Senior SatCom Payload Lead - End-to-End Space Systems

EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY; Netherlands; Remote; EUR 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

European Space Agency is seeking a SatCom Payload Lead in the Netherlands to drive end-to-end development, validation, and performance of telecom payloads and the ground segment for the Novacom I / OneSat partnership project. You will interface with the prime contractor and satellite operators, making design decisions under project authority.

You will lead a multidisciplinary team, define requirements and budgets, and coordinate reviews and integration activities to ensure mission objectives are

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a relevant engineering discipline with four years of professional experience.
• Experience with telecom satellite payload design, development, verification and in-orbit validation.
• Experience with ESA partnership projects and working with prime contractors and operators.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end payload and ground-segment activities with the prime contractor and operators.
• Define system requirements, technical budgets, interfaces and ensure traceability.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams and conduct payload reviews.
• Monitor technical progress, cost, risks and ensure delivery within constraints.

Skills

SatCom payload

Payload verification

End-to-end development

Stakeholder management

ECSS standards

Education

Master's degree

Engineering discipline

Job description

European Space Agency is seeking a SatCom Payload Lead in the Netherlands to drive end-to-end development, validation, and performance of telecom payloads and the ground segment for the Novacom I / OneSat partnership project. You will interface with the prime contractor and satellite operators, making design decisions under project authority.

You will lead a multidisciplinary team, define requirements and budgets, and coordinate reviews and integration activities to ensure mission objectives are