Employment Opportunities
We lead missions to outer planets, observe the Earth from space, bring technology to Mars, integrate aerospace technology into people's daily are looking for a Timing Engineer who will will be responsible for the design, development, and testing of time and frequency synchronisation systems.
The role involves working with a variety of technologies, including atomic clocks, GNSS, and time transfer protocols over Ethernet, wireless, optical, and satellite links. The team also explores innovative solutions, such as quantum technologies and machine learning applications in timing.
The ideal candidate should have experience in the design, development, and testing of both hardware and software systems, with a strong interest in multidisciplinary engineering challenges.
DO YOU WANT TO BE PART OF OUR TEAM?
Key Responsibilities:
• Design and support time distribution systems, and time transfer methods (White Rabbit, TWSTFT, GNSS, NTP, PTP).
• Develop and maintain timescales for high-precision applications.
• Support field deployments, system commissioning, and troubleshooting of timing hardware and software.
• Produce detailed technical documentation, including requirement specifications, design justifications, test reports.
Required knowledge and qualifications:
• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Telecommunications, or a related field.
• Solid understanding of time synchronisation principles, time transfer protocols, and timing architectures.
• Experience with frequency standards, time interval measurement, and synchronisation systems.
• Familiarity with time and frequency stability metrics, such as Allan Deviation and phase noise.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work both independently and within a multidisciplinary team.
Desirable experience & knowledge:
• Experience with White Rabbit, PTP (IEEE 1588), or NTP-based systems.
• Good knowledge of Linux, networks, python, docker, gitlab.
• Knowledge of PCB design, VHDL.
• Knowledge of signal processing and SDR.
• Exposure to scientific or telecom infrastructure projects.
Travels up to several weeks are expected to perform some part of the work in customer premises (meetings and laboratory activities).
WHAT DO WE OFFER?
Hybrid working model and 8 weeks per year of teleworking outside your usual geographical area.
Personalized career plan development, training and language learning support.
Competitive compensation with ongoing reviews, flexible compensation and discount on brands.
Wellbeing program: Health, dental and life insurance; free fruit and coffee, physical, mental health support and much more!
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