SATCOM RF PLANNER

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SATCOM RF PLANNER

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

TOGETHER WE CONNECT OUR CUSTOMERS TO THE CUTTING EDGE OF TECHNOLOGY.

THALES GROUP AND THALES IN UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Worldwide, our customers rely on our expertise and innovation of 62,000 people in 56 countries across five markets; Aerospace, Space, Transportation, Defence and Security.

We have been present in UAE for over 35 years and with over 300 employees to date and we are growing rapidly. Thales in the UAE is part of our Middle East business that has 1,800 people across Egypt, Iraq, Kuwait, KSA, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar and UAE. Together we delivered technology for the Dubai metro, the longest driverless metro network in the world and a fare collection system that processes up to 250,000 transactions per day. We make UAE a safer place by providing secure electronic payment solutions, cyber security systems and communications as well as security systems for Dubai International Airport and a ir traffic management and navigation systems for Abu Dhabi's airport.

SECURITY

With growing threats from terrorism, organised crime, trafficking and cyberattacks, defence organisations alone are not fully equipped to deal with the changing risk environment. Thales are focused on complex security requirements and are Europe's leading provider of digital technologies for defence and security and the world leader in data protection. Our solutions secure the four key domains considered vital to modern societies: government, cities, critical infrastructure and cyberspace. We provided solutions to Mexico City's ambitious security system which incorporates 15,000 cameras, security for major international airports such as Dubai and Durban, as well as helping 10 of the world's largest banks with cybersecurity issues.

NETWORK & INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS (NIS)

We have great knowledge in Network and Infrastructure Systems. Within their armies we connect more than 500,000 soldiers and 30,000 public safety officers, as well as providing the critical infrastructure for thousands of customers around the world. Wherever safety and security are critical, Thales delivers; be it on tactical, satcom, infrastructure and PMR/LTE networks or critical services.

That is why we rely on our people to help us master the most complex environments for our customers, and careers start here.

WE ARE CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR A SATCOM RF PLANNER TO JOIN THE THALES TEAM IN ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES.

The Satcom Planner will be responsible in the management of the RF Resources of the Satellite assets.

Key Responsibilities:

Service Planning : The SATCOM RF Planner will form the core expertise for planning services provided by the operations team for the Military Customer. It is this role that will provide the specialist engineering knowledge and skills necessary to ensure the successful and efficient delivery of services in accordance with the Service Catalogue. Planning will the complete planning lifecycle:

o Attend planning meetings

o Draft and review Deployment Communications Requests (DCRs)

o Order handling

o Satellite resources planning

o Network and service planning

o Link budget calculation and tuning

o Generate network plan reports

o Crypto requests

o Configuration generation

o Configuration dissemination

o Activation

Configuration Documentation : Manage the production of documents to provide information on modem usage and SGT configuration for all activated plans.

Liaison : The SATCOM RF Planner will be able to work both alone and as part of a small team. He will be responsible for liaising with internal and external organisations to ensure that services are planned and assets are available.

Reports : Where required collate and produce any reports regarding to operational and planning activities as required by the Operations Manager or Head of Operations and Engineering. These reports are to include detailed timings for all events.

Out of Hours Support : There may be occasions when out of hours support is required.

Document Management : The SATCOM RF Planner is responsible for managing, reviewing and updating all relevant procedures associated with order handling and planning within the MNOC.

Skills/Experience/Educational Requirements:

- Higher qualification in System or Telecommunications Engineering, or an associated degree;

- The SATCOM RF Planner primarily needs to be an experienced SATCOM engineer with the ability to gain an in-depth understanding of the complete YahSat MiSatCom system;

- Experience in SATCOM Link Budgets and practical experience of Satellite Network planning

- Experience in planning and implementing communications solutions;

- Good verbal and written communication skills;

- Good interpersonal skills.

- Working proficiency in English

- Experience working with a satellite communications system;

- Experience in planning satellite services;

- Ability to provide planned and ad-hoc status reporting;

- Ability to ensure appropriate and up-to-date documentation is in place and maintained.

Security clearance: Due to the military nature of the activity, the SATCOM RF Planner will be required to apply for a military clearance with the UAE Armed Forces. Thales will manage the security clearance process. The employment of the selected candidate for the position of SATCOM RF Planner will be effective subjected to and after reception of his Security Clearance.

Your contributions to Thales' cutting-edge products make possible the continued delivery of excellence and hundreds of millions of satisfied passengers globally. If your skills, experience and attitude match the above and you are looking for exciting challenges, please apply now using the link below and we will be in touch. At Thales in the United Arab Emirates we provide careers – not jobs.

Visit https://www.thalesgroup.com/careers to find our full list of open positions.