(Senior) Engineer OSS & Orchestration System (m/f/d)

Position Description:

CGI is a European leader in Space Ground Segment systems and services in the domains of Earth Observation, Navigation, Satellite Communications, Space Safety and Mission Operations. We provide critical services and solutions to European & national agencies and institutions, the scientific community, the commercial sector, as well as to the wider public. We are both major contributors to, and act as thought leaders in, several key European space initiatives including the Copernicus and Galileo programs, designing, and developing cutting edge solutions for our clients. The European Space market is dynamic, evolving and rapidly growing. CGI is now looking to further expand our business in this area, building on our more than 40-year successful heritage. We are therefore seeking an experienced OSS Architect (m/f/d) to design and implement the OSS architecture for the next-generation Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) systems based on multi-orbit satellite constellations.

Your future duties and responsibilities:

• Design and model OSS architecture for satellite-based networks

• Drive the design of the Mission Control Centre (MCC) which orchestrates telemetry ingestion and traffic steering

• Define the lifecycle of network resources and supervise dynamic configuration flows between MCC and satellites

• Analyze and decompose the higher-level requirements into more detailed ones related to the satellite subsystem

• Assess deviations from requirements and evaluate their impact at a higher level to ensure that a critical part of the system and mission objectives are achieved

• Review the technical documentation (e.g., design documentation, test methods, reports) and assess the content's validity

• Translate mission requirements into system designs, test plans and failure-handling strategies

• Collaborate with international teams, simulation engineers, and stakeholders across domains

• Support pre-sales and proposal processes with system design inputs and cost estimates

• Proactively scopes the technical solution required to address customer requirements, assesses customers' needs, and recommends solutions that optimize value for both the customer and CGI

• Awareness and evaluation of relevant technological developments, industry trends, emerging technologies, competitive factors, customer requirements, standardization, licensing and regulatory aspects

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:

• Master’s degree in Telecommunications, Electrical Engineering, or a related field

• 10+ years of experience in OSS, RAN orchestration, or 3GPP-compliant network supervision

• Deep knowledge of 3GPP and other relevant standards

• Solid understanding of Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN) and experience with UML or similar modeling tools

• Proven ability to work across functional teams and clearly communicate complex systems

• Fluency in German and English, both written and spoken

• Willingness to work on-site at client’s premises and to travel occasionally

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