Senior space systems engineer – Communications

SpaceLocker; Toulouse; Sur place; EUR 65 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

SpaceLocker in Toulouse, France, is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer with a strong telecommunications background to support mission engineering, payload integration and platform capabilities on telecom-heavy missions.

You will lead system trade-offs, define RF/data/communications requirements, coordinate interfaces between payload providers, platform partners and internal teams, and mentor junior engineers while helping advance SpaceLocker's hosted payload infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree with significant experience in systems engineering.
• Strong background in satellite communications, telecommunications or RF systems.
• Experience working on complex multidisciplinary engineering projects.
• Familiarity with systems engineering methodologies, requirements management and verification.
• Experience interacting with institutional or commercial customers is appreciated.
• Fluent in English.

Responsabilités

• Lead system-level trade-offs involving communications architectures and mission performance.
• Define and consolidate system requirements related to RF links, data handling and end-to-end communications.
• Coordinate technical interfaces between payload providers, platform partners and internal engineering teams.
• Support mission architecture activities from proposal through flight operations.
• Contribute to technical reviews, verification activities and customer interactions.
• Mentor junior systems engineers and help strengthen engineering practices across the team.
• Support future developments of SpaceLocker's hosted payload infrastructure.

Formation

Engineering degree

Description du poste

As our hosted missions become more ambitious, we’re looking for an experienced Systems Engineer with a strong telecommunications background to support both commercial and operational teams on telecom-heavy missions.

Your missions

You will work at the intersection of mission engineering, payload integration and platform capabilities, ensuring that communication systems meet mission objectives, or push innovative concepts such as distributed proliferated constellations.

In this position you will:

• Lead system-level trade-offs involving communications architectures and mission performance.

• Define and consolidate system requirements related to RF links, data handling and end-to-end communications.

• Coordinate technical interfaces between payload providers, platform partners and internal engineering teams.

• Support mission architecture activities from proposal through flight operations.

• Contribute to technical reviews, verification activities and customer interactions.

• Mentor junior systems engineers and help strengthen engineering practices across the team.

• Support future developments of SpaceLocker’s hosted payload infrastructure.

This list is neither exhaustive nor exclusive. If you think you’re a good fit, even without matching every requirement, we’d love to hear from you.

Hard skills

• Engineering degree with significant experience in systems engineering.

• Strong background in satellite communications, telecommunications or RF systems.

• Experience working on complex multidisciplinary engineering projects.

• Familiarity with systems engineering methodologies, requirements management and verification.

• Experience interacting with institutional or commercial customers is appreciated.

• Fluent in English.

Soft skills

• Able to simplify complex technical topics.

• Comfortable making engineering trade-offs.

• Collaborative leadership style.

• Excellent written and verbal communication.

• Pragmatic and hands‑on mindset.