Space Telecom Engineer: From Link Budget to Flight Hardware

PAVE Space SA.; Schweiz; Remote; CHF 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

PAVE Space SA is defining telecom infrastructure for LYOBA and IBEX, seeking an engineer to own RF link budgets and translate them into spacecraft hardware requirements. You will source equipment, lead subsystem tests, and coordinate with authorities for radio licensing in a fast-paced, on-site role in Villeneuve (VD), Switzerland.

The role emphasizes hands-on RF lab work, integration constraints, and clear English communication, with value placed on prior space industry exposure and ECSS

Qualifications

• Degree in Telecommunications or equivalent.
• 2+ years hands-on telecom engineering, integration and testing.
• Strong RF link budgeting experience translating budgets 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).
• Familiarity with spacecraft environmental and integration constraints (thermal, vibration, radiation).
• Clear and effective English communication.
• Nice to have: space industry experience, ECSS standards, EMI/EMC, MATLAB/Python, CST/HFSS, space communication protocol knowledge, French.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

RF link budgeting

telecom engineering

spacecraft integration

RF lab equipment

English communication

Education

Degree in Telecommunications

Tools

Spectrum analyzer

Power meter

Vector Network Analyzer

Job description

PAVE Space SA is defining telecom infrastructure for LYOBA and IBEX, seeking an engineer to own RF link budgets and translate them into spacecraft hardware requirements. You will source equipment, lead subsystem tests, and coordinate with authorities for radio licensing in a fast-paced, on-site role in Villeneuve (VD), Switzerland.

The role emphasizes hands-on RF lab work, integration constraints, and clear English communication, with value placed on prior space industry exposure and ECSS