SATCOM Engineer (UHF, SHF and Link Budget Analysis) for NATO with security clearance

WLG; Eigenbrakel; Hybride; EUR 60 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

WLG is seeking a SATCOM engineer to support systems in the UHF and SHF bands, performing link budgets and RF/antenna engineering within an international defence setting. You will craft network topologies and project proposals, ensuring cybersecurity and interoperability standards are met.

The role is 25% on-site in Belgium with 75% off-site. A current active security clearance is required, and you may be reassigned to Brussels or Mons as site needs evolve. English proficiency at C1 is essential.

Qualifications

• Degree in telecommunications, electronics or SATCOM engineering with 2+ years experience, or higher vocational training with 5+ years
• At least 3 years of practical SATCOM experience across UHF and SHF
• Knowledge of SATCOM architecture: link budgets, modulation, coding, network topologies
• Strong RF and antenna engineering with propagation modelling in SATCOM bands
• Familiarity with DVB-S2 and DVB-S2X, MIL-STD-188, and SDN in SATCOM environments
• English at C1 level

Responsabilités

• Engineering support across SATCOM systems in the UHF and SHF domains
• Link budget analysis, modulation and coding choices, and satellite network topology work
• RF and antenna engineering, including propagation modelling in SATCOM bands
• Applying SATCOM cybersecurity architecture principles, including encryption and secure communications design
• Building detailed technical project proposals aligned to operational requirements and interoperability standards
• Service management work — incident and problem handling — in an operational or control-centre setting

Connaissances

SATCOM engineering

RF engineering

Link budgets

Antenna engineering

SDN in SATCOM

English (C1)

Formation

Bachelor's degree in telecommunications, electronics or SATCOM engineering

Higher vocational training in SATCOM

Outils

DVB-S2

DVB-S2X

Description du poste

Three quarters of this SATCOM role is off-site. The quarter that is not is in Belgium, working on the satellite links the Alliance depends on. You will provide SATCOM engineering support across UHF and SHF — link budgets, RF and antenna work, architecture and project proposals — for an international defence organisation, alongside its operational commands.

What You Will Be Doing

• Engineering support across SATCOM systems in the UHF and SHF domains
• Link budget analysis, modulation and coding choices, and satellite network topology work
• RF and antenna engineering, including propagation modelling in SATCOM bands
• Applying SATCOM cybersecurity architecture principles, including encryption and secure communications design
• Building detailed technical project proposals aligned to operational requirements and interoperability standards
• Service management work — incident and problem handling — in an operational or control-centre setting

What you will need

• A degree in telecommunications, electronics or SATCOM engineering with two years of related experience, or higher vocational training with five
• At least three years of practical SATCOM experience across UHF and SHF
• Deep knowledge of SATCOM architecture: link budgets, modulation schemes, error correction coding, network topologies
• Strong RF and antenna engineering, with propagation modelling in SATCOM frequency bands
• Familiarity with DVB-S2 and DVB-S2X, MIL-STD-188, and Software Defined Networking in SATCOM environments
• English at C1

Worth knowing before you apply

• The split is 25% on-site, 75% off-site — genuine flexibility, but the on-site quarter is not optional
• The current site near Brussels closes during 2027; performance moves to Brussels or Mons, so the role expects you to move with it

Practical detail

• Contract engagement, base period starting no later than 1 October 2026 to 31 December 2026, with two option years
• An active security clearance is required for this role