Jef Van Hove

Sr. Mechatronics Architect at ASML

Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands

About

Experience

  • Sr. Mechatronics Architect at ASML
    Apr 2018 - Present · 8 yrs 3 mos

  • QinetiQ Space (9 yrs 3 mos)
    • Mission analysis & AOCS Engineer
      Aug 2015 - Mar 2018 · 2 yrs 8 mos

      Projects: SAOCOM Phase B2, PROBA-VHR - Orbit dynamic analysis: analysing and selecting orbits according to mission needs, predicting trajectories, determine injections and transfers strategy and trading off and optimising manoeuvers; - Flight dynamics ground software development: participating in the continuous maintenance and improvement of in-house flight dynamic tools, manoeuver computation and orbit restitution modules; - Development of an AOCS simulation tools in Matlab/Simulink - Follow-up of AOCS software supplier

    • Systems Engineer SCCO SJ-10 C-Box
      Jun 2013 - Oct 2016 · 3 yrs 5 mos

      Technical responsible for building and verification of the experiment to study the Soret Coefficient in Crude Oil. The experiment was launched on board of the Chinese recoverable satellite SJ-10 May 2016 and was completed successfully. Key experiences: - Ability to work directly with the customer to understand, develop, and resolve all technical requirements, as well as flow-down system level requirements. - Maintaining the technical baseline, including identifying and documenting system specification and interface requirement tractability - Lead a multi-disciplinary engineering design teams to enable effective developing, analyzing, integrating and testing of the system

    • AIT and operations engineer
      Mar 2013 - Oct 2015 · 2 yrs 8 mos

      ESA PROBA-V Satellite: Supporting the functional and electrical testing on unit, system and satellite level (Flight Model), including environmental tests, LEOP and commissioning. Responsible for controlling and commanding the PROBA-V spacecraft in-orbit. Establish contact with the spacecraft during each ground station pass, verify the health status based on received telemetry and plan and execute commanding of the satellite.

  • System Engineer at Verhaert, Masters in Innovation
    Jun 2008 - Feb 2013 · 4 yrs 9 mos

    Industrialization engineer @ Newtec as consultant: Managing and engineering several telecom rack systems from prototype stage to series production. Key experience: - Optimize the system for easy assembly (mechanical, electronics, handling, …) - Development of assembly procedures, test procedures and associated manuals/documentation - Thermal heat optimization towards placement of components in the system - Finalizing and freezing the bill of material - Purchase of system components & follow-up suppliers

  • Project Engineer at Jan De Nul
    Oct 2007 - Feb 2008 · 5 mos

    Managing the preparation state of the construction site, to develop 2 artificial islands in Saudi Arabia. Most important task was steering and follow-up of on-site personnel, including personal motivation, and reporting progress to the management on-site.

  • AIO at Delft University of Technology
    Feb 2005 - Aug 2007 · 2 yrs 7 mos

    Scientific research concerning the influences of changing ice mass and geophysical processes (e.g. earthquakes) on the sea level. This included processing of satellite data, numerical modelling of the local and global deformation of Earth and the associated effects on the sea level.