Welcome to AALTO, a global leader in Stratospace. Based in Farnborough, AALTO is an Airbus subsidiary that manufactures, operates, and delivers services with its solar-powered, stratospheric platform: Zephyr.

Zephyr’s persistence enables continuous flight for months at a time. Its current flight-time record of over 67 days in the stratosphere. From above 60,000+ft, or 20km above ground, AALTO can deliver several applications including direct-to-device connectivity and high-resolution Earth observation.

AALTO operates in a new operational layer between most of air traffic and low-Earth orbit, Stratospace. This is where high-altitude platforms led by Zephyr deliver services to commercial and government partners. We can help monitor environments, observe borders, track natural disasters and connect unconnected communities.

Join us as we create a new domain of aerospace: Stratospace. You’ll be part of a highly-skilled, innovative and passionate group of people – Team AALTO. Together, we can Unlock Stratospace.

Job purpose:

A UAS (Unmanned Aircraft System) Connectivity Network Engineer is a key role in the operation and maintenance of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

Role and Responsibilities:

· Determine, and review requirements across many areas including, operational, functional, environmental, Human Machine Interface, Safety and Security.

· Define computer system and network design requirements for the payload systems deployed by AALTO.

· Develop gateway station designs for AALTO connectivity solutions.

· Oversee the development of AALTO connectivity solutions from a network and security perspective.

· Create designs, test plans and reports for all payload network systems.

· Test, produce procedures for operation and deployment of the connectivity solutions

Requirements:

· Knowledge of the design, delivery and implementation of networks which include mesh networking and high availability.

· Knowledge and understanding of technologies relevant to HAPS networking.

· Demonstrable experience in complex network systems with considerable packet loss.

· Experience with SATCOM, LTE or other back haul communication systems.

· Familiarity with software development methodologies and tools, such as Agile, Scrum, Git.

· Experience with cybersecurity, IP/switching and upper layer protocols and troubleshooting of them.

Highly Desirable:

· Has already designed or deployed a complex mesh network which included HA mechanisms.

· Has regularly created design, development, test and operations documentation for the network systems they have worked on.

In addition to salary, we offer:

• Rewarding Excellence: Benefit from our short-term incentive plan that rewards your hard work and dedication.

• Enjoy Your Time Off: Benefit from 25 days of holiday to relax and recharge.

• Stay Healthy: We’ve got your health covered with private medical insurance, along with dental and optical cash back.

• Secure Your Future: Take advantage of our personal pension plan to ensure a comfortable retirement.

• Peace of Mind: Our income protection and life assurance schemes are there to support you when you need it most.

• We Care About You: Our employee assistance programme is always available to provide the support you need.

• Perks Galore: Enjoy a range of employee discounts via Perkbox, because you deserve a treat!

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