System Architect – IRIS2 [26063]

The role is to provide Technical Support to System Engineering in relation to ESA in-house activities for IRIS2.

You will work in the following areas:

• interface definition and management between spacecraft payload ground and external systems
• system architecture development and validation of the optical and RF communication systems.
• system-level modelling simulations and performance assessments
• definition of broadband and satellite data relay services as well as new developments using optical and RF communications.
• interoperability and standardisation activities (e.g. communication protocols data formats).
• definition and development of space-to-ground communication links.

Activities may include:

• Requirements engineering and consolidation Functional and physical architecture definition Design trade-off analysis Interface definition Technical risk assessment
• The review of industrial contract technical milestones including but not limited to: Preliminary Design Reviews (PDR) Critical Design Reviews (CDR) Qualification Reviews (QR)  In-Orbit Validation Review (IOVR) Service Declaration (SD)

The above activities shall result in:

• Technical Notes System models and simulation results Review Item Discrepancies (RIDS) Trade-off Reports Engineering models (MBSE)

Qualifications :

• Masters Degree in aerospace engineering telecommunications engineering systems engineering physics or a related technical field
• Experience with system architecture development and validation of optical and RF communication systems
• Experience with systemlevel modelling simulations and performance assessments
• Understanding of broadband and satellite data relay services
• Knowledge of optical and RF communication technologies and their application in space systems
• Experience defining and developing spacetoground communication links
• Strong background in requirements engineering and consolidation
• Ability to define functional and physical system architectures
• Experience with modelbased systems engineering (MBSE) tools and methodologies
• Strong communication analytical problemsolving and technical assessment skills
• Fluency in English is mandatory; knowledge of another European language is an advantage.

Additional Information :

This job is located in Noordwijk the Netherlands.

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time