Robotics & Mechatronics Engineer

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 Robotics & Mechatronics Engineer

Job Description:

Specification, design and implementation of mechatronics & robotics systems for complex satellites, landers & Rovers. The candidate shall operate inside a project team but strongly linked to the Mechatronics and Robotics of the Engineering Dpt discipline and interface with the Agencies and external Customers, therefore he shall have peculiar communication skills, pro-active attitude in facing and solving problems and inclination to team working. He has to have a solid cultural base in mechanisms, mechatronics & robotics systems field such to be able to define and manage in a short time a complex system design.

Key duties:

• Kinematic & dynamic analysis of mechatronics & robotics systems
• Control of automatic systems
• Control algorithm implementation and deployment on COTS avionics
• Sizing and selection of electromechanical components & systems
• Organization and follow-on of laboratory activities for systems validation in R&D projects and running programs
• Selection of sensors for mechatronics & robotics systems applications
• Definition of specifications for mechatronics & robotics systems and follow-on of the relevant procurement
• Definition of design, development and verification plans for mechatronics & robotics systems
• Technical management and control of Subcontractors’ activities
• Participation to progress meetings and project reviews preparing the required technical documentation and answer/discussion of customer RIDs

Skills, experience and qualifications required:

• Past work experience of at least 1.5 years in activities relevant to planetary robotics from design and analysis up to validation testing
• Master degree in mechatronics & robotics engineering
• Able to manage multiple tasks at one time
• Organized and methodical with strong communication skills
• High team working capabilities and customer orientation
• Good will in facing and learning new things
• Fluent English (spoken and written)
• Available for business travels in Italy and abroad
• Attitude towards innovation and problem solving

At Thales Alenia Space we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales Alenia Space employing around 8,900 employees in 10 countries with 17 sites in Europe and a plant in the US, our mobility policy enables employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad. Thales Alenia Space sees space as a new horizon, helping to build a better, more sustainable life on Earth #SpaceForLife. Great journeys start here, apply now!