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Aerospacelab · Space Systems · first seen 2026-07-16
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About Aerospacelab

Aerospacelab designs and manufactures small satellites combined with earth observation services. Founded in 2018, the company now has more than 300 full-time employees across offices in Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium), Toulouse (France), Lausanne (Switzerland) and the US West Coast, with the ambition to become the European leader in small satellites.

Your Role

You will design and analyze satellite communication systems to meet system requirements for capacity, throughput, coverage and more. Your responsibilities include:

  • Design satellite communication systems including beam size and number, bandwidth, and coverage
  • Develop RF link budgets and conduct performance assessments using simulation tools
  • Design modulation, coding, and multiplexing techniques for reliable satellite links
  • Work with designers and customers on high-level architecture
  • Support all aspects of development: requirements, architecture, design, manufacturing, integration, test, operations
  • Work on RF and telecommunication spacecraft architecture across RF, electrical, software, FPGA and network teams
  • Support design reviews for requirements and interface compliance
  • Collaborate with external telecommunication system providers to review designs and develop integration and test approaches
  • Execute in-lab testing and on-orbit performance validation using spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, and signal generators

Requirements

  • MSc or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Telecommunication Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field
  • 3+ years experience in telecommunication systems, RF electronics or antenna design
  • Knowledge of telecommunication payloads and one or more standards (DVB-S2X, DVB-RCS2, 5G, CCSDS, etc.)
  • Demonstrated ability to work autonomously across teams to drive multi-disciplinary projects
  • Good communication skills
  • Fluency in English

Desirable Experience

  • Experience in frequency coordination (ITU, FCC)
  • Work on telecommunication satellite constellations
  • RF systems analysis tools (SystemView or equivalent)
  • Software-defined radios (SDR) and digital signal processing (DSP)
  • RF subsystems (transponders, antennas, amplifiers, frequency converters, SSPA)
  • Interference analysis
  • Python or other scripting languages
  • Space industry background