Navigation System IVV Engineer

Overview

Navigation System IVV Engineer role at Thales Alenia Space. The work will be based in Rome, with occasional travel for on-site testing or customer meetings. You will collaborate with the TASI System Navigation team and may explore opportunities for temporary relocations outside Italy.

Task description: The following activities will be nominally part of your daily work.

Responsibilities

• Support the System Navigation Team in defining System Integration and Verification activities for Navigation Programs.
• Contribute to defining the Project's test strategy and Qualification campaign.
• Define the System assembly, Integration, and Verification Plan.
• Define the Operational Validation Plan.
• Prepare Review Verification Matrixes adhering to applicable standards (e.g., ECSS for ESA and EUSPA).
• Create System Test Cases for Ground and Space Segments, including compatibility tests campaign definition.
• Support the definition of System Test Tools, providing requirement specifications for tools needed in the AIV Plan and Test Cases.
• Prepare and define detailed Test Procedures.
• Conduct test execution, including planning, schedule definition, collaboration with other partners, and leading Test Readiness Reviews, Post Test Reviews, final Test Review Boards.
• Prepare inputs and collect output data from test execution.
• Conduct Test Data analysis and Prepare Test Reports
• Contribute to the preparation of the Verification Control Document.
• Participate in major meetings/teleconferences with the customer and maintain regular contact.
• Periodically support the System Engineering Manager in preparing and conducting Progress Meetings in front of the customer.

Qualifications & Requirements

Language: fluent English, spoken and written.

Personal requirements: The ideal candidate has a strong inclination towards teamwork and is at ease mediating even between different requests. Open minded to different cultures in working, with a collaborative approach to finding shared solutions.

Experience & Skills: Experience in SW development (C, C++, Linux/Unix, Bash, Python) and knowledge of networking aspects (LAN, WAN structures, IP/Uni-Multi UDP/TCP/FTP/SFTP, Security architectures, FWs, Switches, Routing rules, VPNs). Background in telecommunications, with focus on satellite navigation systems, is a plus. Eligibility to personal clearance is required.

Other: This role expects alignment with Thales Alenia Space’s mobility policy and collaboration with international teams.

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