Cape, for full-time work. The listing does not state a salary. Always read the original listing carefully before you apply, because the employer may update the role, requirements, or closing details at any time.

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