Senior MCC Engineer, IRIS2 (5G-NTN)

Location: Betzdorf, Luxembourg, or Munich (Unterföhring), Germany. Work 60% onsite from the office; travel is required as needed for project realization.

Company

hirify.global operates satellite communications infrastructure and is a consortium partner building and operating IRIS², the European Union’s secure multi-orbit satellite communications constellation.

What you will do

• Translate service, mission, operational, and system requirements into Mission Control Centre functional architecture.
• Define MCC interfaces with SMO, SDN-C, GW Manager, S3C, OSS/BSS, and other ground and space segment functions.
• Support MCC design teams with architecture reviews, requirement clarification, functional decomposition, operational scenarios, contingency handling, and system-level trade-offs.
• Define MCC-SMO information flows for resource orchestration, RAN configuration intent, performance and availability feedback, fault coordination, and lifecycle management.
• Support RFP/RFQ preparation, technical requirement baselines, vendor evaluations, compliance analysis, and trade-off studies.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in engineering or science, preferably telecommunications engineering, systems engineering, space systems, or a related discipline.
• 10+ years of relevant industry experience in telecom, satellite communications, aerospace, defence, or complex system programmes.
• Strong end-to-end knowledge of 5G-NTN architecture across RAN, Core Network, satellite payloads, gateways, inter-satellite and feeder links, orchestration, and operations.
• Knowledge of 3GPP NTN, O-RAN/SMO, network management, transport routing, system engineering, interface definition, and ICD preparation.
• Hands-on experience translating requirements into functional architectures, subsystem responsibilities, interface requirements, operational concepts, and verification inputs.
• Experience with MCC functions including mission and service planning, resource orchestration, contingency management, service continuity, network monitoring, and cross-domain coordination.
• Experience defining interfaces and ICDs for complex subsystems, including information models, operational flows, configuration and monitoring data, fault and performance information, and control responsibilities.
• Experience with RFP/RFQ activities, vendor evaluation, compliance matrices, gap analysis, clarification workshops, and technical trade-offs.
• Must be eligible for a “SECRET” security clearance under applicable national regulations and EU/ESA/NATO equivalents.

Nice to have

• Experience with MCC, NMS/OSS, SMO, SDN controllers, gateway management, satellite control, or multi-domain orchestration systems.
• Knowledge of O-RAN SMO, Non-RT RIC, O1/A1/O2 interfaces, and SMO interaction with higher-level MCC systems for NTN resource orchestration.
• Experience with FCAPS, configuration management, performance and fault management, topology and resource inventory, and service assurance.
• Experience with MBSE, V-model development, requirements traceability, operational scenario analysis, and architecture review boards.

Culture & Benefits

• Permanent employment with collaboration across MCC, SMO/RAN, core network, satellite payload, gateway, operations, procurement, sales, and business teams.
• Research and development project work involving architecture reviews, requirement clarification workshops, vendor discussions, and technical decision records.
• Requires clear communication of complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and production of requirements, ICD inputs, RFP/RFQ sections, evaluation reports, and architecture notes.
• Requires commitment to deadlines and willingness to meet tight development, procurement, architecture, and delivery schedules.
• Hybrid arrangement with 60% onsite office work and project-related travel.