Senior Consultant - Satcom Payload Designer

ppAre you a highly-motivated, technically-minded, critical thinker looking for your next challenge? Join a leading consulting player in the booming space industry! /p pThe Technology Consulting business line is the technology and operations’ arm of the Novaspace group. It has more than 50 customers in developed and emerging space markets, in all regions of the world and across the space ecosystem, including satellite operators, governmental and international organizations (Space agencies, Defense agencies, regulatory bodies, etc.), financial institutions (private banks, commercial banks, private equity funds, etc.) and insurance brokers and insurance companies. /p pNovaspace Technology has developed expertise and know-how around a portfolio of services and capabilities covering the complete lifecycle of a space project, from feasibility studies and project development to operations and training support. /p pWe are looking for a motivated Senior Consultant - Satcom Payload Designer to join our team in Toulouse to support clients in technical consulting projects on future current Satcom mainly for concept analysis (early-stage definition of Satcom payloads by generating and assessing innovative design concepts), system feasibility analysis (generation, trade-off comparison of several preliminary communication system high level design) and system Procurement (generation/assessment of Request for Proposal documents, organization performance of the tender final negotiation). /p pIf this sounds like you, then read on! /p h3Primary role and responsibilities /h3 ul liManagement of Satcom consulting project (size complexity depending on the experience of the candidate), including customer interface reporting; task organization (WBS), budget schedule generation tracking; team organization management /li liEnd to End Engineering of Satellite Communication System to support customer in designing, sizing, optimization, specification, assessment of satellite communication systems. /li liTransformation of Customer’s need into key parameters driving the Communication System Design, production and justification of several Communication Payload preliminary design answering customer’s requirements, underlining solutions/recommendations/adjustments when trade off (cost/time/complexity) are necessary, assessment of costs of a Communication System (CAPEX, OPEX) and performance of cost trade-offs /li liGeneration of simulations to assess/demonstrate performance/limitation/uses cases /li liProduction of payload technical analysis (performance capacity assessment, assessment of communication chain impairments, e.g. filtering, linearity, intermodulation etc., assessment of intersystem and intra-system interference, payload test result prediction assessment, redundancy schemes assessment, …) /li liProduction assessment of Payload system specification (payload technical exhibit of satellite procurement contract) /li liCritical review comparative evaluation of the payload part of industrial proposal to an RFP /li /ul h3Desired skills experience /h3 ul liMSc in space engineering with a major preferably in telecommunications /li liAt least 7 years of practical industry experience in satellite communications field including at least 3 years of proven practical experience in supporting communication satellite bid as Payload Engineer, designing complex payload system (including VHTS, onboard processing, software defined satellites, passive and active antenna systems) with deep understanding of the key performance parameters driving the design /trade-offs in operational scenarios /li liProven ability to appreciate the commercial and operational requirements in order to define the best compromise between price, performance and operational aspects (complexity, easy implementation, development risks and implementation costs). /li liProven ability to address technical problems using the most efficient means, including mathematical analysis, computer simulation and experimentation. You will be expected to maintain a high level of computer literacy (python, matlab, etc.) /li liYou are well organized and autonomous to manage consulting projects (including finance, schedules, consulting team and customer relations) in close cooperation with your leader (using collaborative and simple project management tools). /li liGreat team spirit and rigor. /li liAbility to summarize efficiently complex information to a short presentation or produce a single intelligible content from multiple sources. /li liProficiency in writing reports and presentations with a high level of quality. /li liGood presentation and communication skills, able to present content with ease in front of an audience, to interface smoothly with other Novaspace team member and customers, from different cultures and background. /li liAbility to travel, as you will be able to work at our clients' sites or operations anywhere in the world: Europe, Middle East, Asia, the Americas, etc. /li liFully fluent in English /li liEU citizen /li /ul h3About Novaspace /h3 pNovaspace is the global leading consulting firm in the space sector. With a robust 40-year legacy of expertise in guiding private companies and government entities through strategic decisionmaking processes, Novaspace offers end-to-end consulting services, from project strategy definition to implementation, providing data-led perspectives on critical issues. Our mission is to empower clients with strategic and technical insights, enabling them to navigate and seize new opportunities within the rapidly evolving space sector. As a privately owned and fully independent organization, Novaspace presents an expanded portfolio of services, featuring combined expertise in management and technology consulting, top-tier executive summits, and market intelligence. Trusted by 1,200 clients in over 60 countries, Novaspace has offices strategically located in Brussels, Montreal, Munich, Paris, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo, Toulouse, and Washington D.C. Working at Novaspace will give you the opportunity to boost your career in the space/consulting industry where our role is to support the decision-makers by providing them the highest quality support in everything we do: consulting, market intelligence, training and summits. /p pOnly Applications containing a Motivation Letter and a CV in English will be considered. /p /p #J-18808-Ljbffr