A Joint Venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), Thales Alenia Space is a global space manufacturer delivering, for more than 40 years, high-tech solutions for telecommunications, navigation, Earth Observation, environmental management, exploration, science and orbital infrastructures. Thanks to our diversity of skills, talents and cultures, our customers (governments, institutions, space agencies, telecommunications operators), therefore have Space to Connect, Secure & Defend, Observe & Protect, Explore, Travel & Navigate.
We are looking for a Navigation Payload Timing Engineer
As part of the Navigation Payload Department in particular of the Time&Frequency Reference System unit, the candidate will be part of the team in charge of Galileo Satellite Navigation Payload as responsible of all activity related to the timing subsystem. The candidate will have the following role and responsibilities and tasks:
- Lead the team in charge of all timing activity;
- Lead all activity of Design, implementation, verification and qualification of the timing activity;
- Technical Responsible of the procurement of the timing payload units: following the design, development and qualification of all units assuring that the whole procurement phase will respect allocated cost and schedule;
- Lead the team and the activity with the aim to contribute to the internal R&D activities for the design, modelling, architectural trade-off and performance assessment of advanced space and ground technology for the Time&Frequency Reference System;
Skills & Experience
The candidate shall have the following qualifications and working experience:
- PhD or University Master degree in Electronics Engineering or equivalent;
- 7-10 years experience in design, analyses and simulations of medium complex system especially for C/D/E phase projects;
- At least 3years of experience as technical team leader in projects of medium-high complexity;
- Experience with analysis of requirements and definition of technical solutions;
- Experience in the Timing&Frequency domain and time&Frequency ground or space systems;
- Very good attitude in team working and cooperation with the other team members. It is mandatory a very good soft skill to promote the team-working;
- Welcome knowledge and previous expertice with space technology and timing units/instruments/equipments;
- Welcome previous experience in the design, development and integration of RF electronic equipments or boards or FPGA modules;
- Welcome previous experience in project management with focus on the management of activity, cost and schedule;
- Very good knowledge of system engineering process and ECSS standard;
- Team-working, problem solving;
- Fluency in English is mandatory;
- Italian languages is desirable;
- EC nationality
- Applicants must be eligible for security clearance by their national security administration even if their main activity are no-classified;
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Thales is a global high technology leader investing in digital and “deep tech” innovations – connectivity, big data, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and quantum technology – to build a future we can all trust, which is vital to the development of our societies. The company provides solutions, services and products that help its customers – businesses, organisations and states – in the defence, aeronautics, space, transportation and digital identity and security markets to fulfil their critical missions, by placing humans at the heart of the decision-making process.
