Active Antenna System Engineer

Thales; Roma; On-site; EUR 41,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Thales Alenia Space in Italy is seeking an Active Antenna System Engineer to design and validate high‑performance active antennas for space missions. You will translate stakeholder requirements into models and specifications, and drive RF, digital and power trade-offs across the architecture.

The role requires hands-on experience with Matlab/Simulink and RF front-ends; it offers a permanent contract, opportunities for international collaboration, and a competitive package including a performance

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Electronics Engineering.
• Background in RF, digital, and power engineering.
• Fluent in professional English.
• Proactive and capable of excellent team working.
• Mastering of Digital BeamForming architectures is considered a plus.

Responsibilities

• Collect requirements and needs from stakeholders and formalize them into models and requirement specifications.
• Drive trade-off activities for RF, power, and digital architecture, taking into account the state-of-the-art availability of technologies.
• Perform the flow down of antenna requirements to subassemblies, including RF Front-Ends, RF Amplifiers, Power Supply Units, Digital Control Units, BFN, and harness.
• Model active antennas using the most suitable tool depending on the Lifecycle stage.
• Support IVV-Q activities.
• Interface with internal and external suppliers to ensure delivery in line with performance, quality, schedule, and cost required by the Program.
• Interface with internal and external customers for reviews.

Skills

RF engineering

Digital beamforming

Power engineering

System engineering

Matlab/Simulink

KeySight SystemVue

AWR/MWO-VSS

Education

Master’s degree in Electronics Engineering

Tools

Matlab/Simulink

KeySight SystemVue

AWR/MWO-VSS

Job description

A Joint Venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), Thales Alenia Space is a global space manufacturer delivering, for more than 40 years, high-tech solutions for telecommunications, navigation, Earth Observation, environmental management, exploration, science and orbital infrastructures. Thanks to our diversity of skills, talents and cultures, our customers (governments, institutions, space agencies, telecommunications operators), therefore have Space to Connect, Secure & Defend, Observe & Protect, Explore, Travel & Navigate.

We are looking for an Active Antenna System Engineer

CANDIDATES THAT WOULD IMPRESS US

• You have graduated with a Master’s degree in Electronics Engineering.
• You have a background in RF, digital, and power engineering.
• You are fluent in professional English.
• You are recognized as proactive and capable of excellent team working.
• Mastering of Digital BeamForming architectures is considered a plus.

COMPETENCIES:

• You can master System Engineering in the active antennas domain.
• You are familiar with software skills such as Matlab/Simulink, KeySight SystemVue, and AWR/MWO-VSS.
• You know how to manage RF and power budgets.
• You are familiar with modeling active antennas for RF/digital/power subsystems.
• You have experience with Analog and Digital Beamforming.

LIFE AS AN ACTIVE ANTENNA SYSTEM ENGINEER ROLE

As an Active Antenna System Engineer role within Thales, you will:

• Collect requirements and needs from stakeholders and formalize them into models and requirement specifications.
• Drive trade-off activities for RF, power, and digital architecture, taking into account the state-of-the-art availability of technologies.
• Perform the flow down of antenna requirements to subassemblies, including RF Front-Ends, RF Amplifiers, Power Supply Units, Digital Control Units, BFN, and harness.
• Model active antennas using the most suitable tool depending on the Lifecycle stage.
• Support IVV-Q activities.
• Interface with internal and/or external suppliers to ensure delivery in line with performance, quality, schedule, and cost required by the Program.
• Interface with internal and external customers for reviews.

YOUR CAREER AT THALES

Future opportunities will allow you to discover other domains or sites. You will be able to evolve and grow your Competencies in different areas:

• Room for and attention to personal development
• Build your talents in another domain of Thales Group, discovering new products, new customers, new country or move to a more complex Solution
• Choose between a technical expert or a leadership path
• Build an international career within a leading Engineering Group

Type of contract: Permanent

Experience: 6 – 11 Years

CCNL Met/Ind – B3 Category

€ 41.424,25 - € 51.823,67

VC Target Rate up to 8%

CIPI up to 1.822€

Performance Bonus (PDR): up to 4.550€

At Thales Alenia Space we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales Alenia Space employing around 8,900 employees in 10 countries with 17 sites in Europe and a plant in the US, our mobility policy enables employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad. Thales Alenia Space sees space as a new horizon, helping to build a better, more sustainable life on Earth #SpaceForLife.