Payload System Engineer Verified today
About constellr
constellr harnesses space-based Earth observation to solve climate resilience and security challenges. Our thermal satellite constellation delivers the most accurate land surface temperature data on the market, serving commercial, government, defence, and global institutions. We have offices in Brussels, Freiburg, Munich, Washington, and Toulouse.
Your Role
As a Payload System Engineer in the Mission and Space Systems team, you will work with fellow engineers, operations teams, and external partners. You will support the performance of our orbiting satellites by developing deep technical knowledge of our current payload, and shape the future of our constellation through design and development of next-generation payload systems.
Key Responsibilities
- Derive technical payload requirements from top-level specifications
- Perform design trade-offs targeting efficient solutions within technological and programmatic constraints
- Co-design and co-develop payload with partners
- Support, implement, and manage supplier reviews
- Write and maintain requirement specifications, coordinating with procurement and AIT teams
- Define and maintain payload budgets (radiometry, image quality, data rate, etc.)
- Perform payload functional and performance analysis and testing
- Support operational concept definition, mission analysis, and system-level performance assessments with payload inputs
- Support payload documentation for qualification and certification of flight systems, verification requirements, and test evaluations
- Collaborate with other teams to define requirements and interfaces
- Participate in Assembly, Integration, and Testing (AIT) activities at payload and satellite level
- Participate in development of internal test and system engineering software
Location
Onsite, Munich