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WORK CONTEXT: The Southern African Space technology industry, based in Stellenbosch, Western Cape. REMUNERATION: Market related. QUALIFICATIONS: B Eng SKILLS & EXPERIENCE: Programmable Logic Design Multi-Clock Designs FPGA Interfacing Schematic Design (Altium and/or Mentor Pads) High Speed PCB Layout (Altium and/or Mentor Pads) PCB Level Simulation (HyperLynx) Version Control Modular Programmable Logic […]
“International consortium adds hyperspectral imaging and communication payloads to NanoAvionics’ rideshare mission named D-2/AtlaCom-1 Acquired data during the in-orbit demonstration of the technology will be made available to interested parties around the world Columbia (IL), USA, October 23, 2020 – NanoAvionics, a leading nanosatellite bus manufacturer and mission integrator, has revealed the remaining three payloads […]
The Embedded Software Engineer is responsible for the design and implementation of embedded systems that include software elements for use as part of the Space Segment or the Ground Segment. The Embedded Software Engineer is required to be fluent in C, while also having experience with higher level languages like C# and Python. All Embedded […]
EOS Data Analytics has announced the conclusion of an agreement with Dragonfly Aerospace for the delivery of two HR-250 high-performance multispectral imagers. A satellite equipped with the Dragonfly imagers will be launched into Low Earth Orbit (LEO) early in 2022. The side-by-side payloads will allow for the creation of wide swath images in 7 spectral […]
In this exclusive interview with Space in Africa, Bryan Dean, the CEO of Dragonfly Aerospace, discusses the company’s emergence from SAC, rebranding from Southern Space, business goals, and market prospects in South Africa and the international satellite market. I understand that you started as Southern Space, and later you renamed the company to Dragonfly Aerospace. […]
The Configuration Manager (CM) maintains and provides technical and administrative direction to the development and implementation of the procedures, functions, services, tools, processes, and resources required to successfully develop and support a complex engineering configuration management system. During system development, the CM allows program management to track requirements throughout the life-cycle through acceptance and operations […]
2019 was a tough year for the South African space industry. Two of the leading space companies – Denel Spaceteq and Space Advisory Company (subsidiary of Space Commercial Services) – were both in financial trouble. Over the course of the year some employees of both companies left the space industry and at the end of […]
Ex-SCS employees find international investors and revitalise the South African space dream with a new company focused on creating microsatellites for large imaging constellations. CAPE TOWN, South Africa, August 20, 2020 (Newswire.com) – Dragonfly Aerospace picks up the flag in the latest chapter in the proud history of South African space engineering and space missions. […]