Simulation Software Engineer

Location: Roma, Italy

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.

Roma hosts the commercial offices to be close to Costumer and Public Administration.

Software Solutions Engineering


CANDIDATES THAT WOULD IMPRESS US

PROFILE:

You are a recent graduate with a Master’s degree from an Engineering school and have some significant (around 2 years) experience (professional/internships, academic or personal projects such a GIT Hub, Meet Ups, etc.)
You are resourceful, innovative and solution-oriented
You are recognised as a good team player
You also like working independently and look for empowerment

COMPETENCIES:

You are able to adapt and react to change
You know and enjoy designing, developing and testing secure software solutions and/or components
You can demonstrate knowledge in Full Stack or pure back/pure front programming languages and frameworks (JAVA, C, C++, Python, or any other)
You are familiar with compilation/code building/continuous integration
You have knowledge of IS Computing Platforms, Operating Systems, and Hypervisors
You know Agile principles

NICE TO HAVE:

In particular, the candidate shall have an excellent knowledge of:

•    Model-driven object-oriented software design and development (UML, MDXML, UMF)
•    Scripting and programming languages:  C++, C, Javascript, Python, Bash under GNU/Linux
•    Architectural design
•    Development of both Flight and Ground Simulation Models, including the On-Board Computer, as well as the Avionics and Payload Sub-Systems, according to the equipment interface specification
•    Integration and configuration of simulation models
•    Model sharing aimed at plug & play reuse
•    Planning and execution of unit/integration/validation tests
•    Documentation preparation: Requirements Specification, Architectural and Detailed Design Description, Interface Requirements, User Manual, Verification and Validation Test Plan & Report.

The knowledge of software development methods and standards is required. The knowledge of ECSS standards is considered an asset. In particular, the knowledge of SMP2 or ECSS-SMP is a plus.
A proficient knowledge of communication systems architectures and protocols (e.g. ISO/OSI) including specific network technologies (MIL-STD-1553B, Can Bus, SpaceWire, etc.) is a plus.

-Education and Qualifications
•    Master Degree or PhD in Computer Science, Electronic Engineering or equivalent.
•    Fluent English (at least C1), both spoken and written.
•    At least 2-3 years of experience in a similar job.

-Skills and Ideal Experience
The selected candidate shall master the underlying technologies including:
•    Simulation Model Portability (SMP) standards;
•    Spacecraft Simulation Reference Architectures;
•    Real-time simulation kernels;
•    Multi-core processors (e.g., GR740 4xLEON4, SPARC v8 instruction set);
•    Hypervisors;
•    instruction set emulation;
•    Communication standards (CCSDS/ECSS) and protocols (MIL-STD-1553, CAN, SpaceWire, UART);
•    Object oriented programming;
•    Real-time embedded software.
The candidate is required to work both independently and within a team and shall foster the co-engineering between the different teams involved in the project (C&C team, Avionic team, SW team, AOC team, etc.).

-Behaviour and personality
•    Multi-cultural mindset
•    Able to work effectively in a multi-cultural environment
•    Enjoys developing and performing through teamwork, and promoting improvements and change
•    Able to develop productive and effective relationships in order to gain support and achieve results
•    Accurate and focused on final result
•    Willing to face challenges
•    Dynamic and autonomous

LIFE AS A THALES SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS ENGINEERING ROLE

As a Software Solutions Engineering Role within Thales you will:

Work within in a Scrum team with other software developers, in Agile mode
Contribute to the requirement definition, to the software design and you will be involved with the architectural aspects of the software projects
Integrate software components into a fully functional software system
Write well-designed, documented and testable code
Develop, test and execute full software development life cycle
Design, implement and test features with scalability, performance, deployment/operation and end-user experience in mind
Make estimations and give inputs for planning together with the team members
Collaborate with other software solutions engineer to share knowledge and improve overall product/solution
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YOUR CAREER AT THALES

Future opportunities will allow you to discover other domains or sites. You will be able to evolve and grow your competencies in different areas:

Room and attention to personal development
Build your talents in another domain of Thales Group, discovering new products, new customers, new country or go to a more complex Solution
Choose between a technical expertise or a leadership path
Build an international career within a leading Engineering Group

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!