Communication system engineer iris2
Pubblicato il 25-08-2026 - Eutelsat in Italia
Job Overview We are looking for an enthusiastic and skilled communication system engineer to join our team and play a critical role in defining the end-to-end architecture of our next generation European LEO satellite communications system (IRIS2). In this position, you'll work closely with internal engineers, architects, product and business development managers, and external suppliers leading the development of system components. You will write technical requirements, perform system trade studies, define the concept of operations, and maintain the technical baseline, including all the interface definitions. You will work closely with the program and the Integration & Test team to ensure that the system is developed and is fit for purpose. Who You Are You're a communication system engineer who's architected and followed the deployment and refinement of at least one large multi-user, bi-directional wireless communications system. This doesn't have to be a satellite-based system. You've worked with or for comms system component suppliers,
leading design reviews from either the supplier or customer side. You have a deep understanding and experience in the system development, integration, verification, and validation process. Possess 5-10 years of industry work experience. What You'll Do Develop adequate tools for assessing waveform performances, link budget and synchronization techniques. Responsible for physical layer protocols definition for the different air interfaces at user link, feeder link, and inter-satellite link (ISL). Definition of waveform and its performance, perform trade-offs on the waveform parameters and assess performance. Contribute to the definition of user link and feeder link waveforms and related performances (link budget) in collaboration with payload and ground teams. Contribute to the definition of inter satellite link waveform and related performances (link budget) in collaboration with payload team. Define the functional composition of the