Systems Engineering Radar P​/L Architectural Engineering

Thales Alenia Space is a global space manufacturer delivering high‑tech solutions for telecommunications, navigation, Earth Observation and more. We operate across 10 countries and 17 sites, providing a diverse, innovative environment for professionals in space technology.

Rome

LR 8

• The Radar Architect engineer covers the definition of RF Payload and Digital Equipment Section.
• The candidate shall perform:
  • The evaluation of radar input requirement and address toward the radar engineering analyst team, the main performance analysis needs to support the architecture and the HW/SW design.
  • The trade‑off between possible radar instrument solutions, such as the definition of radar instrument architectures and of their main sub‑systems (antenna, antenna front‑end, RF section, digital section). In particular, the candidate shall focus on the definition of the digital section of synthetic aperture radars (SAR), the C&C design, Timing, FDIR and the related on‑board processing (digital waveform generation and management, echo digital filtering, digital beamforming, data decimation, data compression and formatting).
  • The definition of radar subsystem/units requirements, addressing toward the HW/SW team the needs in terms of functional decomposition and performance needs for Digital, RF and SW section.
  • The participation to design review both toward higher level and lower level as per specific rules and duties.
  • The contribution to the requirement traceability and maintenance as per lower level outcome.
  • The support the Radar System Engineering Manager for RFW/D evaluation coming from subsystem/unit level vs the defined architecture and budget.
  • The contribution for the definition and maintenance of radar payloads budgets.
  • The definition and development of software tools (e.g. Matlab tools, Excel worksheets, etc.) for supporting simulations and analyses required for the phases of design and verification of radar payload hardware.
  • The evaluation of test results and participation in test campaigns: the candidate shall contribute to evaluate radar payload performance by taking part in test campaigns and evaluating test results at instrument, assembly, equipment and unit level.
  • The participation to meetings with the Radar Instrument design team.
  • The participation to meetings/reviews with internal and external sub‑contractors.
  • The participation to meetings/reviews with both internal and external customers.
  • The preparation of documents and handout.

• Master degree or PhD in Remote Sensing Engineering, Telecommunication Engineering, or Electronics Engineering.
• Background in HW design for RF and digital electronics, simulations and analysis; skills in antenna and RF design are distinctive elements.
• Knowledge of Matlab and Microsoft Office products.
• English language skills at least intermediate level (written and verbal).
• Attitude toward teamwork.