System Engineer with Python

Navigation System IVV Engineer

Thales .

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) have Space to Connect, Secure & Defend, Observe & Protect, Explore, Travel & Navigate.

We are looking for a Navigation System Engineer. Your role will be integral to aiding the AIV Design & Planning Engineer in defining and executing test strategies and qualification campaigns. The work will be based in Rome, with occasional travel for on‑site testing or customer meetings.

You’ll closely collaborate with the TASI System Navigation team, and you will also have the possibility to explore opportunities for temporary relocations outside Italy.

Contribute to defining the Project's test strategy and Qualification campaign.

Define the System assembly, Integration, and Verification Plan.

Define the Operational Validation Plan.

ECSS for ESA and EUSPA).

Create System Test Cases for Ground and Space Segments, including compatibility tests campaign definition.

Support the definition of System Test Tools, providing requirement specifications for tools needed in the AIV Plan and Test Cases.

Prepare inputs and collect output data from test execution.

Conduct Test Data analysis and Prepare Test Reports.

Periodically support the System Engineering Manager in preparing and conducting Progress Meetings in front of the customer.

Language

Fluent English, spoken and written.

The ideal candidate has a strong inclination towards teamwork and is at ease mediating even between different requests. Open minded to different cultures in working, he always uses a collaborative approach, helping to find shared solutions.

Experience in SW development (C, C++, Linux/Unix, Bash, Python) and knowledge of networking aspects (LAN, WAN structures, IP/Uni‑Multi UDP/TCP/FTP/SFTP, Security architectures, FWs, Switches, Routing rules, VPNs) would be very useful in conducting the activity and appreciated.

Background on telecommunications, with special focus on satellite navigation systems, is a plus.

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. xrdbqlu Thales Alenia Space sees space as a new horizon, helping to build a better, more sustainable life on Earth #SpaceForLife.