Payload Architect - M/F

Let's build a future of trust together

Thales is a global leader in high technologies specializing in three sectors of activity: Defense & Security, Aeronautics & Space, and Cyber & Digital. It develops products and solutions that contribute to a safer, more environmentally friendly, and more inclusive world. The Group invests nearly 4 billion euros per year in Research & Development, particularly in key areas of innovation such as AI, cybersecurity, quantum, cloud technologies, and 6G. Thales has nearly 81,000 employees in 68 countries.

Our commitments, your advantages

• Success driven by our technological excellence, your experience, and our shared ambition
• An attractive compensation package
• Continuous skills development: training courses, academies, and internal communities
• An inclusive, benevolent environment that respects employee balance
• Recognized societal and environmental commitment

Your daily life

The site is responsible for the engineering of satellite systems, the design and production of payloads, as well as the development and qualification of ground segments; it integrates a research center and an industrial accelerator for start-ups and ventures.

YOUR DAILY LIFE

The evolution of the satellite telecommunications market leads Thales Alenia Space to offer increasingly flexible (frequency allocation and/or waveforms and/or geographical coverage) and in-flight reprogrammable payloads (Software Defined Radio, including software and bitstream reprogramming of FPGAs).

In this context, we are looking for digital Telecom payload engineers (HW and SW knowledge) to join the Payload engineering teams.

Within a Payload & System team of about 20 people, set to grow, the challenges will focus on strengthening the technical payload solution in very close collaboration with all stakeholders and setting the major requirements to initiate appropriate development and derisking activities at all levels.

By joining us, you will be entrusted with the following missions:

• Specify on-board equipment,
• Monitor the development and technical acceptance of equipment.
• Establish repeater gain/level balances in coherence with implementation teams,
• Perform payload performance predictions during client PDR, CDR reviews, then for the different test phases.
• Define and monitor AIT (Assembly Integration and Tests) tests for Payloads.
• Interface with various specialists and experts involved in highly technical fields (RF, EMC, thermal, etc.)

Finally, you may also be called upon for support in areas as varied as:

• investigations for problem resolution that may appear on payloads
• Non-Conformity analyses and client presentations
• Client offer, system or mission teams whenever relevant
• functional modeling of complex systems

YOUR PROFILE

Are you a Telecom Engineer or PhD student, passionate about radio frequency and curious to take on technical and human challenges?

Do you have skills in signal processing, a good command of Python, Matlab or C++, and an ability to model electronic systems (ADS type)?

Experience in payload design, TCR or transmission would be an asset!

Do you speak technical English and are you ready to collaborate with multi-disciplinary and multicultural teams, on innovative and varied projects?

Do you wish to contribute to co-engineering work, in liaison with clients and suppliers, and participate in off-site test phases, particularly outside?

Do you find it stimulating to collaborate with clients, technical partners and business experts?

Do you enjoy teamwork, challenges and innovation?

Do you speak English?

Do you recognize yourself? Then this position is for you!

THE TEAM'S WORD

"Join a passionate team that will shape the future of our sector by taking on major technological challenges, while benefiting from unique personal and professional development opportunities!"

Thales, a Handi-Engaged company, recognizes all talents. Diversity is our best asset. Apply and join us!