System Architect APNT

u-blox; Tampere; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

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Job summary

u-blox is seeking a System Architect to lead the technical development of resilient positioning solutions with a strong emphasis on GNSS, sensor fusion, antenna and CRPA technologies for defense and mission-critical applications. You will own end-to-end architecture, derive system requirements from stakeholder needs, and guide trade-off analyses across hardware, software, and platform decisions.

You will define platform resilience requirements, translate customer needs into product capabilities,

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Telecommunications, Geodesy or related field.
• Strong and broad GNSS knowledge, including applications.
• Experience in systems engineering and architecture methodologies.
• Proven analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with APNT concepts, multi-sensor positioning, sensor fusion, or related areas.
• Knowledge of military navigation concepts and resilient PNT architectures is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Derive system requirements from stakeholder and product requirements.
• Lead and contribute to the creation, evaluation, and maintenance of technical solution concepts and system architectures.
• Define system-level requirements, interfaces, and performance budgets.
• Conduct trade-off analyses and technical feasibility assessments.
• Align architectural decisions with stakeholders and development teams.
• Guide component architects and ensure architectural consistency across subsystems.
• Support implementation, integration, verification, and validation activities.
• Identify technical risks and propose mitigation strategies.
• Define platform-level resilience requirements covering anti-jamming, anti-spoofing, signal authentication, APNT, sensor fusion, and interference mitigation technologies.
• Drive resilience strategy and guide product and technology development teams in resilience-related architectural decisions.
• Define and evaluate technical concepts for operation in contested, degraded, and GNSS-denied environments.
• Translate customer needs, operational use cases, market trends, and competitive insights into platform capabilities and product requirements.
• Act as the primary technical interface for resilience-related topics towards internal product teams, product strategists, and key customers.
• Evaluate emerging technologies in GNSS resilience, APNT, CRPA, sensor fusion, and navigation warfare applications.
• Contribute to long-term resilience and APNT technology roadmaps.
• Monitor market trends, defense requirements, and competitive developments related to resilient PNT.
• Participate in technical forums, industry collaborations, and standardization activities related to GNSS resilience and APNT technologies.
• Support strategic partnerships with technology providers, research institutions, and defense organizations.
• Support product, technology, and platform roadmap definition.
• Contribute to the definition and continuous improvement of systems engineering processes, methods, and tools.
• Support innovation initiatives and technical feasibility studies.

Skills

GNSS knowledge

Systems engineering

Requirements engineering

Stakeholder management

Communication

English proficiency

Travel willingness

Education

Master’s or PhD in Electrical Eng / CS / Telecom / Geodesy or related field

Job description

As a System Architect, you play a leading technical role in the development of advanced positioning solutions. Leveraging your deep expertise in GNSS technologies, you derive system architectures and technical solution concepts from stakeholder and product requirements.

You define system structures, interfaces, requirements, and technical concepts across disciplines and collaborate with component architects to ensure a coherent overall system architecture. You facilitate architectural decisions, evaluate technical trade-offs, and ensure alignment between business objectives, customer requirements, and implementation constraints.

Throughout development, integration, and verification, you provide technical guidance and ensure consistency between requirements, architecture, and delivered functionality.

You ensure that system-level architecture concepts are grounded in GNSS application needs and positioning use cases, so that hardware, software, and platform decisions deliver clear product value.

As the System Architect with focus on APNT and defense, you own the end-to-end architecture and technology roadmap for resilient positioning solutions spanning GNSS receivers, sensor fusion, antenna and CRPA technologies, anti-jamming, anti-spoofing, and APNT capabilities for defense and mission-critical applications. Acting as the technical authority for positioning resilience, you translate customer needs, operational use cases, market developments, and competitive insights into differentiated platform capabilities that enhance robustness, integrity, and PNT performance in contested, degraded, and GNSS-denied environments. You work closely with product teams, product strategists, and engineering organizations to define future platform requirements, drive resilience strategies, and guide technology development activities.

This position reports to the director of platform system architecture.

Your Responsibilities:

• Derive system requirements from stakeholder and product requirements
• Lead and contribute to the creation, evaluation, and maintenance of technical solution concepts and system architectures.
• Define system-level requirements, interfaces, and performance budgets
• Conduct trade-off analyses and technical feasibility assessments
• Align architectural decisions with stakeholders and development teams
• Guide component architects and ensure architectural consistency across subsystems
• Support implementation, integration, verification, and validation activities
• Identify technical risks and propose mitigation strategies

Additional responsibilities for role focus:

• Define platform-level resilience requirements covering anti-jamming, anti-spoofing, signal authentication, APNT, sensor fusion, and interference mitigation technologies
• Drive resilience strategy and guide product and technology development teams in resilience-related architectural decisions
• Define and evaluate technical concepts for operation in contested, degraded, and GNSS-denied environments
• Translate customer needs, operational use cases, market trends, and competitive insights into platform capabilities and product requirements
• Act as the primary technical interface for resilience-related topics towards internal product teams, product strategists, and key customers
• Evaluate emerging technologies in GNSS resilience, APNT, CRPA, sensor fusion, and navigation warfare applications

Secondary Responsibilities:

• Contribute to long-term resilience and APNT technology roadmaps
• Monitor market trends, defense requirements, and competitive developments related to resilient PNT
• Participate in technical forums, industry collaborations, and standardization activities related to GNSS resilience and APNT technologies
• Support strategic partnerships with technology providers, research institutions, and defense organizations
• Support product, technology, and platform roadmap definition
• Contribute to the definition and continuous improvement of systems engineering processes, methods, and tools
• Support innovation initiatives and technical feasibility studies

Your Skills and Experience:

• Master's degree, PhD, or equivalent qualification in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Telecommunications, Geodesy or related field
• Strong and broad GNSS knowledge, including applications
• Strong knowledge of systems engineering and architecture methodologies
• Experience in requirements engineering and technical specification development
• Proven analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong knowledge of GNSS resilience technologies, including anti-jamming, anti-spoofing, interference detection, signal authentication, and mitigation techniques.
• Experience with APNT concepts, multi-sensor positioning systems, sensor fusion, inertial navigation, or alternative navigation technologies.
• Good understanding of antenna technologies, adaptive antenna systems, and CRPA concepts.
• Experience working with defense, public safety, critical infrastructure, or other mission-critical applications is an advantage.
• Ability to translate operational needs and customer requirements into platform architectures and technical roadmaps.
• Knowledge of military navigation concepts, electronic warfare impacts on GNSS, and resilient PNT architectures is considered an advantage.
• Self-driven, structured, and capable of working independently in complex technical environments
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence technical decisions across organizational boundaries
• Willingness for occasional travel
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken. German is considered an advantage
• Experience with model-based systems engineering (MBSE) and SysML is an advantage

What are your perks?

• A multicultural and international company with over 60 different nationalities
• Project-based activities working with colleagues distributed across the globe
• A strong learning environment
• Sport activities and Team events
• ... and discover even more by talking with us!

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