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 Payload 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 Repeater and Antennas (Payload).
- Support to the definition, design and development of telecommunications systems based on satellite technology
Responsibilities:
- Participation in Satellite Mission Definition activities, system specification definition and contract negotiations
- Preparation and participation in payload unit, subsystem and system design, manufacturing and testing review meetings
- Follow up and review of payload design, development, manufacturing and testing at unit, subsystem and system levels
- Preparation and participation in satellite launch campaigns
- Preparation and participation in satellite In Orbit Test Campaigns
- Support to Payload on-orbit health status follow-on
- Preparation of weekly reports of activities
Requirements:
- Master’s Degree in Telecommunication Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics or similar
- 10-year experience on a similar position with hands-on experience or exposure in either payload procurement, payload equipment manufacturing or payload 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 communication payload architectures and functional operations, covering several of the following aspects:
- Expertise in RF and microwave engineering, including analog signal chain design, high-power amplification, frequency conversion, filtering and RF chain technologies
- Strong competences in Digital Signal Processing (DSP), Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) technology, active antenna, on-board digital processors, software-defined radio payloads and 5G standard
- Constellation design
- Optical equipment
- Link budgets
- Repeater RF performance measurement
- Integration and testing: equipment, subsystem and system levels
- In Orbit testing
- Quality control essentials
- Basic knowledge of satellite platform engineering principle
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
- 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.