Director, End-to-End System Architecture for LEO

Eutelsat; Greater London; On-site; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

Eutelsat seeks a Director of System Architecture and Engineering to lead the Operational System Evolution Architecture and Engineering for the deployed LEO satellite constellation. This role provides Technical Authority governance across space, ground, fleet management and supplier domains.

You will build and mentor a high‑performing team, drive end‑to‑end system integration and lifecycle readiness, and collaborate with executive stakeholders to ensure continuity and interoperability across

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or PhD in Telecommunications, Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• 12+ years of experience in telecommunications or satellite systems with leadership responsibility.
• Experience leading End-to-End System engineering teams across space and ground domains.
• Strong governance, risk management and technical decision-making abilities.

Responsibilities

• Act as Technical Authority for end-to-end systems within the LEO satellite constellation.
• Establish and govern end-to-end system architecture principles and policies.
• Lead and mentor system architects and engineers, setting expectations and fostering growth.
• Approve requirements, baselines, cross-domain trade-offs, and deviations.
• Chair lifecycle reviews and support qualification, acceptance, and go/no-go decisions.
• Serve as final escalation point for cross-segment issues and risk decisions.
• Oversee ground-network and constellation evolution, interfaces, and verification.
• Ensure delivery of evidence consistent with approved architectures and interfaces.
• Maintain an End-to-End System evolution roadmap balancing service, performance, cost and operability.

Skills

Technical leadership

End-to-End system engineering

RF engineering

System integration

Architecture governance

Stakeholder alignment

Independent technical authority

Education

Master's degree or PhD in Telecommunications or related field

Tools

RF design

Job description

Eutelsat seeks a Director of System Architecture and Engineering to lead the Operational System Evolution Architecture and Engineering for the deployed LEO satellite constellation. This role provides Technical Authority governance across space, ground, fleet management and supplier domains.

You will build and mentor a high‑performing team, drive end‑to‑end system integration and lifecycle readiness, and collaborate with executive stakeholders to ensure continuity and interoperability across