Head of Systems Engineering

Exotrail

Toulouse, France

Job Description

We are looking for a Head of systems engineering at our Toulouse site, to support the rapid growth of the spacevan activities within Exotrail. You will manage a team of 10 systems engineers, working on our 3 ongoing projects in the in-orbit services team: development of spacevan LEO, spacevan GEO satellites, and R&D activity around rendezvous and proximity operations.

Attached to the In-orbit services team, you will be responsible for:

Team Management: Manage junior and senior systems engineers in their day-to-day activities, trainings, career paths and mandatory management meetings (two annual reviews); performs regular one-to-one meetings with the team members and report any noticeable event from the management and from the team members;
Responsible for systems resources: size its team according to the ongoing and future projects; recruit with our talent acquisition team, onboard and outboard systems engineers;
Interface with project managers and product managers to define the required team organization and sizing; assist them in preparing budgets;
Interface with the other technical managers to define interfaces, plan for common activities and organize responsibilities;
Systems culture awareness: develop and educate the technical team to a framework to learn basics of systems engineering, satellite design and mission design; and define the necessary templates to be used to fit this framework;
Satellite system engineering mindset: develop a satellite system engineering culture across the organization;
Documentation and Reporting: Generate comprehensive overview of the activities of its team and how this work in integrated in projects;
Identify a roadmap to develop the activities of the systems team, with the inputs of the product and projects roadmaps;
Collaboration: Work closely with other engineering teams, project managers, and stakeholders to align technical efforts with project goals and timelines;
Compliance and Standards: Ensure all engineering activities comply with industry standards, safety regulations, and quality assurance protocols.

Preferred Experience

We are looking for a seasoned professional with significant experience in systems engineering (> 5 years), and management (> 5 years). Ideally, you worked on space projects, but this is not mandatory.

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