Provide technical leadership for remote sensing space systems across all project phases, from concept to commissioning, serving defense and security clients. Lead system architecture, requirements definition, and client engagement in an international context.
Responsibilities
- Lead or support engineering efforts for remote sensing space projects
- Capture and interpret customer requirements and operational needs
- Evaluate and select technologies required for system architecture implementation
- Analyze ground segment operations and contribute to Concept of Operations development
- Review or develop system-level requirements, including contractual technical documents and baseline definitions
- Analyze, review, or develop mission procedures, including their verification and validation
- Serve as technical interface with clients on system engineering matters
- Prepare for and attend project reviews, technical workshops, and client meetings
- Contribute to technical proposals and feasibility studies
- Participate in defining or assessing future remote sensing systems, including Electro-Optical, SAR, ELINT, and Lidar
- Conduct trade-off analyses and evaluate innovative architectures during early concept phases
- Gather user requirements, develop and compare high-level preliminary designs, define system requirements, and assess costs during feasibility studies
- Develop or review ground system specifications covering design, testing, acceptance, and operations for inclusion in RFPs
- Evaluate and compare industry proposals during procurement phases
- Support final contract negotiations with selected bidders
- Monitor industrial contracts covering design, integration, testing, and commissioning of remote sensing space systems
- Deliver operations support and training to client teams
- Perform technical due diligence assessments for space systems
Requirements
- Master’s degree in engineering, with a focus on aerospace or remote sensing preferred
- Minimum of ten years of industry experience in remote sensing space instruments or systems
- At least five years managing technical aspects of remote sensing space projects and teams in international settings
- Solid understanding of Electro-Optical (EO) instruments and systems
- Solid understanding of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) technology
- Familiarity with other remote sensing systems such as ELINT and Lidar
- Experience in generating and managing system requirements
- Background in systems engineering principles and practices
- Knowledge of space system operations
- Ability to balance commercial objectives with operational needs
- Strong report writing and presentation skills, with ability to tailor content to different audiences
- Fluency in English
- Rigorous and detail-oriented approach to technical and organizational tasks
- High level of autonomy
- Adaptability to changing project demands and environments
- Collaborative mindset and ability to work in multidisciplinary teams
- Effective communication abilities
- Strong presentation capabilities
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Willingness and ability to travel globally, including to client sites across Europe, Middle East, Asia, and the Americas
Nice to Have
- Familiarity with laser communication systems, particularly Laser Communication Terminals for optical intersatellite links, is a plus
Tech Stack
Electro-Optical (EO) systems including MSI, HSI, VNIR, SWIR, and TIR, Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), ELINT, Lidar, Laser Communication Terminals for Optical Intersatellite Links
Benefits
- Opportunity to advance your career in the space and consulting sectors
- Engagement with a global client base spanning over 60 countries
- International exposure through frequent travel
- Access to strategic and technical insights in a fast-evolving industry
- End-to-end consulting experience from strategy through implementation
- Participation in executive-level summits and access to market intelligence
- Work within a privately held, fully independent organization
Work Arrangement
Global role with remote work flexibility; presence required in major hubs including Brussels, Montreal, Munich, Paris, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo, Toulouse, and Washington D.C.; international travel is mandatory
Team
Part of a growing team within the Technology Consulting business line, operating under the Novaspace group; reporting structure not specified
- Recognized global leader in space sector consulting
- Forty-year history of specialized expertise
- Data-driven approach to addressing critical challenges
- Empowers clients through strategic and technical insights
- Supports high-level decision-makers with top-tier consulting services
- Independent and privately owned
