Engineer, Satellite Network Data Plane, IRIS2
The job responsibilities outlined in this document are not exhaustive and may evolve over time and be reviewed according to business needs.
PROGRAMME DESCRIPTION
IRIS2 is the new European Union secure satellite constellation. This project is the European Union's answer to the pressing challenges of tomorrow to provide secure connectivity services and enhanced communication capacities to the EU and its Member States. In addition, as well as to governmental users, private companies and European citizens while benefiting from ensuring high-speed internet broadband to cope with connectivity dead zones.
SES – together with other consortium partners and core members, was selected by the European Commission to build and to operate the IRIS2 multi-orbit satellite constellation.
The IRIS2 team enters next project phases, we seek and there is a strong need of support for all the activities around service provisioning and products that the system can offer in the future.
We are seeking a Satellite Network Data Plane Engineer to define, dimension, and specify the packet-forwarding and data-plane capabilities required for a secure multi-orbit satellite communications network. This role focuses on high-performance forwarding, QoS, traffic classification, tunneling, service steering, programmable networking, and integration with routing, SDN control-plane, and network management functions across space and ground segments. The position is ideal for an engineer with deep practical experience in data-plane design, Linux networking, and high-throughput packet processing.
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