Ad Maiorem is an independent technology consultancy company with 17 years of experience, which offers tailored solutions to develop engineering and innovation projects in the Aerospace, Defence, Railway, Industrial, Telecommunications and Oil & Gas sectors. We are an international company, with offices in Madrid, Milan, and Amsterdam, and also operating in other European and Latin American countries. For a position of strategic importance, we are looking for a System Engineer with experience in Payload Data Handling and Operation System Engineering, to be involved into the staff of an important partner in the aerospace and defence sector that boasts more than 15,000 engineers. Specifically, the resource will be involved as a Payload Functional System Engineer in the Electro-Optical Payload Area and will be assigned to one or more international space programmes. Main activities/ responsibilities: • Support activities for system design and testing. - Analysis and definition of Failure Detection Isolation and Recovery (FDIR) functionalities, verification of their feasibility via HW and implementation via SW (e.g. using PUS services). - Acquisition of an in-depth knowledge of the architecture of the assigned payload, with particular attention to operational, internal and external I/F functionalities. - Definition of telecommand and telemetry to ensure observability and commandability of the instrument during testing and operational phase. - Development of test procedures for verification of functional aspects and support of procedures for performance tests. - Preparation of specifications and procedures for functional tests, execution of tests and preparation of test reports. - Preparation and maintenance of the flight operations manual, including the definition of flight operations procedures. - Support for HW and SW integration. - Contribution to updating the technical balance sheet and managing ICD and IRD data for internal data interfaces. - Support for the definition of the EGSE and final acceptance. - Participation in meetings (review) and teleconferences with the client and subcontractors (English language). • SW implementation activities. - Management of the Instrument Reference DataBase (IRDB population, including implementation of previously defined commands and telemetry packages, calibration curves and validation and maintenance activities). - Automatic test procedure (ATP) preparation for functional and instrument level tests. Main Requirement: • Degree in engineering (preferably electronics or computer science). • Experience in systems engineering (possibly in the aerospace or electro-optical instrumentation field). • Knowledge of programming languages C++, Matlab, Python,TCL, VBA. • Ability to analyse and manage requirements. • Ability to write documentation in English. • Data analysis and correlation of mathematical models to results. • Preparation of documentation: test and validation reports, specifications, test plans and procedures. • Knowledge of basic electronics. • Good knowledge of the English language. • Interdisciplinary / systems approach • Analytical skills • Communication skills for working in a team and contact with the customer/subcontractor • Fair degree of autonomy and responsibility, result orientation • Ability to plan and organise work Nice to have: • Knowledge of PUS protocol. • Knowledge of EGSE TSC environment. • Knowledge DOORS. • Knowledge of relational database management tools (SCOS-2K). • Knowledge ECSS. Willingness to short business trips in Italy / Europe is required. The position is in TUSCANY (ITALY), for a career development. If you are interested in receiving more information, please send us your updated CV to seleccion@admaiorem.com (to the attention of Monica Massari, indicating "Payload Functional System Engineer" in the subject), and authorising the processing of your personal data (TU 196/2003 and GDPR, EU Regulation 2016/679). The search is aimed at both sexes (L.903/77). If you are not interested but you know someone who may be interested, do not hesitate to share this information. Thank you very much for your time. We appreciate the diffusion. Ad Maiorem. ________________________________________________________ Why Ad Maiorem? We see technology as an opportunity to associate ourselves to new ideas. Creating a climate of confidence which enable us to recognise your skills and add value to the success of any technological project. We are looking for professionals committed to a sound training in values, who wish to join our culture of success. Our philosophy is summed up in a single phrase: “Your gate to the future”, which means opening a horizon of possibilities which contributes to your personal and professional growth, taking your skills to the next level. We work towards development and innovation, to train great professionals, build leaders, and foster creativity and participation. What do we offer you? At Ad Maiorem we rely on technological visibility and innovation to consolidate sustainable projects in an ever-changing environment. In this regard, we offer a career path with a wide horizon of opportunities for your professional growth, ideal to channel and manage your experience and knowledge. We’re waiting for you!