// Role Summary
Join Airbus Space Navigation as a Galileo 2nd Generation Navigation Signal Engineer, contributing to the implementation and verification of next-generation Galileo navigation signals within a customer integrated team at ESTEC.
// Key Responsibilities
- Contribute to the implementation and verification of Galileo 2nd Generation navigation signals.
- Perform system design, analysis, tooling, simulation, and performance optimization.
- Plan and conduct laboratory experiments and on-field verification test campaigns.
- Monitor Signal-In-Space (SIS) requirements implementation across segments.
- Present and discuss technical results with international customers and partners.
- Requires a Master's degree and 2+ years of GNSS experience with strong Matlab/Python/C++ skills.
// Role Specification
Galileo 2nd Generation Navigation Signal Engineer - ESTEC
Airbus Space Navigation is seeking a skilled Galileo 2nd Generation Navigation Signal Engineer to join our Customer Integrated Team at the ESTEC premises. This is a permanent, on-site role where you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of global satellite navigation by contributing directly to the implementation and verification of the next generation of Galileo navigation signals.
Your Role
As a key contributor to the Galileo 2nd Generation (G2G) System team, your primary responsibility will be to ensure the flawless performance of the navigation signal-in-space. Your responsibilities will include:
- System Design & Analysis: Supporting Galileo system design evolutions regarding navigation signals and receiver aspects; analysing mission requirements and flowing them down to system and sub-system specifications.
- Tooling & Simulation: Defining, implementing, and maintaining signal performance analysis tools; performing simulations and trade-off analyses on signal generation, propagation, distortions, and navigation message dissemination.
- Performance Optimization: Conducting deep-dive analyses on receiver acquisition, tracking, PVT processing, signal/data authentication, and system integrity.
- Verification & Testing: Planning and conducting laboratory experiments and on-field verification test campaigns to evaluate measurement data and support trade-off analyses.
- Implementation Oversight: Monitoring the correct implementation of Signal-In-Space (SIS) requirements across satellite, ground, and user segments.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Presenting and discussing technical results with national and international customers and partners.
Your Profile
We are looking for an engineer with a passion for precision and a rigorous technical background. You should possess:
- Education: Master’s degree in Navigation, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, or a related field.
- Experience: A minimum of 2 years of professional experience in space projects, ideally with Galileo or other GNSS systems.
- Technical Expertise: Strong knowledge of GNSS signal analysis, digital signal processing (CDMA), modulation, and navigation receiver algorithms.
- Software Proficiency: Advanced skills in Matlab, Python, and/or C/C++.
- Soft Skills: Excellent English communication skills and the ability to work autonomously within a diverse, international team.
- Requirement: Must hold or be eligible to obtain a valid Personal Security Clearance.
Why Airbus?
This is a unique opportunity to embed yourself within the Airbus Galileo team, working closely with leading experts in a dynamic, cutting-edge environment. If you are ready to make a tangible impact on a global scale, we invite you to apply. This role requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity.
Company: Airbus Netherlands B.V.
Contract Type: Permanent
Experience Level: Professional