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Director of System Architecture and Engineering
Eutelsat Group. Lead, organise and develop the GN-SAE and C-SAE teams within Operational System Evolution Architecture and Engineering .
Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in leading multidisciplinary teams in End-to-End System engineering, with a strong focus on LEO satellite constellation systems, architecture governance, and technical decision-making. Possesses advanced knowledge in RF engineering, requirements engineering, and system-level integrity.
Highest-signal resume keywords
LEO Satellite Constellation SystemsEnd-to-End System EngineeringRF EngineeringArchitecture GovernanceTechnical Leadership
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Hard Skills
End-to-End System Requirements EngineeringRadio-Link DesignLink BudgetsRF Subsystem ArchitecturePropagation and Interference AnalysisModulation and CodingCommunication ProtocolsPerformance VerificationRisk ManagementTechnical Decision Making
Soft Skills
Stakeholder AlignmentIndependent JudgementConstructive ChallengeAmbiguity ResolutionAccountability
Certifications & Qualifications
Master’s DegreePhD
Industry Keywords
TelecommunicationsSatellite CommunicationsComplex Systems EngineeringSafety-Critical SystemsOperational Evolution
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Lead, organise and develop the GN-SAE and C-SAE teams within Operational System Evolution Architecture and Engineering
- Set priorities, capacity plans, engineering practices and competency-development objectives
- Act as Technical Authority for assigned programmes and the LEO Satellite Constellation End-to-End System
- Establish and govern End-to-End System architecture principles, technical policies, engineering standards and decision processes
- Provide technical guidance, professional mentoring, quality expectations, capability development and succession planning
- Approve key requirements, architecture baselines, cross-domain trade-offs, deviations, waivers and non-conformances
- Chair or provide Technical Authority input to SRR, PDR and CDR lifecycle reviews
- Support qualification, acceptance and go/no-go decisions within delegated authority
- Serve as final technical escalation point for cross-segment disputes and integration issues
- Oversee ground-network architecture evolution, requirements, baselines, interfaces, performance, integration, verification, acceptance and vendor assurance
- Oversee LEO constellation architecture and engineering across the Space Segment, Fleet Management Segment and ground-based communications scheduling capabilities
- Ensure suppliers, system integrators and internal teams deliver evidence consistent with approved requirements and architecture baselines
- Maintain an End-to-End System evolution roadmap balancing service continuity, interoperability, resilience, security, performance, cost, schedule, operability and maintainability
- Represent Operational System Evolution Architecture and Engineering in executive technical reviews, programme governance, partner and supplier forums
Requirements
What you’ll need- Master’s degree or PhD in Telecommunications, Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering or equivalent
- At least 12 years of experience in telecommunications, satellite communications or complex end-to-end system engineering
- Significant architecture and engineering leadership responsibility in LEO satellite constellation systems or comparable safety- and mission-critical systems of systems would be an asset
- Experience leading multidisciplinary End-to-End System engineering teams and Technical Leaders across complex, multi-stakeholder programmes
- Deep understanding of deployed LEO Satellite Constellation End-to-End Systems and their controlled operational evolution
- Expert radio-system and RF engineering capability, including radio-link design and link budgets, RF subsystem architecture, propagation and interference analysis, modulation and coding, communication protocols, and end-to-end performance verification
- Strong experience in End-to-End System requirements engineering, architecture governance, CONOPS, cross-segment trade-offs, technical reviews, risk management, supplier assurance, change introduction and technical decision making
- Recognised technical leadership with independent judgement, constructive challenge, ambiguity resolution, stakeholder alignment and accountability for system-level technical integrity
Benefits
Comp & perks- Professional development
- Growth, teamwork, and professional development opportunities
- Inclusive and diverse global team environment
- Meaningful and rewarding work
- Opportunity to pioneer space technology and bring connectivity to remote frontiers