Satcom Ground Systems Engineer

NovaspaceTechnologyis theengineeringand operations’ arm of theNovaspacegroup. It has more than 50 customers in developed and emerging space markets, in all regions of the world and across the space ecosystem, including satellite operators, governmental and international organizations (Space agencies,Defenseagencies, regulatory bodies, etc.), financial institutions (private banks, commercial banks, private equity funds, etc.) and insurance brokers and insurance companies.

NovaspaceTechnology has developedexpertiseandknow-howaround a portfolio of services and capabilities covering the complete lifecycle of a space project, from feasibility studies and project development to operations and training support.

As Satcom Ground System Engineer, you will be in charge of ground segment topics in our missions on Satellite Communication System.

The scope includes the different main constitutive elements of a Satcom Ground Segment:

Primary role and responsibilities

• Satellite control centre (SCC including FDS, Ground & Satellite Operational Procedures, MCC, TT&C),
• Network Operation Centre (including NMS, M&Cs, CSM, OSS/BSS, SLA analytics, DB management),
• Gateways,
• Teleport
• User terminals

Depending on the mission, you may be involved at different stage of a Space System Project:

• Concept Stage: performing analysis of innovative architecture or different trade-offs on satcom ground systems
• Feasibility Stage: performing collection of user’s needs, generation and comparison of high-level preliminary designs, generation of high-level system requirements,system costassessmentand cost trade-offs.
• Procurement stage: performing generation/review of the ground system specifications (requirements for design, test,acceptanceand operations) as part of the technical exhibit of an RFP, analysis and comparison of the different proposals received from the industry, final negotiation of the contract with the selected bidder(s).
• Construction stage:monitoringthe execution of an industrial contract to design, build, integrate, test and commission a ground system (support program reviews including reviews and comments of data package, prepare and attend Factory and on-site Acceptance Testing, prepare and attend end to end Ground Segment testing).
• Operations stage: supporting customers in the operations of its systems

Responsibilities include:

• Lead or support ground segment engineering activities for a telecom project,
• Understand and capture Customer needs,
• Assess and identify the technologies necessary for the implementation of the system architecture, including their associated risks.
• Analyzeground system operations and contributes to the generation/review of the ConceptOfOperations of the system,
• Support and provideexpertiseto the system level security risk analyses (including inputs and analysesoninterfaces);
• Analyze,reviewor generate requirements (e.g. Contractual Technical Annexes). and definition baselines of ground systems (both control and mission)
• Analyze/review or perform the development,verificationand validation of ground/mission procedures
• Provide support to mission simulation activities
• Interface with customersfor ground systemstopics,
• Prepare andparticipateto project reviews and workshops,
• Participate to technical proposals and studies.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Master’s degreein engineering,preferablyin aerospace, telecommunications,or electrical engineering
• At least ten(10)years of practical industry experienceincommunicationssystems,
• Good knowledge ofsystems using analogue and digital satellite payloads, HTS system, constellation, end-to-end satcom infrastructure as well as satcom service provider platforms;IT/Infrastructure& network;Requirement management;System engineering;System Operations
• Experience in designing, integrating, testingoperatingand maintainingground segments, and associated equipment,
• Ability to appreciate both the commercial and operational requirements.
• You are proficient in writing reports and prepare corresponding PowerPoint presentations, adjusted to the message to be transmitted and to the level of the audience.
• Fluent in English,
• Applied and rigor