Hispasat, as part of the SpaceRISE consortium, is responsible for the technical implementation and ensuring the success of the IRIS² project, leveraging its extensive experience in satellite communications. This collaboration is essential to provide secure and reliable high-performance communication solutions to the European Union and its member states.

To be part of this project, we are looking for a Payload Engineer whose responsibilities will be as follows:

Activities:

* Support to the definition, design, development and oversight of a telecommunications satellite constellation program in the area of Repeater and Antennas (Payload).
* Support to the definition, design and development of telecommunications systems based on satellite technology


Responsibilities:

* Participation in Satellite Mission Definition activities, system specification definition and contract negotiations
* Preparation and participation in payload unit, subsystem and system design, manufacturing and testing review meetings
* Follow up and review of payload design, development, manufacturing and testing at unit, subsystem and system levels
* Preparation and participation in satellite launch campaigns
* Preparation and participation in satellite In Orbit Test Campaigns
* Support to Payload on-orbit health status follow-on
* Preparation of weekly reports of activities

* Master’s Degree in Telecommunication Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics or similar
* 10-year experience on a similar position with hands-on experience or exposure in either payload procurement, payload equipment manufacturing or payload in-orbit operations in GEO and/or LEO
* Experience in managing large EU and ESA projects
* Programming languages skills (Python, Matlab or similar).


Knowledge in geostationary and LEO communication payload architectures and functional operations, covering several of the following aspects:

* Expertise in RF and microwave engineering, including analog signal chain design, high-power amplification, frequency conversion, filtering and RF chain technologies
* Strong competences in Digital Signal Processin