FUNCTION:
Perform satellite communications activities on advanced payload as an Engineer within the Satellite Engineering Department
DUTIES:
- Contribute to the definition and dimensioning phase for new SDR (Software Defined Radio) satellite generation and LEO/MEO constellations taking into account the strategic, commercial and operational requirements and the industrial issues; contribute to the development of the appropriate contractual documentation.
- Support the Commercial and Strategy Department for the development of new systems and applications, in particular involving SDR satellites and constellations.
- Stay abreast of satellite, processed payload (including active antennas) and communications technology and architectures; identify innovative concepts for the Eutelsat satellites and assess their relevance; develop opportunities for and work on externally funded projects (e.g. ESA, EC).
- Participate to the establishment of the cost assessment of satellite and constellation systems.
- Perform and manage technical studies and assessments towards the optimization/evaluation of the communication performance requirements/utilization of EUTELSAT’s satellites, including those in the definition phase, in production and in-orbit when new applications or redeployments as required.
- In coordination with Payload Engineers, assess the impact of non-compliances and propose mitigations for satellite(s) in production.
- In coordination with Payload Engineers and Operations Engineers, propose solutions to anomalies of SDR satellites in-orbit regarding the system level communications and processor performance.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- University honors degree in Telecommunications Engineering, Electrical, Physics or a related field.
- At least 10 years of experience in satellite communications and/or payload engineering, including a few years of experience in processed communication payload with on-board digital processors, software-defined radio, and active antennas.
- Good knowledge of satellite and constellation systems engineering, propagation, link budgets.
- Knowledge of digital communications and signal processing.
- Good IT skills.
- Ability to work in a team.
- Excellent knowledge of English.