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Location: Roma, Italy
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.
Roma hosts the commercial offices to be close to Customer & Public Administration.
The successful candidate will join a team that specifies, designs, develops and tests the next generation of spacecraft simulators for forthcoming space missions, faithfully reproducing the functional behaviour of the spacecraft, ground segment and space environment by simulating spacecraft sub‑systems, physical perturbations, attitude, orbital dynamics, TM/TC exchanges with the Ground Control Centre, etc.
Key Responsibilities
Model‑driven object‑oriented software design and development (UML, MDXML, UMF)
Scripting and programming: C++, C, JavaScript, Python, Bash under GNU/Linux
Architectural design
Development of flight and ground simulation models, including on‑board computer, avionics and payload sub‑systems, according to equipment interface specification
Integration and configuration of simulation models
Model sharing for plug‑&‑play reuse
Planning and execution of unit, integration and validation tests
Documentation: requirements specification, architectural and detailed design description, interface requirements, user manual, verification and validation test plan & report
Education and Qualifications
Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science, Electronic Engineering or equivalent
Fluent English (at least C1), both spoken and written
At least 2–3 years of experience in a similar role
Skills and Ideal Experience
Simulation Model Portability (SMP) standards
Spacecraft simulation reference architectures
Real‑time simulation kernels
Multi‑core processors (e.g., GR740 4xLEON4, SPARC v8)
Hypervisors and instruction‑set emulation
Communication standards (CCSDS/ECSS) and protocols (MIL‑STD‑1553, CAN, SpaceWire, UART)
Object‑oriented programming
Real‑time embedded software
Behaviour and Personality
Multi‑cultural mindset
Ability to work effectively in a multi‑cultural environment
Team‑work attitude
Attitude to develop and perform through teamwork, promoting improvements and change
Accuracy and focus on final result
Willingness to face challenges
Dynamism and sense of initiative
At Thales Alenia Space we provide careers, not only jobs. With around 8,900 employees across 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. Great journeys start here – apply now!
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