Tactical Data Link Expert (all genders)

Meyandy LLC; München; Hybrid; EUR 90.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

STARK is a defence technology company focusing on deployable unmanned systems and secure communications. The Minerva team is a senior software group in Berlin and Munich, delivering mission-critical C2 capabilities in real‑time.

The mission involves integrating tactical data links, ensuring interoperability with military networks and systems, and translating requirements into concrete integration concepts. You will collaborate with engineering, software, RF, and GCS teams to deliver secure,

Qualifikationen

• 5+ years in tactical communications, military data links, SATCOM, RF systems or related field.
• Practical understanding of military data link technologies (Link 16, Link 22, SATCOM).
• Ability to understand complex comms architectures involving platforms and networks.

Aufgaben

• Tactical Data Link Integration: integrate Link 16, Link 22, SATCOM and other military comms into STARK platforms and GCS.
• Interoperability concepts: define concepts enabling reliable data exchange among unmanned systems, GCS, command centers and partners.
• Requirements translation: turn operational/military comms requirements into technical integration specs and test needs.
• System interface support: align interfaces, protocols, data flows, configuration and integration constraints across teams.
• SATCOM & Beyond‑Line‑of‑Sight: support SATCOM and long‑range connectivity concepts and integration.
• Testing & Validation: plan and support lab and field tests, interoperability checks, and validation activities.
• Security & Reliability: contribute to secure, robust mission‑ready architectures considering latency, integrity, and authentication.
• Supplier & Partner coordination: work with external suppliers, military stakeholders and internal teams on feasibility and dependencies.
• Documentation: document concepts, interface assumptions, configurations and test results clearly.

Kenntnisse

Tactical data link integration

Interoperability concepts

Requirements translation

System interface support

SATCOM & beyond‑line‑of‑sight

Testing & validation

Security & reliability

Supplier & partner coordination

Documentation

Jobbeschreibung

About Us

STARK is a new kind of defence technology company revolutionizing the way autonomous systems are deployed across multiple domains. We design, develop and manufacture high performance unmanned systems that are software-defined, mass-scalable, and cost effective. This provides our operators with a decisive edge in highly contested environments. We’re focused on delivering deployable, high-performance systems—not future promises. In a time of rising threats, STARK is bolstering the technological edge of NATO Allies and their Partners to deter aggression and defend Europe—today.

About the team

Minerva is STARK's command and control software — the brain that connects operators to autonomous systems across multiple domains in real time. The Minerva team is a small, senior software group based in Berlin and Munich, working directly with our systems and hardware teams to build mission-critical C2 capabilities deployed in active operational environments. We move fast, ship real software, and operate under constraints most engineers never encounter — low-bandwidth networks, air-gapped devices, high-stakes decision loops. There is no room for abstraction for its own sake. Everything we build ends up in the hands of real operators in the field.

Your mission

Support the development, integration, testing, and operational use of tactical data link capabilities for STARK’s unmanned systems, Ground Control Stations, and wider command-and-control environments. You will help ensure that our systems can communicate reliably and securely with military networks, command posts, allied platforms, and mission systems. A key part of the role is to evaluate, understand, and integrate tactical communication standards and technologies such as Link 16, Link 22, SATCOM, and other military data link solutions. You will translate operational communication requirements into practical integration concepts, test setups, and deployable system configurations.

Responsibilities

• Tactical Data Link Integration: Support the integration of tactical data link capabilities such as Link 16, Link 22, SATCOM, and other military communication systems into STARK platforms and Ground Control Station environments.
• Interoperability Concepts: Define and support communication concepts that enable reliable data exchange between unmanned systems, GCS setups, command centers, allied platforms, and external mission systems.
• Requirements Translation: Translate operational and military communication requirements into technical integration requirements, interface definitions, test needs, and subsystem-level implementation concepts.
• System Interface Support: Work with engineering, software, network, RF, modem, antenna, and GCS teams to align interfaces, protocols, data flows, configuration requirements, and integration constraints.
• SATCOM & Beyond-Line-of-Sight Support: Support concepts and integration activities for SATCOM, long-range communication paths, and other beyond-line-of-sight connectivity options.
• Testing & Validation: Plan and support lab tests, field tests, interoperability checks, and validation activities for tactical data link and communication setups.
• Security & Reliability: Contribute to secure, robust, and mission-ready communication architectures, considering availability, latency, data integrity, authentication, and operational constraints.
• Supplier & Partner Coordination: Work with external suppliers, partners, military stakeholders, and internal teams to assess data link options, integration dependencies, and technical feasibility.
• Documentation: Document data link concepts, interface assumptions, configuration settings, integration dependencies, test results, and recommended operational setups in a clear and maintainable way.

Qualifications

• Experience: Around 5 years of professional experience in tactical communications, military data links, SATCOM, RF systems, communication engineering, systems engineering, or a related technical field.
• Tactical Data Link Knowledge: Practical understanding of military data link technologies such as Link 16, Link 22, SATCOM, or comparable tactical communication systems.
• Systems Understanding: Ability to understand complex communication architectures involving plat…