Senior Telecommunications Payload Engineer

Constellation Technologies & Operations

Paris or Toulouse, France

About the Company

Access to information and digital services is indispensable in today’s world, and at CONSTELLATION we believe that everyone on Earth should have access to high quality internet connectivity. Our ambition is to develop, deploy and operate a disruptive constellation of telecommunication satellites that will deliver high speed, low latency internet connectivity to every corner of the globe. This will enable telecom and mobility operators to provide high performance internet to their clients in a sustainable and affordable manner where terrestrial networks are not available.

Our project is rapidly ramping up, and we are looking to expand our team with passionate individuals who share our vision.

CONSTELLATION was created in 2022 and has offices in Toulouse and the Greater Paris Region. We are supported by our investors, incubated by the European Space Agency BIC, and accelerated by BLAST and SpaceFounders. We offer exceptional learning and career development opportunities, as well as competitive salaries and benefits.

About the Job

CONSTELLATION is looking for a Senior Telecommunications Payload Engineer to join the team in either our Toulouse or Ile-de France office.

As Senior Telecommunications Payload Engineer, you will drive the development of regenerative payloads for our satellite constellation, leading internal and external resources through the design, engineering manufacturing and operational phases of our projects. You will be responsible for the definition, design and development of the payloads and all of their subsystems, (including RF, processor, antennas, power and control), and responsible for ensuring correct interfaces between the payloads and the platforms to ensure that the requirements of the overall mission are met.

Your key responsibilities and tasks

Lead the team of payload engineers. This will include on the job training, resource planning, delegation, identification of skills gaps, and recruitment;
Develop the concepts and requirements of our payloads, working closely with the platform team and mission team to ensure compatibility with the overall mission;
Lead the payload requirement, interface, and configuration/change management activities throughout the project;
Take a lead role in the strategic make-or-buy decisions for the payload and its subsystems;
Lead the redaction of subsystem technical requirements;
Work with the project managers and supply chain managers to identify potential suppliers and partners;
Provide technical inputs and recommendations to the supplier selection processes;
Collaborate closely with the project, industrial and supply chain teams to ensure that project requirements (schedule, budget and quality) are met, and to prepare the satellite for mass production;
Lead the preparation of technical analyses, simulations, reports, trade-offs and recommendations as necessary to drive the development of the payloads and support the Mission engineering activities;
Lead the review of technical documentation from suppliers and participate in their project reviews;
Provide technical inputs for project reviews, proposals, funding applications and marketing materials;
Drive flat payload prototyping activities, from related test objectives definition to supply chain identification, in lab integration up to test execution;
Support the AIT and industrial team after satellite design is completed;
Support the LEOP and operations team after satellite launch.

Skills and experience

Minimum master’s level qualification in Engineering or a related discipline with at least 10 years’ experience of systems engineering for the space environment;
Experience telecommunication payload engineering including working with on-board digital signal processors, channelization, and beamforming; and assessing telecommunication payload performances including EIRP, G/T, C/I, and capacity;
Familiarity with network telecom architecture, including physical, access, network layers, link budgeting;
Experience in broadband/backhauling NGSO constellation, electronically steerable antennas and in beam hopping systems development would be a “plus”;
Excellent written and oral communication skills in English;
Pragmatic, with strong problem-solving and critical thinking abilities;
Team player with excellent interpersonal skills;
Ready to learn and willing to teach.

People come in different shapes and sizes and it is difficult to write a job description for someone we have not yet met. If you are not sure that you meet all the criteria, or if you think that you may have something different to offer, we still want to hear from you.

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