OIRTHIRSAT

The winning entry in the LaunchUK Nanosat Design Competition. Using efficient in-orbit processing to deliver reliable data on UK coastlines.

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OPEN OPPORTUNITIES

Help get OirthirSAT to Space!

Deadline extended to Friday 24th February

OirthirSAT is comprised of an interdisciplinary team and is looking for additional students to join and help to integrate our 3U nanosatellite. Roles will begin with an initial onboarding period where you will shadow and assist current team members before taking over the role.
We require students based at the University of Glasgow with at least 18 months remaining of their degree. This means that you must be enrolled at the University of Glasgow for the 2023/24 academic year. E.g. currently in 4th year of a 5-year MEng/MSc/MA, 3rd year of a 4-year BEng/BSc/BA, or midway through a PhD. This is to ensure the continuity of the team through a compressed timeline. If you are interested in joining the team then click the button below and fill out the brief form!

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February, 2023

AIT ENGINEER

OirthirSAT AIT Engineers are responsible for the integration of the major subsystem components and completion of the test plan to verify that the platform meets the system requirements. The successful candidate will assist with developing test plans for components. Experience with hardware and electrical test equipment is beneficial.

February, 2023

SOCIAL MEDIA AND BRANDING MANAGER

OirthirSAT is looking for a Social Media and Branding manager to help expand the reach of the OirthirSAT network. Duties will involve posting updates, relevant articles, and news on social media accounts and the website. The successful applicant will also take the lead in designing merchandise and promotional content and help share knowledge and data produced by the programme.

February, 2023

COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEER

OirthirSAT are looking for a student to train in the role of a Communications Engineer to assist with the ground station operations and communications subsystem. The successful applicant will work with Bright Ascension Mission Control Software to ensure the team are able to operate the nanosatellite during oepration.

February, 2023

MISSION DESIGN / OPERATIONS ENGINEER

OirthirSAT is looking for a Systems Engineer to take on the mission design and operations elements of the OirthirSAT mission. The successful applicant should be familiar with systems engineering and requirements management.

February, 2023

EMBEDDED SYSTEMS ENGINEER

OirthirSAT are looking for an Embedded Systems Engineer to help develop the Mission Software for our 3U nanosatellite. This role would be required to hit the ground running and help design the flight software for the OBC and Payload Computer onboard OirthirSAT.

February 2023

SOFTWARE ENGINEER

OirthirSAT requires a capable software developer to assist with the implementation of AI cloud masking algorithms as part of the onboard software. Knowledge of Python is essential and proficiency with additional programming languages is beneficial.

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PROPOSAL

The OirthirSAT mission ('or-hear' being Scottish Gaelic for 'coast') aims to provide rapid and simplistic measures of coastal change, arming decision-makers with the best tools to identify and support vulnerable coastal communities.

ONBOARD PROCESSING OF COASTAL IMAGES

OirthirSAT will automatically process EO images captured and extract shoreline boundaries onboard, to rapidly provide coastal researchers access to processed, and standardised datasets for coastal change/flood monitoring
and modelling.

VEGETATION BOUNDARY EXTRACTION

Different types of vegetation will help the onboard processing capability to extract edge data from the images captured by the Multispectral Imager.

DRAGSAIL DEMONSTRATOR

OirthirSAT features a novel Dragsail design to deorbit the CubeSat after the mission duration, making it a sustainable mission by minimising Space Debris.

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