AALTO’s Zephyr is a High-Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) and is the only one of its kind to have demonstrated day/night longevity in the stratosphere. Providing a persistent and adaptable solution, unlike other unmanned aircraft. Its persistence enables a capability of flying continuously for months at a time, at around 70,000 feet, above weather and conventional air traffic.
The newly established entity shall become the leading Global HAPS Connectivity as a Service (CaaS) provider for the Mobile and Satellite Network Operator market – connecting the diverse needs of our customers – whether for rural, overlay capacity, disaster recovery or new services provision. In addition, it shall offer Platform as a Service (PaaS) to the Institutional and Military markets for Earth observation, tracking and communications requirements, as well as operating a global fleet of carbon neutral HAPS platforms – powered by sunlight.
As a Principal Systems Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in the design, development, and implementation of the Zephyr system. Leveraging your extensive experience and expertise, you will lead and contribute to complex systems engineering projects, ensuring they meet performance, safety, and regulatory standards. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure the successful implementation, meeting project objectives, and adhering to safety and regulatory requirements.
Project Management: Manage integration projects from initiation to completion, overseeing budget, timeline, and resource allocation to deliver successful outcomes.
Technical Leadership: Provide guidance, mentoring and inspiring a diverse team of engineers, fostering collaboration, creativity and professional growth. Make decisions on technical issues and ensure the team adheres to best practices in systems engineering. No direct Line reports.
Compliance Verification: As a CVE, independently verify the compliance of design solutions with applicable regulations. This includes approving all compliance documents, including test programs and data necessary for the verification of compliance with applicable CS and environmental protection requirements.
Spearhead the design process, including conceptualization, specifications, and system architecture, taking into account aerodynamics and mech integration, avionics HW & SW, communication, and payload integration.
Requirements Management: elicitation, analysis, traceability, prioritisation, V&V, baseline and maintenance.
Communication: Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including software engineers, hardware engineers, project managers and analysis engineers to ensure smooth project coordination and integration.
Experience and Qualifications:
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!
AALTO HAPS Ltd. is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status or pregnancy and maternity.
