Requirements: English
Company: Akkodis
Region: Noordwijk , South Holland
We are looking for a Communication Systems & Technologies Engineer (E3) to join our Akkodis Aerospace team, working onsite at the European Space Agency in the Netherlands.
Akkodis has proudly supported the Aerospace & Defence industry in the Netherlands for decades. Our partnership with the European Space Agency (ESA) has been one of the many success stories allowing our people to expand their career horizons. Akkodis experts are contributing to some of the most important technical advances in Aerospace and Defence which impact the way we live our lives today, through specialised engineering expertise and other required skillsets. This could be your future. Become part of our successful team!
Specific tasks to be performed:
- Satellite modem physical and link layer analysis, design, prototyping and testing
- SATCOM Systems and network analysis and simulations
- Support the preparation of the section R&D technology roadmaps in the area of telecom systems and networks
- Support the section telecom lab activities
General tasks to be performed:
- Assistance in preparation of invitation to tenders related to ESA R&D.
- Activities and contracts technical follow-up.
- Specific engineering support to space projects developed by ESA and/or by major European industries/operators.
- Validation of designs by means of analyses, simulations, laboratory testing and field trials (possibly in co-operation with third parties).
- Design, implementation and testing tasks for technological projects.
To successfully perform the above mentioned tasks, the following background / experience is required:
- Master Degree in Telecommunication Engineering with particular emphasis on digital communication system and sub-system techniques, high-speed processing techniques for communication via satellites.
- Strong technical background in telecommunication engineering and knowledge of the relevant communication protocols.
- Strong knowledge and experience in the simulation of complex telecom links at physical and MAC layers.
- Broad technical expertise in telecommunication networks design with particular emphasis on physical and link layer, and good understanding of multiple access telecommunication protocols.
- Knowledge of the main satellite and wireless terrestrial telecom standards
- Experience with communication system HW prototyping and testing (e.g. FPGA, DSP, GPU, micro-processors).
- Experience in analysis and design of modern digital communication systems, coding and synchronization issues.
- Familiarity with modern communication system and sub-system simulation techniques, as a minimum Matlab and C/C++ program languages.
- Knowledge of modern prototyping and testing methodologies for digital communication sub-systems is also preferred.
About ESA-ESTEC
The European Space Agency (ESA) has sites in several European countries.
The European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC), has grown into ESAs largest establishment and the technical and organizational hub of Europes space sector. Missions designed and tested at ESTEC are circling Earth, have landed on planetary bodies and have probed far into the Solar System.
The infrastructure and equipment assembled here, together with the expert knowhow of its 2800 personnel, make ESTEC a unique resource for Europe. The work done here by teams skilled in every aspect of engineering for space has enabled the creation of novel communication, navigation and information services, creating new jobs and growth while improving the lives of European and world citizens.
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