About the Company

Our client is a Spanish telecommunications company focused on satellite operations. It offers internet connectivity, mobility solutions, and audiovisual content broadcasting, serving as a key communications bridge between Europe, the Americas, and North Africa.

About the Role:

- Support to the definition, design, development and oversight of a telecommunications satellite constellation program in the area of Satellite Platform Engineering.

- Support to the definition, design and development of platform subsystems based on satellite technology

Responsibilities:

- Preparation of the Satellite and Launch Services Request for Proposal (RFP) and the associated technical evaluation

- Preparation and participation in all platform unit design, manufacturing and testing review meetings

- Preparation and participation in all platform subsystem design, manufacturing and testing review meetings

- Preparation and participation in all system design, manufacturing and testing review meetings

- Preparation and participation in the launch campaign

- Preparation and participation in the LEOP

- Preparation and participation in the In Orbit Test Campaign

- Support to the on-orbit satellite health status assessment and coordination of anomaly investigation

- Preparation of weekly reports of activities

Qualifications:

- Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics or similar

- 10-year experience on a similar position with hands-on experience or exposure in either platform procurement,



platform equipment manufacturing or platform in-orbit operations in GEO and/or LEO

- Experience in managing large EU and ESA projects

- Programming languages skills (Python, Matlab or similar).

- Knowledge in geostationary and LEO satellite system architectures and functional operations, covering several of the following aspects:

- Demonstrated knowledge in the area of platform equipment design, manufacturing, assembly, integration and testing at unit, subsystem and satellite levels

- Demonstrated knowledge of satellite system related activities (e.g.: system budgets, radiation, EMC&ESD;)

- Demonstrated skills in the area of Satellite manufacturing, assembly, integration and testing at system level

- Demonstrated skills in the area of Satellite LEOP operations

- Demonstrated skills in the area of Satellite Platform In Orbit Testing

Other Requirements:

- Native to an EU member state and willing to undergo an EU secret clearance process.

- Fluency in English, both written and spoken, any other European language is considered as an asset.

Location:

- Arganda del Rey (Madrid)

- Platform and/or Payload Manufacturer facilities, resident as required;

- Platform and/or Payload Unit manufacturer facilities, as required;

- ESTEC, as required;

- European Commission, as required;

- Satellite manufacturer premises, during System AIT Phase, resident as required

- Launch Base, as required;

- Satellite IOT station, as required.

- Be able to provide 24/7 on-call support during satellite system and Payload/Platform testing.

📌 Low LEO Platform Engineer (H/M/X) (Arganda del Rey)
🏢 ManpowerGroup Spain
📍 Arganda del Rey