Navigation System Engineer Lazio

Navigation System Engineer
Roma
Lazio, Lazio

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.

As part of the Engineering Team, we are looking for a Navigation System Engineer.

You will have the following responsibilities:

Act as Navigation Signal Processing Engineer; Lead all activities of Signal Processing in order to support projects and solutions for design, modelling, architectural trade-off and performance assessment; Model and simulate Navigation Payloads; Simulate Navigation Signals generation, acquisition, tracking, performance assessment, distortion estimation and payload self-equalization; Lead the team and activities to contribute to internal R&D for all aspects related to Navigation Signal Processing.

You will act as a member of the Navigation Engineering team co-located in Rome working on the following projects:

European Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS): Galileo first and second Generation; Moonlight: Lunar Navigation and Communication Satellite System aiming to build the first Navigation Satellite system around the Moon; LEO-PNT system (Low-Earth-Orbit Positioning Navigation and Time system): a constellation of small satellites in LEO orbit providing PNT service to users on Earth; Several Space programs for the Italian Space Agency (ASI), European Space Agency (ESA) and also Non-European Agencies and Countries.

Skills & Experience The candidate shall have the following qualifications and working experience:

PhD or University Master degree in Electronics Engineering or equivalent; 5-7 years of experience in Signal Processing; Experience in design, analysis and simulations of medium complexity systems; At least 1-2 years of experience as a technical team leader in projects of medium-low complexity; Experience with analysis of requirements and definition of technical solutions; Very good attitude in teamwork and cooperation with other team members.

Strong soft skills to promote teamwork are mandatory; Welcome knowledge and previous expertise with space technology and solutions; Welcome previous experience in project management focusing on activity, cost and schedule management; Very good knowledge of system engineering processes and ECSS standards; Teamwork and problem-solving skills; Fluency in English is mandatory; Italian language is desirable; EC nationality; Applicants must be eligible for security clearance by their national security administration even if their main activities are non-classified.

At Thales Alenia Space, we provide CAREERS and not just jobs.

With around 8, 900 employees in 10 countries and 17 sites in Europe, along with 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.

Great journeys start here, apply now!

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