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Solution Architect

Employer
Airbus
Location
Portsmouth, Hampshire
Salary
Competitive with benefits
Closing date
17 Aug 2021

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Airbus pioneers sustainable aerospace for a safe and united world. The Company constantly innovates to provide efficient and technologically-advanced solutions in aerospace, defence, and connected services. In commercial aircraft, Airbus offers modern and fuel-efficient airliners and associated services. Airbus is also a European leader in defence and security and one of the world's leading space businesses. In helicopters, Airbus provides the most efficient civil and military rotorcraft solutions and services worldwide.

We are looking for a Solutions Architect to join Airbus Defence and Space in Portsmouth.

Reporting directly to the Team Lead (Future Military) you will provide the System Architecture definition for the UK MOD Skynet 6 Enduring Capability (SK6 EC) tender opportunity, covering the space, control and ground segments.


You will undertake architecture cost/benefit trade off trade covering the spectrum of options from a monolithic geostationary biased solution to a fully disaggregated solution modelled after e.g. US Blackjack concept. This will require understanding a diverse set of technology options operating both in the space and ground segments


You will need to be able to gain UK SC Security Clearance to undertake the role.

Tasks and Accountabilities

- Requirements definition from Stakeholder needs to sub-systems
- System level architectural definition and trade offs
- Working with Engineering leads and partners to define the segment and associated sub-system architectures
- Technical proposal inputs
- Solution Lead for customer and internal governance reviews
- Technical support to the bid team.
- Systems Engineering and project management inputs as required to support planning, schedule and cost activities
- Inform stakeholders on progress and problem resolution.

Skills and Experience

- University Degree in Electronic Engineering, Computer Science, Telecommunications, or related discipline
- Experience in the design, integration and roll out of military Satellite Communications Systems covering space, control and ground segments
- Experience of leading Engineering teams and engagement with customers and partners
- Good understanding of Airbus portfolio in terms of satellite platforms and payloads, satellite control, mission control, network operations and modem capabilities
- Knowledge of military payloads and waveforms
- Experience of defining solutions within an Architectural Framework as part of Model Based Systems Engineering
- Good presentation and technical writing skills.

What we can offer

In return we can offer a competitive salary with annual profit share; an ever growing list of company benefits including enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave and very strong, very real strong career development options across our transnational, market leading company.

Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need. We can't promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise not to judge you for asking.

Please let us know if you need us to make any reasonable adjustments for the selection process - you can share this with the Recruitment Business Partner who gets in touch if you are invited to interview. Examples of this may include (but is not exclusive to) accessible facilities; auxiliary aids; room layout etc.

Any information disclosed will be treated in the strictest confidence. #LI-AS1

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