EO Solutions Engineer
Summary
Senior electro-optical solutions engineer at Orbit Communication Systems in Netanya, leading advanced engineering projects from customer requirements through design, testing, and delivery. Day to day involves EO system design, RF/ground-station solution concepts, technical analysis, proposals, and mentoring junior engineers.
Orbit Communication Systems is a leading global provider of innovative communication solutions for airborne, maritime, ground-station, satellite-tracking, Earth Observation, and New Space applications. The company delivers advanced, reliable, and mission-focused systems to commercial and government customers worldwide.
We are looking for a Ground Stations Solutions Engineer to join our Ground Systems and Integrated Solutions team. The role combines customer engagement, technical analysis, and solution development, serving as a bridge between customers, Sales, Engineering, R&D, Operations, and Program Management.
Responsibilites
- Engage with customers to understand mission objectives, operational concepts, technical constraints, and desired outcomes.
- Analyze requirements and translate them into practical ground segment and mission-support solution concepts.
- Develop technical solutions involving ground stations, tracking systems, RF subsystems, software applications, and supporting infrastructure.
- Support proposals, compliance matrices, customer presentations, system descriptions, and solution documentation.
- Participate in customer meetings, technical reviews, demonstrations, workshops, testing, troubleshooting, and validation activities.
- Investigate operational anomalies, signal characteristics, RF performance, mission workflows, and system performance issues.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Communications Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- At least 3 years of experience in technical pre-sales, SATCOM, RF, ground systems, or related technical roles.
- Understanding of satellite communications, ground segment systems, RF chains, link budgets, and multidisciplinary systems.
- Experience in requirement analysis, technical documentation, customer-facing activities, and technical presentations.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and organizational interface skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities, work independently, and collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams.
- Experience with Earth Observation, remote sensing, test range, space-related systems, or technological military units is an advantage.