ENGINEERING PROFILES


The SPARE project kicked off in November 2025 and is now recruiting 11 Doctoral Candidates with Engineering background for an equivalent number of projects. Please refer to the attached documents and links below for descriptions of the projects and employment. To apply, please send your CV, Motivation letter and a link to a video of up to 3 minutes explaining your background and interests to dsp-jv-spare@thalesaleniaspace.com by 9 January 2026. The SPARE Consortium will consider your application for your preferred position as well as other possible positions that fit your profile.

You may consult the following list to obtain further information on each available position.

DC1 – Digital Twin for In-Space Assembly and Manufacturing

DC2 – Large ISAM Antenna and De-orbiting Sail

DC3 – Space-Based Data Centre

DC4 – Distributed Spectrum Sensing for Satellite Systems

DC5 – Spectrum Sharing between Mobile Services (MS) and Mobile Satellite Services (MSS)

DC6 – Radio Resource Management (RRM) for LEO Constellations

DC7 – Physical Layer Security using Directional Modulation

DC8 – Space Situational Awareness with Distributed Sensing

DC9 – Position Navigation and Timing (PNT) using LEO Signals of Opportunity (LEO SoOP)

DC10 – Eco-design Methodologies for Clean Space System Engineering

DC11 – Dimensioning of Multi-Mission Ground Segment