Ground Station IVV Engineer – Satellite Communications

Eutelsat; Issy-les-Moulineaux; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

We are seeking an enthusiastic and rigorous IRIS² Satellite Ground Stations, Integration, Testing & Validation Engineer to join our team at Eutelsat in Issy-les-Moulineaux, Paris region. You will drive integration, verification, validation, commissioning and operational readiness of EU Gateway sites across the IRIS² Ground Segment, collaborating with architects, RF and antenna engineers, and suppliers.

Applicants should have a degree in relevant engineering and 3+ years in satellite ground

Qualifications

• Degree in Telecommunications, RF, Electronics, Aerospace Engineering or related field.
• 3+ years in satellite communications, Ground Stations, Ground Segment integration, IVV or system testing.
• Practical experience with system-level integration, verification and commissioning of complex RF and comms systems.
• Strong knowledge of satellite link engineering, antenna tracking, RF subsystems, modems and performance optimization.
• Experience with RF measurement and diagnostic tools for integration, troubleshooting and validation.
• Experience executing various test campaigns for functional, performance, interface, resilience, and readiness.
• Experience with requirements management, verification traceability, test evidence management and anomaly resolution.
• Experience integrating and troubleshooting multi-vendor hardware, software, RF and network infrastructures.
• Fluent English; French and other European languages a plus.
• Willingness to travel to European Ground Station sites; EU work eligibility mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to integration, verification, validation and commissioning activities for IRIS² Gateway sites and Ground Segment interfaces.
• Manage deployment, integration, testing and acceptance activities across suppliers, partners and site teams.
• Define and execute system-level IVV strategies, test plans and acceptance campaigns.
• Ensure requirements compliance through verification, traceability and evidence management.
• Validate end-to-end Gateway performance across antenna, RF and timing subsystems.
• Verify Gateway control, monitoring, scheduling, alarm-management and equipment-management functions.
• Validate interoperability of Ground Segment and terrestrial-network interfaces.
• Execute functional, performance, redundancy, fault-injection and recovery test campaigns.
• Analyze test results and telemetry to identify root causes and drive actions.
• Coordinate technical issue resolution and acceptance closure with suppliers and stakeholders.
• Support factory, site and customer acceptance reviews and operational handover.
• Maintain operational documentation and configuration baselines.

Skills

IVV

RF engineering

System integration

Telemetry & test

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Degree in Telecommunications

Tools

RF measurement tools

Test automation

Job description

We are seeking an enthusiastic and rigorous IRIS² Satellite Ground Stations, Integration, Testing & Validation Engineer to join our team at Eutelsat in Issy-les-Moulineaux, Paris region. You will drive integration, verification, validation, commissioning and operational readiness of EU Gateway sites across the IRIS² Ground Segment, collaborating with architects, RF and antenna engineers, and suppliers.

Applicants should have a degree in relevant engineering and 3+ years in satellite ground