Electronic Engineering In-Service trainee

To achieve this mandate, the Agency fosters research in space science and technology, advances space engineering programmes, and supports the creation of an environment conducive to industrial development in space technologies within the framework of national government policy. More information about the organization can be found at

SANSA thrives on its employees’ creativity, competencies, and expertise as well as their ingenuity to succeed in a high-performing environment. If you aspire to the SANSA values of customer-centricity, collaboration and teamwork, innovation and solutions-driven, responsiveness to opportunities, having fun together, and living these in a fast-paced and innovative environment, then SANSA could be the place for you.

SANSA runs an internship and in-service training programme in which graduates and students who are seeking experience are offered an opportunity to acquire practical work experience through mentoring and coaching.

SANSA has a learning opportunity in the electronics engineering area of specialisation at the Hartebeesthoek site.

Duties:

Operate, maintain, and monitor antenna systems, radio frequency (RF), electronic telecommunications, and computer hardware or software systems and equipment associated with satellite ground station operations

Participate in rendering specialised tracking, telemetry and command (TT&C) launch support services to SLVs (Satellite launch vehicles), transfer-orbit support (TOS), launch and early-orbit phase (LEOP), emergency, in-orbit test (IOT) services, routine life-cycle support operations, etc.

Conduct routine preventative maintenance and first-line reactive maintenance to SANSA-owned, stakeholder, or customer-owned systems, equipment, and infrastructure

Participate in ad-hoc project tasks