DESI - JOB DESCRIPTION FUNCTIONAL ARCHITECT ENGINEER - SENIOR

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 fora Functional Architect Engineer (Senior) The Candidate shall start from the initial main mission objectives and develop the operational, logical and functional architectures, correlating them with the system and subsystem requirements.
The Candidate shall operate in the frame of MBSE / ARCADIA methodology.
The Candidate shall collaborate with the entire architectural team and in particular with the Avionic Architect, supporting him in the definition of the Avionic (Data handling, Power, Communications) Architecture.
The candidate shall operate inside a system level core team and interface with the Agencies and Customers, therefore he shall have peculiar communication skills, pro-active attitude in facing and solving problems and inclination to team working.
Key duties.
Act as member of the System Design Department integratingSpacecraft System overall and avionics/functional aspects.
Perform functional analysis ofa complex space system defining the functions and Sub-System’s necessary to meet the Customer needs, Apply Model Based System Engineering methods (MBSE).
Perform at Spacecraft level System and Subsystem trade-offs (e.
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mass, power, dissipation, inertia, configuration and Solar Array dimensioning, battery, TT&C, thermal, payload and propulsion) Elicitation of system avionics requirements and definition of the hardware/ software partition.
Coordinate avionics verification ad validation both at subsystem and system level.
Contribute to definition of the Avionic (Data handling, Power, Communications) Architecture Interface with Customer.
Skills, experience and qualifications required.
Master degree in Engineering (Electronic Engineering preferred).
Knowledge of Model Based System Engineering (MBSE) and ARCADIA methodology and experience with Capella tool.
Knowledge of Avionic Systems.
Experience in the requested discipline and field (Spacecraft System and Subsystem Design and Budgets).
Able to manage multiple tasks at one time.
Good will in facing and learning new things.
Fluent English (spoken and written).
Knowledge of Collaborative System Engineering and associated tools (i.
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IDM-CiC) is appreciated.
Good attitude towards teaming and multi-disciplinary approaches Respect of Company hierarchy, rules and discipline Attitude to work respecting budgets and schedule constraints At Thales Alenia Space we provide CAREERS and not only jobs.
With Thales Alenia Space employing around 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.
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