Space System Engineer at TRL Space

Location: Kigali, RwandaType: full-time

About Company

TRL Space Rwanda is the local subsidiary of Czech-based TRL Space, building Rwanda’s first hyperspectral CubeSat and pioneering Africa’s satellite and constellation hub. Based in Kigali, the company develops small satellites for agriculture, environment, and data-driven solutions while training local engineers and expanding Rwanda’s space ecosystem

Job Description

TRL Space Rwanda is building a local space ecosystem for satellite manufacturing, integration, deployment, operations, and services in Rwanda and across Africa. The role involves managing spacecraft/system/subsystem projects, ensuring compliance with ECSS standards, coordinating teams and partners, overseeing engineering lifecycles, and ensuring quality, deadlines, and customer satisfaction.

Job Requirements

• Manage projects according to ECSS and internal project handbook
• Ensure deadlines, quality, and outputs are met
• Communicate effectively with customers, suppliers, and partners
• Lead development, qualification, and delivery of assigned spacecraft/system/subsystem
• Oversee system engineering lifecycle and change management
• Develop operations concepts, system/product designs, and requirements management
• Conduct technical risk management, interface definition, and control
• Create and implement test methods and plans through deployment
• Perform simulations and analyses across spacecraft/system/subsystem functions
• Track and verify spacecraft/system/subsystem requirements
• Develop interface specifications and design documents in collaboration with team members
• Lead customer and internal meetings, facilitate technical exchanges
• Participate in verification and testing
• Support program management, schedule tracking, and product management

Education

• Degree in a relevant engineering or scientific field (implied though not explicitly stated in the description)

Experience

• At least 6 years of experience in system engineering
• Previous experience with ESA or other space agency projects (beneficial but not mandatory)

Good to Have

• Strong planning, scheduling, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to prepare technical reports and documentation
• Relationship management skills between technical teams and customers
• Excellent communication skills
• Fluent English
• Passion for space exploration and technology
• Willingness to travel
• Courage to accept responsibility and make decisions
• Experience working in multicultural, multi-partner environments

Contract & Benefits

• Full-time contract with flexible working hours
• Meaningful benefits
• Work culture based on fairness, transparency, responsibility, freedom, and trust
• Innovative, risk-taking, and experimental team environment
• Opportunity to work on projects with partners and customers across Europe, Africa, America, and Asia

Location

• Kigali, Rwanda (onsite office presence required)

Application Process
To apply, email your CV, LinkedIn link, or short introduction to:
Serge Tuyihimbaze, Chief Operations Officer
Email: [email protected]

Deadline

• Not explicitly stated (applications are open until position is filled).

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