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Lead Senior AOCS Engineer

Hybrid in Tres Cantos & Seville·Added 6 months ago (last checked 2 Nov)

SENER

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Our summary

Work mode: Hybrid, Tres Cantos & Seville
English: Required
Experience: 7+ years
Education: University degree
Benefits: Private health insurance, flexible pay plan, meal vouchers

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Skills

Requirements

What we're looking for

Engineering Degree (aeronautical or space engineering)
Experienced in this position for 7 - 10 years.
Good mathematical capability.
Interest for SW engineering and related know-how, including IA
Proactive and good problem solving capability
Team player
Capable of presenting the output of the work carried out in a clear way
High level of English

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

What we offer:
These are some of the benefits you will enjoy at Sener:

Join a multidisciplinary and highly qualified team participating in technologically innovative projects at an international level.
Continue your professional development with us and access a wide range of training (technical training, skills, languages...).
Take care of yourself with our physical and emotional well-being program: sports, workshops...
Optimize your salary with our flexible remuneration plan (meal card, private health insurance, daycare tickets, etc.) and have our life and accident insurance.
Make the way you work more flexible! We have flexible hours, teleworking policy, coworking spaces...
Discount portal for you and specific onboarding for our international employees.

The role

Sener Aerospace and Defence is currently looking for Lead Senior AOCS Engineer to join our Avionics and Flight System Division at our office in Tres Cantos (Madrid) or in Sevilla.

We are a pioneering engineering company in the design of satellite technology and equipment for space exploration. In defence, we design and produce equipment and systems, including unmanned systems. Our passion for precision has made us a trusted partner of leading space agencies, government agencies and companies.

What you'll do

GNC/AOCS Development Lead: Requirements flowdown; GNCAOCS functional architecture, modes and control definition; HW & SW components identification and specification; equipment follow-up; simulators definition and specification; performance and technical budgets definition and maintenance.

Lead the GNC/AOCS development of a space mission through complete life-cycle
Lead a team of GNC/AOCS experts in the different domain.
Requirements capture and flow-down (component level specification preparation)
AOCS System definition and development, from preliminary trade offs and analysis up to functional breakdown and components selection and develop. Follow-up
AOCS operation definition (coordination with customer and/or other subsystems)
System analysis and performance/technical budgets
Interactions/contributions to/from SW-implementation tasks and team
Interactions/contributions to/from AIT tasks and team
Identification of simulators, their components and related know-how (frameworks, tools, configurations, concepts, modelling, timing management...)
Contribution to internal know-how
Contributions to proposals
Contribution to AOCS engineering roadmap & strategy (innovative technologies and tools, state of the art, interaction with other applications at Sener)

Hiring process

3 steps2 interviews

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Introductory call
Interviews
Job offer
Onboarding

About SENER

SENER is a global engineering and technology group headquartered in Getxo (Bilbao), Spain, with a strong presence in the aerospace, defense, energy, and infrastructure sectors. The company provides engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services, as well as specialized consulting, with a workforce of over 5,000 employees worldwide. SENER is known for its work on complex projects, including space systems, offshore wind energy, and large-scale data centers.

In Spain, SENER has a major engineering hub with offices in Bilbao, Madrid, and Barcelona, employing a significant number of engineers. The company is a key player in the Spanish engineering landscape and actively recruits international talent, offering roles in English and Spanish. For international professionals, SENER provides an opportunity to work on high-profile projects in Spain, such as data centers, aerospace, and energy infrastructure, with a collaborative and technically demanding work culture.

Industry: Engineering
Founded: 1965
Employees: 1,000–5,000
Headquarters: Getxo, Spain
In Spain: Getxo, Madrid, Barcelona

Good to know if you are moving

SENER is a Spanish company, so international hires will need a work visa, which the company typically sponsors.
The company's working language is Spanish, but English is widely used in engineering and technical teams, especially on international projects.
SENER offers opportunities to work on large-scale, high-profile projects like the Spanish high-speed rail network and offshore wind farms.
The engineering culture is project-based and rigorous, with a strong focus on technical excellence and safety.
International hires may find the relocation process to Spain straightforward, with the company providing support for visas and onboarding.

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Additional information

We promote equal opportunities, diversity and inclusion of all people and we are certified as a Entidad Familiarmente responsable - efr. And from the Sener Foundation we collaborate in activities that promote the search for knowledge and contribute to the socially responsible development of engineering.

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