Radar Analysis 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 Radar Analysis Engineer within the frame of programmes and studies undertaken by the Radar Payloads Unit, to contribute to the activity of performance analysis and definition of models.

Task description:

• Trade-offs concerning radar instrument: the candidate shall perform trade-offs analysis related to design of radar Instruments.
• Definition of radar payloads requirements: in the design phases of programmes related to radar payloads, the candidate shall perform analyses and assessments to support the Instrument Architect at the aim of establishing requirements at levels of instrument, and shall contribute to issue requirement documents for radar instrument, assemblies, equipment and units.
• Performance analysis: the candidate shall define and preform performance analysis related to radar instruments.
• Definition and maintenance of radar payloads budgets: the candidate shall contribute to prepare and maintain budgets related to radar payload (e.g. RF budget, power budget, mass budget, internal calibration budget, etc.).
• Definition and development of software tools (e.g. Matlab tools, Excel worksheets, etc.) for supporting simulations and analyses required for the phases of design and verification of radar payloads hardware.
• Evaluation of test results and participation to test campaigns: the candidate shall contribute to evaluate radar payload performance by taking part to test campaigns and evaluating test results at level of instrument, assembly, equipment and unit.
• Participation to meetings with the SAR Instrument design team.
• Participation to meetings/reviews with internal and external sub-contractors.
• Participation to meetings/reviews with both internal and external customers.
• Preparation of documents and presentations.

Personal requirements:

• Master degree in either Aerospace Engineering, or Telecommunication Engineering, or Remote Sensing Engineering, or Electronics Engineering.
• Background in the field of analysis and simulations.
• Knowledge of Matlab, MS Office products.
• Knowledge of the English language (at least at intermediate level) for both written and verbal communication.
• Attitude to teamwork.

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