RFQ 2025 -0340 - Provision of SATCOM Engineering Support Services

The Contractor shall provide expert engineering
services to support the strategic planning, design, and definition of NATO
SATCOM systems, ensuring alignment with operational requirements,
interoperability standards, and emerging technologies within the Alliance’s
communication and space domains.

The objective of this engagement is to provide
engineering and analytical support to ongoing NATO activities related to the
definition, harmonization, and modernization of SATCOM capabilities, including:

• Assessment
  of current and future SATCOM architectures;
  
• Identification
  of capability gaps and dependencies;
  
• Development
  of engineering baselines and system -level requirements;
  
• Analysis
  of interoperability with NATO, national, and commercial SATCOM assets;
  
• Technical
  input to strategic planning, feasibility studies, and decision -making
  documents.
  

Requirements

Language Proficiency

English: C1

• Qualifications:
• Education:
  University Degree in Telecommunications, Electronics, or a related field, with
  at least two years of post -related experience; or Higher Vocational Training
  with a minimum of five years of post -related experience.
  
• SATCOM
  Expertise: Minimum of three years of practical experience in SATCOM systems,
  including UHF and SHF.
  
• Technical
  Expertise: Familiarity with modern military communication networks, including
  interfaces, protocols, and experience with SATCOM Operations.
  
• Deep
  knowledge of SATCOM architecture principles, including link budget analysis,
  modulation schemes, error correction coding, satellite network topologies
  
• Strong
  understanding of RF engineering, antenna systems, propagation modelling in
  SATCOM bands, cybersecurity architecture for SATCOM, including encryption
  
• Familiarity
  with SATCOM related standards, such as DVB -S2, DVB -S2X, MIL -STD -188, experience
  in Software Defined Networking (SDN) in SATCOM
  
• Customer
  Service and Incident Management: Familiarity in service management (incident,
  problem management, etc.) and a customer -focused approach in a control centre
  environment.
  
• NATO
  Environment: prior experience working in a NATO or multinational military
  setting, with a solid understanding of NATO operational standards and
  protocols.