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Space agencies around the world are investing heavily into lunar exploration with the aim of establishing the Moon as a platform for mankind to become a multi-planetary species. Lunar exploration missions are furthering key scientific objectives around surviving and prospering in space as well as providing information on the origins of life as a whole. The lunar roadmap foresees in-situ resource utilisation on the Moon to establish a permanent human presence during the 2030s, as well as using the Moon as a “refuelling station” for further space exploration to Mars and beyond.
As part of the investment into lunar exploration, European Space Agency (ESA) created the Moonlight programme – a private-public partnership. Moonlight will develop new communications and navigation capabilities and services that will be provided to missions on and around the Moon through the launch of dedicated infrastructure.
Viasat is entering the programme as the design authority for the communications service, responsible to design and procurement of the space segment, ground segment and user infrastructure to provide communications services by the end of the decade.
Viasat is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to support the architecture and design of the Moonlight Communications System (LCNS), part of ESA’s Moonlight programme to enable commercial and institutional lunar services. You will contribute to the definition of the communications service architecture, CONOPS, system design, and waveform strategy, ensuring performance, interoperability, and service continuity across Space, Ground and Lunar User Terminal segments.
1. Communications Service Architecture & CONOPS
2. System Integration & Interfaces
3. Waveform Definition & Evolution
4. Service Orchestration & Delivery
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