Electrical and EMC Engineer

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. Our diverse skills, talents and cultures enable our customers—governments, institutions, space agencies, telecommunications operators—to Space to Connect, Secure & Defend, Observe & Protect, Explore, Travel & Navigate.

We are looking for an Electrical Engineer with specific knowledge of electric motor drives and RFC analysis. In this role you will be in charge of the system Electrical & EMC design and testing activities covering the following tasks:

Assess and analyze mission System and Operational Requirement Documents, SRD / ORD.

Interface main peers, (i.e., System E2E , Avionics, Payloads..)

Implement Electrical and EMC/RFC architectures

Assess electrical I/F resources, sizing and budgets

Assess RFC issues through modeling and analysis

Implement Power architecture in simulation environments

Assess energy balance, resources sizing and justification

Lead and conduct System and S/S Electrical & EMC IVVQ

Support AIV across Product Life cycles

Support OPS team for SVTs, FOP, LEOP sims, LEOP and commissioning

Lead assessment of motor drives interfaces and performances

Assess mitigation techniques of the impinging Electric field generated by satellite antennas and equipment basing on dedicated radar absorber materials and assessed through dedicated computational solver (e.g. CST)

EMC and RFC satellite architecture definition, sizing and justification

Conducted and Radiated analysis and circuit analyses

ESD (internal bulk charging, external surface charging, discharge) analyses

Magneto static field analyses

RFC and Launch Vehicles compatibility analyses

EMC and RFC requirements specification

EMC budgeting, frequency and control plan definition

EMC corrective actions design (e.g. filtering, shielding, gasketing)

EMC design rules definition for harness

EMC testing at equipment level (setup, requirements, validation)

This is a permanent position. The primary working site is Rome, but may require travel to other locations for short mid‑term periods such as subcontractor follow‑up, attendance at external test facilities or customer premises. Short periods of 24‑hour shift work across the full week may also be required upon specific program needs.

About You Education and Experience You have a Master Degree in Electrical/Electronic/Telecommunication Engineering or similar, with explicit focus on radio frequency and EMC.

You are fluent in English (C1 and above certification) both listening and reading.

You have at least 2 years of experience in a similar position with at least an experience on Earth Observation, Navigation or Telecom platform / spacecraft design and test phases up to the launch / LEOP and commissioning.

Skills and Knowledge

System requirements analysis, flow down and verification

Electrical and power design and sizing

Definition and management of design documentation: specifications, performance analysis, interfaces, budgets, validation.

Analysis, simulation a validation of supply systems and equipment for mission scenario fulfilment

Support to satellite test campaign during AIT, launch and in‑orbit phases for power simulation predictions

Analog electronics

Power conditioning systems such as Shunt (S2R, S3R, S4R) and MPPT (Buck, Boost)

Electromagnetics, Antennae and propagation topics

Radio frequency system sizing

RLC filters and circuit theory

Matlab / Simulink programming

Analysis tools (CST, FEKO, ADS Keysight, ORCAD, SPIS)

Requirement analysis (IBM Rationale Doors)

EMC engineering standards

MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-462, MIL-STD-464, MIL-STD-1809

ECSS-E-ST-20C, ECSS-E-ST-20-06C, ECSS-E-ST-20-07C, ECSS-E-HB-20-07

NASA-HDBK-4002, NASA-TP2361

Plasma interactions with RF is considered a plus

Magnetic fields interactions with Electrical Propulsion subsystem is considered a plus

Personal Ability

Customer focused, proactive attitude

Organized and methodical approach to the work with strong communication skills

Ability to manage multiple tasks at one time, to work autonomously and in team

Strong attitude to achieve results within time and cost constraints

Problem solving attitude

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.

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