Contract designer.
Pubblicato il 15-08-2026 - Thales Group in Italia
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. We are looking for a Space Propulsion Designer CANDIDATES THAT WOULD IMPRESS US PROFILE: You graduated with a Master od Aerospace, Mechanical Engineering degree with propulsion discipline or fluid analysis You are a leader willing to engage and develop your team through the use of collaborative work and challenging approaches You are responsible and show a great sense of initiative You are convincing and persuasive You like to be involved with the customer You have good communication and relationship skills COMPETENCIES:
You are aware of the description of the operational concept You have a deep knowledge of the field and its technical strategy You are familiar with operational analysis You are able to work in co-engineering (Lean Thinking, Obeya...) You understand the different actors involved in the project and are able to contextualise and change the perspective (political, economic, social, technical, environmental, legal...) You are familiar with Concept, Design, Experimentation and Simulation tools, as well as modelling tools (such as MBSE) You are familiar with working with Integration Verification Validation Qualification and Agile methods LIFE AS A SPACE PROPULSION DESIGNERAs a Space Propulsion Designer Role within Thales, you will: Define and recommend candidate architectures for the corresponding level (solution or solution element) to satisfy stakeholder expectations according to the standards and re-use policies, the technolo