Junior Navigation System and Solution Architect full_time

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 Junior Navigation System and Solution Architect

PROFILE:

• You graduated with a Master of Engineering or Computer Science or in University, and you have significant experience in architecture and engineering systems
• You are a leader willing to engage and develop your team through the use of collaborative work and challenging approaches
• You are responsible and show a great sense of initiative
• You are convincing and persuasive
• You like to be involved with the customer
• You have good communication and relationship skills

COMPETENCIES:

• You are aware of the description of the operational concept
• You have a deep knowledge of the field and its technical strategy
• You are familiar with operational analysis
• You are able to work in co-engineering (Lean Thinking, Obeya…)
• You understand the different actors involved in the project and are able to contextualise and change the perspective (political, economic, social, technical, environmental, legal…)
• You are familiar with Concept, Design, Experimentation and Simulation tools, as well as modelling tools (such as MBSE)
• You are familiar with working with Integration Verification Validation Qualification and Agile methods

NICE TO HAVE:

• You know about basic telecommunication principles (propagation error, access schema, modulations, etc.)
• You know about satellite navigation principles (how they works, which are the main key performance parameters, etc.)
• You are familiar with simulation tools such as Matlab, STK, etc.
• You want to participate to international meetings with the main European Space actors (ESA, EUSPA, EC, etc.)
• You know about Agile methodologies (e.g. Lean Engineering, SAFe, etc.)

At Thales Alenia Space we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales Alenia Space employing around 8,900 employees in 10 countries with 17 sites in Europe and a plant in the US, our mobility policy enables employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad. Thales Alenia Space sees space as a new horizon, helping to build a better, more sustainable life on Earth #SpaceForLife. Great journeys start here, apply now!