Spectrum Engineer, Hyper
KSAT
Location: Oslo/Tromsø/Stockholm
Employment Type: Full-time | Fixed-term (extension possible)
Reporting To: General Manager, Hyper
Security Requirement: European citizen; eligible for NATO Secret clearance
About KSAT Hyper
Hyper is a strategic initiative by Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) to redefine how space data is delivered, secured, and used. By extending the world’s most trusted ground station network into low Earth orbit, Hyper is building a new layer of space infrastructure designed for speed, resilience, and sovereignty.
At its core, Hyper enables near-real-time access to space data anywhere on Earth. By combining an orbiting relay capability with KSAT’s global ground network, Hyper drastically reduces latency between satellite tasking, data acquisition, and decision-making. This capability is increasingly critical for applications where timing, trust, and availability matter — including Earth observation, climate monitoring, security, defense, and commercial operations.
Hyper is not a single mission or a one-off system. It is a long-term infrastructure program designed to scale over time, support multiple customers and mission types, and integrate tightly with existing and future space systems. The first Hyper satellites are scheduled for launch in 2027, marking the transition from development to operations, and the starting point for a broader constellation and service evolution in the years that follow.
Joining Hyper means contributing to the early build-out of a strategically important space capability, working at the intersection of space systems, communications, and operations. The work is foundational, technically demanding, and mission-critical; it directly shapes how satellite services will be delivered at scale in the next decade.
Website: Hyper | Powered by KSAT
Role Overview
The Spectrum Engineer is responsible for the technical engineering aspects of spectrum use, coordination, and interference management for Hyper-enabled satellite systems. The role provides the engineering analyses, assumptions, and technical documentation that underpin regulatory filings, coordination activities, and system design decisions.
Regulatory strategy, licensing, and formal submissions are handled by dedicated legal and regulatory functions — this role owns the technical substance.
Key Responsibilities
Spectrum & Interference Engineering
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Perform spectrum compatibility, coexistence, and interference analyses
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Conduct link budget analyses and evaluate interference scenarios
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Analyze antenna patterns, orbital parameters, beam pointing, and slew rates
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Evaluate spectrum sharing techniques for MSS and other services
Technical Support to Coordination & Regulation
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Prepare technical analyses and exhibits for regulatory and coordination use
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Support satellite coordination activities with engineering justification
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Translate regulatory constraints into system and operational requirements
System & Payload Design Support
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Contribute to payload, satellite, and CONOPS design from a spectrum perspective
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Identify spectrum-driven risks and propose mitigations
Tools, Models & Monitoring
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Develop and maintain spectrum analysis tools and models
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Monitor ITU BR IFIC and related databases
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Support WRC-related technical studies
Required Qualifications
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Degree in Telecommunications, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or similar
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Strong RF engineering and satellite communications understanding
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Experience with technical analysis or modelling
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Ability to work with complex system trade-offs
Personal Attributes
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Analytical, structured, and technically rigorous
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Clear communicator across technical and non-technical teams
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Comfortable working independently in an international environment
Security & Travel
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Must be eligible for NATO Secret clearance
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Willingness to travel internationally as required
How we work at KSAT Hyper
Hyper values speed with purpose, trust by design, and responsibility at scale. We are an engineering-led organization that builds critical space infrastructure through rigorous technical work, close collaboration, and a strong sense of ownership — across teams, partners, and borders.
What We Expect From You
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Ownership: You take responsibility for your work end-to-end and follow through on commitments
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Technical rigor: You care about how things work, challenge assumptions, and document decisions
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Judgment: You balance speed with quality, security, and long-term impact
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Collaboration: You work constructively across disciplines, cultures, and organizations
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Integrity: You act in a way that builds trust with colleagues, partners, and customers
What You Can Expect From Us
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Meaningful responsibility: You will work on systems that matter and are trusted by others
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High technical standards: You will be surrounded by people who care deeply about engineering and operations
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Long-term perspective: Decisions are made with durability, scalability, and responsibility in mind
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Collaboration and openness: You will work closely with experts across KSAT and partner organizations
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Room to shape the future: Hyper is early in its journey, your work will directly influence how this infrastructure evolves
KSAT - A stellar workplace
We are a rapidly growing organization with solid finances. With us, you get skilled and committed colleagues, a flexible and varied everyday life, opportunities to grow and a unique opportunity to help develop an exciting future for KSAT. If this wasn't enough, we also offer, among other things:
- We are a social group who do things outside of work, both under the auspices of the company and on private initiative. Here you will be included from day one.
- Competitive salary conditions, training courses, training room at work that employees are free to use, very good health insurance and pension schemes, telephone and mobile subscriptions, company cabin, support for sports, etc.
- An environment you are guaranteed to learn from - regardless of your level of expertise today. You will join an environment with high competence and with a strong desire and will to deliver world-class quality - at all levels of the organisation.
KSAT sees the importance to ensure diversity in the company by taking gender, age, and cultural background into account during recruitment.
Candidates in final stages will go through a background check done by Semac.
Get to know us better through - SPACE UP YOUR CAREER: https://karriere.ksat.no/ - we are looking forward to hearing from you!
