ABOUT THE COMPANY

We simplify the adoption of geospatial data in order to understand the world better and to enable people to act in an aware and timely manner, in order to live better and preserve the Earth.

Planetek Italia operates in many fields of application ranging from environmental and land monitoring to open-government and smart cities, including defense and security as well as scientific missions and planetary exploration.

We provide solutions and products for Earth observation with satellite, aircraft and drone data. We develop on-board software for satellites and data processing solutions for ground segment infrastructures.

Our involvement in research and development activities supports human exploration of the solar system. We develop Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) in compliance with INSPIRE as well as solutions for Smart City and complex systems to support decisions that exploit geographic information, and Earth observation data, according to the new paradigms of Cloud and Software As a Service.

Specifically in the Space field, the target market consists of space agencies (e.g. the Italian Space Agency and the European Space Agency with their scientific and operational programs) and those related (such as Galileo) and the major players in the aerospace market.

from the Space Segment to the Ground Segment and the User Segment. Our main responsibilities fall into Systems and Software Engineering with strong verticalization towards Space Mission Analysis and Design (SMAD).

WHAT WILL I DO AS A SPACE SYSTEMS ENGINEER AT PLANETEK ITALIA?

As a system engineer, you’ll have to be able to look across multiple disciplines and viewpoints, from mission concepts to systems / components design, from on-board SW implementation to final users’ applications.

You will contribute to the design and implementation flow of space systems, turning needs into requirements into specifications, specifications into design and finalizing design with implementation and verification.

You will be the technical interface with customers and partners and will coordinate technical tasks in the development team.

YOUR BACKGROUND AND EXPERTISE

You have a Master’s degree or equivalent qualification in Electronic Engineering, TLC Engineering, SW Engineering, Computer Science or another relevant discipline and you have at least 5 years of professional experience, mostly on Space Systems Engineering.

Specifically, you have skills in the following fields :

Also appreciated :

The ideal profile of the successful candidate is completed by seriousness and reliability, excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, excellent organizational skills, strong ability to work within a team in order to meet specific objectives qualitatively and quantitatively defined, excellent relational and communicative skills, proactivity.

AN IMPORTANT POINT

At Planetek Italia results are more important than time and our respect for people takes priority over their skills. Passion and responsibility are the qualities we value in our employees while ethics, professionalism and availability are the elements that distinguish our work philosophy.

Choose us if you think that a company like Planetek offers you the opportunity to work with enthusiasm and if you believe you can make an important contribution toward developing a strategic segment for our company.

Your office will be located in Bari, Italy but you will often travel around Europe.