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    Candidate Profile
     Date Submitted:13-07-2009
     Last Modified:16-11-2011 (10:20)
    Job information
     Current job:Associate Satellite System Engineer
     Employment Term:Permanent
     Job location:US only
     Date available:
     Industry:Satellite Manufacturers and Subcontractors, Satellite Operators, , , Consulting/Engineering Services
     Keywordsmicrowaves, satellite system communications, signal processing,, regulatory / frequency coordination, antenna
    CV

    Education

    Gradute degree in Electrical and Telecommunication Engineeringat

    (Yaoundé National advanced school of Engineering), in the Department of Electrical and telecommunication Engineering. September 2002-July 2007

    Professional Experiences

    Since March 2008: System Engineer at RASCOMSTAR-QAF (satellite operator).

    Maintain technical data on the RascomStar-QAF satellite system communications payload -including technical spacecraft and ground segment parameters, and current payload configuration.

     

    Interact with Communications Payload Control Center to obtain current configurations, and

    requests for reconfiguration based on communications requirements (e.g., changes in SFD settings, etc.)

    Support Customer Technical Support Sale (CTSS) with back-off engineering functions and proposal development for large customer projects such as broadband Internet Access,
    DVB-S/S2/RCS, and TV Broadcasting.

    Receive preliminary link budgets from CTSS, check against available capacity, and make final transponder and power/bandwidth assignments. Provide final link budgets to CTSS.

    Ground Segment design and sizing (antenna sizing LNA, BUC, ACU) to various VSAT operators across the world.

    Knowledge and experience in vendors VSAT Corporate Networks products and market trends for corporate and private networks.  

    Perform communications system design and feasibility analysis to develop solutions that meet both the customer needs and the RascomStar-QAF strategies.


    Work on satellite payload subsystem design for new satellite projects; Satellite antenna design, analysis and synthesis using SATSOFT.


    Participate in satellites procurement activities (RFI, RFP... writing and proposals response analysis)

     

    Provide support to the RascomStar-QAF regulatory department on space system frequencies coordination activities.

    Well familiar with spacecraft subsystems preliminary design including (Mission analysis, Propulsion, Attitude Control, Power System, Thermal control, Command and Data System, Telecommunication and Structure).

     

    Training

    • RascomStar-QAF Training on spacecraft systems engineering.
    • RascomStar-QAF Training on satellite payload design (Redundancy rings, passive and active intermodulation analysis, multipactor effect etc…)
    • Thales Alenia Space training on ITU Space system radio communication.
    • MonicsNET training on Communication System Monitoring (CSM) by Integral System Europe.
    • SC-503 Satellite transmission planning for satellite operators by Optimal Satcom: COMPLAN certified.
    • Training on Antenna System by Globecomm systems Inc (GSI)

    Computer Design and aid tools

    COMPLAN, ACP (Satellite communication planning tool, Antenna Coverage Program)

     

    SATSOFT: Satellite antenna design tool.

     

    Basic use of GRASP for reflector antenna design.

     

    Basic knowledge of Java programming language.

     

    Microsoft office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint,)

     

     

    Miscellaneous

    Lecturer at Douala Institute of technology (Waveguides design, High frequency transmission line, antenna and propagation).

    PMI certified project manager (PMP).

    US permanent resident.

    Languages skills:

                            English: Reading, writing, speaking (Fluent)

                            French: Reading, writing, speaking (Native)

    Availability: Upon request

     

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