Senior Spacecraft Power Systems Architect

Infinite Orbits; Toulouse; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

International team

Creative work environment

Competitive salary and benefits

Job summary

Infinite Orbits, based in Toulouse, is hiring a lead for the spacecraft electrical architecture. You will define and maintain the electrical architecture of satellite platforms, focusing on power generation, conditioning, storage, and distribution to ensure performance across mission phases.

You will collaborate with systems, avionics, propulsion, software, and mission operations teams; drive trade-offs between performance and manufacturability; and contribute to design reviews and supplier

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Power Electronics, Aerospace Engineering, or related field.
• 5–12 years of experience in satellite electrical architecture and spacecraft power systems.
• Expertise in power electronics design for space applications.
• Experience with EPS including batteries, solar arrays, and power distribution.
• Familiarity with ECSS standards and space qualification constraints.
• Experience across full spacecraft development cycles from concept to operations.
• Knowledge of radiation effects, derating, reliability analyses, and fault management.
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary technical discussions.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.
• Professional working proficiency in English.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the overall electrical architecture of satellite platforms and subsystems.
• Lead the design and integration of spacecraft power electronics, including PCDU, battery management, solar arrays, and SADM.
• Drive technical trade-offs between performance, mass, reliability, thermal constraints, and manufacturability.
• Support system-level analyses including power budgets, fault tolerance, EMC/EMI compatibility, and redundancy strategies.
• Collaborate with systems, avionics, propulsion, software, AIT, and mission operations teams.
• Define electrical interfaces and ensure subsystem compatibility and integration readiness.
• Contribute to design reviews (PDR, CDR, QR, AR) and technical decision-making.
• Support supplier selection, technical follow-up, and equipment qualification activities.
• Participate in anomaly investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective action implementation.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of engineering methods, standards, and design practices.

Skills

Power electronics design

Satellite electrical architecture

Systems engineering

English proficiency

Fault management

ECSS standards

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Education

Master’s degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering / Power Electronics / Aerospace Engineering

Job description

Infinite Orbits, based in Toulouse, is hiring a lead for the spacecraft electrical architecture. You will define and maintain the electrical architecture of satellite platforms, focusing on power generation, conditioning, storage, and distribution to ensure performance across mission phases.

You will collaborate with systems, avionics, propulsion, software, and mission operations teams; drive trade-offs between performance and manufacturability; and contribute to design reviews and supplier