Digital Payload Architect for Fastwater Staffing

Tasks summary:

Architecture Concept & Requirements

• Establish functional, performance, environmental and security requirements with mission stakeholders & CONOPs.

• Translate requirements into clear payload performance parameters and maintain bidirectional traceability throughout the project lifecycle.

• Establish with cybersecurity team payload‑specific requirements & embed resilience and security by design.

Payload Architecture Definition

• Define the overall digital regenerative payload architecture (optical/RF ISLs, antenna arrays, digitizers/ onboard processing, Feeder links, master reference oscillator & clock synchronizations).

• Define Interface Control Documents (ICDs) with spacecraft bus, ground segment and payload specific subsystem...