NTN Security R&D Engineer for Secure Space IoT

Sateliot; Viladecans; Presencial; EUR 80.000 - 140.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Real impact on space projects

Course/degree sponsorship (up to 5% of

Health & balance: private health and i

Descripción de la vacante

Sateliot, a Barcelona-based satellite company, seeks an NTN Security Research & Development Engineer to design secure communications for IoT and satellite networks. You’ll work across security concepts, cryptographic frameworks, and end-to-end protection within Sateliot’s constellation and testbed environment.

You will lead prototype development, contribute to competitive proposals, and collaborate with RAN, core network, payload, and system teams.

Formación

• Ph.D./Master’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Engineering, Telecommunications, Computer Science, or related fields.
• Hands-on experience in security engineering or applied cryptography
• Strong programming skills in C/C++ and Python
• Experience with Linux based development environment
• Knowledge of secure communication protocols, key management, digital signature, authentication, encryption, and integrity protection
• Familiarity with TLS, DTLS, UDP/TCP-based secure transport, and application-layer protection mechanisms
• Experience integrating security into IoT devices, gateways, or edge systems
• Ability to debug, test, and validate systems in lab environments with hardware and software
• Experience with laboratory environments, RF tools, simulations, or wireless-system testing
• Demonstrated ability to work in fast-paced R&D environments, independently and as part of a team
• Good communication skills in English, both written and verbal.

Responsabilidades

• Research, evaluate, and prototype lightweight and cryptographic mechanisms for 5G NTN Mobile Network.
• Design and implement security components for resource-constrained devices and higher-performance platforms
• Contribute to integration of cryptographic solutions into Sateliot’s 5G NTN system and satellite platform for secure end-to-end communications and roaming security
• Support development of secure application-layer communications over Sateliot 5G/6G NTN environment
• Implement, test, and validate secure communications across devices, application servers, and satellite infrastructure.
• Participate in prototype integration, system testing, and use-case validation in lab and representative environments.
• Work closely with R&D team to translate requirements into technical implementations.
• Produce technical documentation including architecture descriptions, algorithm specifications, performance reports, and research deliverables.
• Collaborate with internal teams including RAN, core network, payload, system engineering, and terminals, ensuring NTN roadmap alignment.
• Conduct research on emerging IoT, handheld devices and 5G/6G NTN technologies.
• Support the preparation of competitive research proposals and grant applications (EU and national funding).
• Contribute to technical documentation, including project deliverables, reports, and scientific publications.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external partners across multidisciplinary domains.

Conocimientos

Security engineering

Applied cryptography

C/C++

Python

Linux development

Secure communications

TLS/DTLS knowledge

IoT/edge security

Debug/test/validate

Lab/RF testing

English communication

Educación

Ph.D./Master’s in Cybersecurity/CS/Engineering

Descripción del empleo

Sateliot, a Barcelona-based satellite company, seeks an NTN Security Research & Development Engineer to design secure communications for IoT and satellite networks. You’ll work across security concepts, cryptographic frameworks, and end-to-end protection within Sateliot’s constellation and testbed environment.

You will lead prototype development, contribute to competitive proposals, and collaborate with RAN, core network, payload, and system teams.