Senior Satcoms Systems Engineer

We are expanding our team and are seeking a versatile Senior Satellite Communications Systems Engineer to provide technical and commercial expertise to Telespazio's customers. The candidate will be responsible for undertaking a variety of communications systems engineering tasks on advanced satellite communications networks and supported communications services. The successful candidate will benefit from interesting, varied and challenging work. In return, Telespazio require an excellent breadth of systems engineering knowledge and experience. Ideally the successful candidate is expected to have acquired some specialisms and so will be expected to demonstrate experience of many - although not necessarily all - of the following skills, experience and responsibilities.
Key Responsibilities
Experience of working as an integral part of a highly focused team
Good customer-facing and communication skills with ability to produce and present clear, concise and unambiguous presentations to customers and other clients
Strong analytical skills, the ability to identify key issues and to solve day-to-day challenges and issues
Proven ability to develop innovative solutions to defined problems
Skills, Character and Experience
Essential
Minimum of 5-10 years relevant experience
Graduate with a good Honours or Masters degree in a relevant subject (e.g. Space System Engineering, Electronics, Communications); equivalent qualifications and/or experience can be considered as an alternative
Experience in satcoms systems engineering with a knowledge of system design, ground segment design, satellite operations and payload engineering
Experience in IP networking, protocols and security of data
Thorough understanding of communications systems and associated engineering concepts
Strong practical knowledge of systems engineering practices from requirements engineering through design/development and on to VV&T
Experience in developing requirements systems design documentation, test plans and procedures and operational procedures
Knowledge of software development environments, languages and methodologies
Proven track record of identifying and solving problems
Desirable
Chartered Engineer or equivalent
Practical experience in the commissioning and testing of satellite systems (satellite and ground based)
Familiarity with OSS/BSS technology and the use in management and reporting of communications networks
Experience in assessment/development of security architectures in a communications systems and/or military communications networks ` Senior Satcoms Systems Engineer Agility in Communications
Experience of software development environments, languages (Python, Java) and methodologies (Agile, DevOps)
Knowledge of optical, 5G and/or Quantum technologies