Job title:
Platform Engineer – IRIS2
Company:
HISPASAT
Job description
Hispasat, as part of the SpaceRISE consortium, is responsible for the technical implementation and ensuring the success of the IRIS² project, leveraging its extensive experience in satellite communications. This collaboration is essential to provide secure and reliable high-performance communication solutions to the European Union and its member states.To be part of this project, we are looking for a Platform Engineer whose responsibilities will be as follows:Activities:
- Support to the definition, design, development and oversight of a telecommunications satellite constellation program in the area of Satellite Platform Engineering.
- Support to the definition, design and development of platform subsystems based on satellite technology
Responsibilities:
- Preparation of the Satellite and Launch Services Request for Proposal (RFP) and the associated technical evaluation
- Preparation and participation in all platform unit design, manufacturing and testing review meetings
- Preparation and participation in all platform subsystem design, manufacturing and testing review meetings
- Preparation and participation in all system design, manufacturing and testing review meetings
- Preparation and participation in the launch campaign
- Preparation and participation in the LEOP
- Preparation and participation in the In Orbit Test Campaign
- Support to the on-orbit satellite health status assessment and coordination of anomaly investigation
- Preparation of weekly reports of activities
- Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics or similar
- 10-year experience on a similar position with hands-on experience or exposure in either platform procurement, platform equipment manufacturing or platform in-orbit operations in GEO and/or LEO
- Experience in managing large EU and ESA projects
- Programming languages skills (Python, Matlab or similar).
Knowledge in geostationary and LEO satellite system architectures and functional operations, covering several of the following aspects:
- Demonstrated knowledge in the area of platform equipment design, manufacturing, assembly, integration and testing at unit, subsystem and satellite levels
- Demonstrated knowledge of satellite system related activities (e.g.: system budgets, radiation, EMC&ESD)
- Demonstrated skills in the area of Satellite manufacturing, assembly, integration and testing at system level
- Demonstrated skills in the area of Satellite LEOP operations
- Demonstrated skills in the area of Satellite Platform In Orbit Testing
Recommendable
- Highly collaborative individual, able to build relationships internally and externally across all levels and functions.
- Capacity to deal with complex situations with assertiveness.
- Native to an EU member state and willing to undergo an EU secret clearance process.
- Fluency in English, both written and spoken, any other European language is considered as an asset.
Location
- Madrid/Toulouse;
- Platform and/or Payload Manufacturer facilities, resident as required;
- Platform and/or Payload Unit manufacturer facilities, as required;
- ESTEC, as required;
- European Commission, as required;
- Satellite manufacturer premises, during System AIT Phase, resident as required
- Launch Base, as required;
- Satellite IOT station, as required.
Be able to provide 24/7 on-call support during satellite system and Payload/Platform testing.
Expected salary
Location
Madrid
Job date
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 23:02:07 GMT
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