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GNSS Engineer - Digital Processing

Thales Alenia Space logoThales Alenia SpaceGorgonzola (Mi), Milano, ItalyFull-timePosted 2w ago

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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.<p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p>We are looking for a Digital Electronics Engineering<br /><br /><u>PROFILE:</u><br />You graduated with a Master of Engineering and you have significant experience in Digital Electronics<br />You think of yourself as a true team-player, though you also demonstrate a high level of autonomy<br />You are very rigorous and analytical, examining logically the steps taken and the outcome to make corrections and produce better results<br />You have a proactive “can-do” mentality and prove to be decision oriented<br />You want to delight the customer with effective and compliant solutions<br /><u>COMPETENCIES:</u><br />You have a strong knowledge of digital electronics norms, laws and standards<br />You have experience in digital PCB design<br />You have great problem-solving and decision-making skills, which makes you able to approach complex issues with curiosity and determination<br />You are able to use your organisational skills to plan, prioritise workloads, achieve a balanced budget and meet the deadlines, with a clear vision of risks and opportunities<br />You want to update your expertise continuously and design innovative solutions to fit your customers’ needs<br />You are able to work in a team environment<br /><br />LIFE AS A THALES DIGITAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING ROLE<br /><br />As a Digital Electronics Engineering Role within Thales, you will:<br />Design and maintain high quality digital solutions in electronic engineering in accordance with customers' needs and processes to meet project operational requirements<br />Deliver solutions compliant to customer, business and derived requirements<br />Participate in the definition of the architecture and the allocation of functions<br />Support the preparation of technical statements of work for equipment suppliers and management of equipment subcontractors<br />Support the preparation of hardware plans, development of test means and test schedules and their execution<br />Create testing procedures and maintenance for digital electronics equipment and components<br />Work collaboratively with production and procurement to produce cost effective, easy to manufacture digital solutions<br />Ensure digital electronics systems, instruments and equipment meet applicable regulations and safety standards<br />Provide support to the preparation of detailed estimates and bids<br />Monitor compliance of designs against target costs, quality and time<br /><br />YOUR CAREER AT THALES<br /><br />Future opportunities will allow you to discover other domains or sites.

You will be able to evolve and grow your competencies in different areas:<br />Room and attention to personal development<br />Build your talents in another domain of Thales Group, discovering new products, new customers, new country or go to a more complex Solution<br />Choose between a technical expertise or a leadership path<br />Build an international career within a leading Engineering Group</p><p></p><p><b>LR07</b></p><p>Type of contract: Permanent</p><p>Experience: 1-7 Years</p><p>CCNL Met/Ind – B2 Category</p><p>€ 35.884,96 - € 43.126,00</p><p>Performance Bonus (PDR): up to € 4.025</p><p></p><p></p>At Thales Alenia Space we provide CAREERS and not only jobs.

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. Thales Alenia Space sees space as a new horizon, helping to build a better, more sustainable life on Earth #SpaceForLife. Great journeys start here, apply now!

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