Public Regulated Service Coordinator

• Coordinating the definition and maintenance of the PRS development roadmap, identifying critical products and capabilities in the areas of PRS, security, and cryptography requiring Technology Readiness Level maturation to support future mission needs, service evolution, and emerging security challenges.
• Coordinating studies and development activities relating to PRS, security, and cryptographic capabilities, ensuring alignment with program objectives, PRS evolution priorities, and user requirements.
• Coordinating the procurement of studies and technology developments in the fields of PRS and security, including cryptographic components and capabilities, in close cooperation with the evolution teams. This includes the definition and maintenance of technical and programmatic baselines, support to industrial evaluations, contract monitoring, and coordination of activities throughout all project phases up to final delivery.
• Acting as the interface between PRS technology development activities and program implementation, supporting the preparation of design, development, and validation plans and identifying mature technologies, products, and capabilities suitable for incorporation into future system and segment evolutions. This includes defining the associated implementation strategy, work plans, and procurement activities required to support their successful introduction into the program baseline.
• Leading a team of engineers and specialised engineering support and coordinating the work of onsite industrial contractors in the framework of PRS engineering.
• Ensuring the technical and programmatic consistency of PRS and security studies and developments, capturing lessons learned, and contributing to the evolution and maintenance of the PRS technical and programmatic baseline.
• Participating in European institution and Member State working groups, contributing to the implementation and evolution of PRS operational and security-related capabilities affecting the user segment.
• Acting as a focal point for the identification and assessment of emerging technologies, market trends, and innovations in satellite navigation, secure services, cryptography, and resilient PNT solutions, proposing enhancements to future PRS capabilities.
• Fostering collaboration and alignment with internal teams, European institutions, Member States, industry, and authorised user communities to support the evolution of PRS capabilities and associated technologies.
• Preparing technical reports, roadmap proposals, procurement documentation, and management briefings, and providing regular reporting to the Head of the PRS and System Security Engineering Unit.

What they ask

• Experience in space-based navigation systems, including receivers, as well as signals and security engineering applied to space systems.
• Good knowledge of system security engineering, crypto algorithms, and certification processes.
• Good knowledge of technology development and maturation processes relevant to PRS, security, and crypto devices.
• Knowledge of industrial development, verification, and procurement processes.
• Familiarity with the Common Criteria (ISO/IEC 15408) framework and security evaluation methodologies.
• Knowledge of security assurance processes and evaluation standards.
• Good knowledge of satellite navigation receiver technology.
• Knowledge of specific receivers and their implementation in the context of PRS is considered an asset.

• Result Orientation
• Operational Efficiency
• Fostering Cooperation
• Relationship Management
• Continuous Improvement
• Forward Thinking

Education and professional experience.

• A master’s degree in telecommunications engineering or a related discipline is required for this post, together with four years of relevant professional experience.
• Alternatively, candidates with a bachelor’s degree, complemented by an additional four years of relevant professional experience, may be considered.