System Engineer (Space situational awareness sensors)

arcsec; Vlaams-Brabant; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

arcsec is seeking a System Engineer to shape architecture for an advanced optical sensing and onboard processing system for autonomous space applications. You will translate mission needs into system requirements and interfaces across sensors, optics, electronics, embedded software and algorithms.

You will lead cross-disciplinary trade-offs, manage interfaces and risk, and coordinate verification through end-to-end demonstrations with international collaborators and ESA.

Qualifications

• Master degree in aerospace, electrical, mechanical, systems engineering, or related field.
• Experience with system architecture, requirements engineering, interface management and verification planning.
• Ability to reason across optics, electronics, embedded software, data processing and mechanical design.
• Strong analytical, technical writing and stakeholder communication skills.
• Fluent in written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Translate mission objectives and operational scenarios into system, subsystem and interface requirements
• Define and maintain the end-to-end architecture across optical sensors, multi-sensor hardware, processing electronics, embedded software and algorithms
• Lead multidisciplinary trade-offs covering performance, SWaP, timing, data throughput, robustness, complexity and development risk
• Manage interfaces, budgets, assumptions, requirements traceability and technical risks throughout the development lifecycle
• Coordinate integration planning and resolve cross-functional issues between hardware, software, algorithms and validation teams
• Define verification methods and lead system-level reviews, hardware-in-the-loop testing and end-to-end demonstrations

Skills

System architecture

Requirements engineering

Interface management

Verification planning

Multidisciplinary integration

Technical writing

Stakeholder communication

English fluency

Education

Master's degree in a related field

Job description

As a System Engineer, you will shape and coordinate the development of an advanced optical sensing and on-board processing system for autonomous space applications. You will translate mission and stakeholder needs into a coherent system architecture, requirements and interfaces across sensors, optics, electronics, embedded software and algorithms. Your focus will be system architecture, multidisciplinary integration, technical trade-offs and end-to-end verification.

Tasks

• Translate mission objectives and operational scenarios into system, subsystem and interface requirements
• Define and maintain the end-to-end architecture across optical sensors, multi-sensor hardware, processing electronics, embedded software and algorithms
• Lead multidisciplinary trade-offs covering performance, SWaP, timing, data throughput, robustness, complexity and development risk
• Manage interfaces, budgets, assumptions, requirements traceability and technical risks throughout the development lifecycle
• Coordinate integration planning and resolve cross-functional issues between hardware, software, algorithms and validation teams
• Define verification methods and lead system-level reviews, hardware-in-the-loop testing and end-to-end demonstrations

Required skills

• Master degree in aerospace, electrical, mechanical, systems engineering, applied physics or a related field
• Experience with system architecture, requirements engineering, interface management and verification planningli>
• Ability to reason across optics, electronics, embedded software, data processing and mechanical design
• Strong analytical, technical writing and stakeholder communication skills
• Fluent in written and spoken English

Desired Skills

• Spaceborne optical instruments, camera systems or multi-sensor payloads
• Model-based systems engineering, requirement tools and interface control documents
• Reliability, fault tolerance, spacecraft interfaces
• Experience leading technical reviews and integration or verification campaigns

Junior and senior profiles with relevant systems experience can apply.

What we offer

A fulltime job in the Space industry, working with international customers and ESA