Payload Electrical

Location: Madrid Tres Cantos, Spain

A Joint Venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), Thales Alenia Space is a global space manufacturer delivering, for more than 40 years, high-tech solutions for telecommunications, navigation, Earth Observation, environmental management, exploration, science and orbital infrastructures. Thanks to our diversity of skills, talents and cultures, our customers (governments, institutions, space agencies, telecommunications operators), therefore have Space to Connect, Secure & Defend, Observe & Protect, Explore, Travel & Navigate.

Thales in Spain is a leader in technological solutions applied to Defence, Aeronautics, Security, Transportation and Space and, furthermore, is a global centre for excellence in Space, Security of Critical Infrastructures and Transportation. With a turnover of €320 million and a staff of 1,200, it exports approximately 40% of its total production principally to the Middle East, North Africa and Latin America.

Among the payload engineering group, he/she is responsible for defining the electrical architecture of the payload all along the life cycle for bids and projects in cooperation with the payload Project Design Authority.

**Your tasks**:

- Define payload Electrical architecture
- Define data handling architecture
- Define interface with platform
- Assess electrical I/F resources, sizing and budgets
- Able to perform System and S/S IVVQ
- Support AIV across Product Life cycles
- The specification of the different payload equipment, monitoring the development and technical acceptance of these equipment, regarding electrical architecture.
- Preparation of PDR, CDR customer reviews regarding electrical architecture.
- The definition of investigation plans if necessary.
- Using the technical development referential (methods and tools).

Interfacing with various specialists and experts working in specialized technical fields
- Degree in Engineering, in principle with Telecom speciality
- 5 years of experience in satellite payload engineering
- Cost & planning sensitivity
- Languages: English, Spanish essential and French a plus.

**Skills to make the difference**:

- Responsible
- Pragmatic
- Results oriented
- Agile and dynamic.
- Rigorous
- Good communication skills
- Willing to face new challenges

**What do we offer?**
- Smart Working (teleworking, flexible working time, equipment & tools endowment, etc.).
- Free meals at the office.
- 28 business days of vacation.
- Pension plan.
- Individual training programs.
- Good working environment.

If you like teamwork, are looking for a new opportunity where you can learn new technologies for space-business and you are dynamic and results oriented, we're looking for you

We will consider being in possession of a certificate of disability.