Lead Space Telecom Engineer: RF Link & Flight Hardware

PAVE Space SA; Villeneuve (VD); A distancia; CHF 90.000 - 140.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

PAVE Space SA is building LYOBA, a heavy kick stage capable of moving up to 4-tonne payloads from LEO to high-energy orbits in under 24 hours. The telecom subsystem owner will define RF link budgets and establish subsystem requirements, sourcing hardware and coordinating flight-ready test campaigns.

Ideal candidates bring 2+ years in telecom engineering, strong RF budgeting skills, and experience with space telecom hardware and regulatory filings.

Formación

• Degree in Telecommunications or equivalent earned in practice.
• 2+ years of hands-on telecom engineering, integration, and testing.
• Strong experience building RF link budgets and translating them into hardware requirements.
• Knowledge of space communication regulation.
• Experience specifying and integrating spacecraft telecom hardware.
• Hands-on with RF lab equipment (spectrum analyzer, power meter, VNA, etc.)
• Familiarity with spacecraft environmental and integration constraints (thermal, vibration, radiation)
• Clear and effective English communication
• Nice to have: space industry experience, familiarity with ECSS standards, EMI/EMC, MATLAB/Python, CST/HFSS, space communication protocol knowledge, French.

Responsabilidades

• Define, maintain, and own RF link budgets across various scenarios.
• Establish requirements and specifications for the telecom subsystem.
• Source and select telecom equipment.
• Establish and participate in subsystem and spacecraft test campaigns.
• Collaborate with ground segment stakeholders to ensure end-to-end performance and flight readiness.
• Coordinate with local and international authorities for radio licensing and ITU filings.

Conocimientos

RF link budgets

Telecom engineering

Lab instrumentation

Regulatory knowledge

Systems integration

English communication

Educación

Degree in Telecommunications

Herramientas

Spectrum analyzer

Vector Network Analyzer

Power meter

Descripción del empleo

PAVE Space SA is building LYOBA, a heavy kick stage capable of moving up to 4-tonne payloads from LEO to high-energy orbits in under 24 hours. The telecom subsystem owner will define RF link budgets and establish subsystem requirements, sourcing hardware and coordinating flight-ready test campaigns.

Ideal candidates bring 2+ years in telecom engineering, strong RF budgeting skills, and experience with space telecom hardware and regulatory filings.