Hybrid Connectivity Technical Strategy & Innovation Lead

Your mission

Reporting to the CTO, you shape and drive OIQ's technical strategy and innovation pipeline, bridging engineering and commercial teams. You lead the technology roadmap and lifecycle of our NTN-TN handheld and land-mobility MOVE product and its embedded software intelligence, from concept and prototype through field trials to commercial rollout.

• Technology strategy & roadmap ▪ Develop and own the technical strategy and technology roadmap, aligned with business and product objectives. ▪ Scout emerging technologies, market trends, competitors and customer needs; maintain the technology and innovation pipeline, prioritised by strategic and business value. ▪ Define make/buy/partner strategies and translate opportunities into concrete initiatives and development priorities. ▪ Prepare and lead strategy workshops and decision processes with senior leadership, turning complex topics into clear recommendations.
• Innovation, systems engineering & validation ▪ Lead early-stage development and validation of new technologies through proof-of-concepts, demonstrators, pilots and customer trials. ▪ Assess feasibility, maturity, scalability, integration requirements and technical risk of new solutions. ▪ Define and integrate user-terminal (edge/handheld) and gateway requirements into wireless system architectures compliant with 3GPP (Rel. 15+, incl. Rel. 17+ NTN), ETSI, ITU and FCC. ▪ Review end-to-end mission interfaces: spaceborne platform software, terminal RF control, protocol stacks and battery management. ▪ Support the transfer of validated concepts into scalable product development.
• Partners, suppliers & delivery ▪ Build and manage technical partnerships with customers, technology providers, research institutions and industry bodies; evaluate component and subsystem partners. ▪ Plan and steer contract-supplier deliveries: milestones, work packages, project-plan sign-offs, subsystem integration and acceptance. ▪ Act as primary point of contact for cellular wireless development and deployment across OIQ’s partner and customer ecosystem.
• Leadership & representation ▪ Lead small interdisciplinary teams and cross-company projects; with the CTO, mentor working students and interns. ▪ Work closely with hardware, software and AI colleagues and maintain rigorous technical documentation (e.g. GitHub). ▪ Represent OIQ at partner meetings, industry events and strategic customer engagements.
  
  

Your profile

Essential

▪ Master’s degree or PhD in Telecommunications, Electrical/Aerospace Engineering, Physics, Computer Science or a related field.

▪ 8+ years’ systems-engineering experience across TN and NTN, ideally in cellular handheld and satellite communications (telecom, aerospace or automotive), including 3+ years of technical project management.

▪ Solid knowledge of 3GPP (incl. Rel. 17+ NTN), 5G NR, LTE, NB-IoT, RAN, spectrum, core (EPC/5GC) and transport networks.

▪ Hands-on experience with embedded/IoT systems, edge AI and cloud-based telematics; familiarity with APIs, Docker and end-to-end architectures.

▪ Proficiency in MATLAB, Python, C++ and/or Ansys for wireless system modelling; working knowledge of Jira, Confluence, GitHub and Microsoft 365.

▪ Strong communication and stakeholder skills; comfortable with ambiguity, entrepreneurial, pragmatic and able to drive initiatives independently.

▪ Fluent English; working proficiency in French or German. Valid driving licence (field testing and partner visits).

Preferred

▪ LEO/MEO/GEO satellite communications and network slicing for NTN-TN integration; O-RAN, SDN and cloud-native 5G core.

▪ Electronically steered antennas, phased arrays, mmWave; V2X/C-V2X, edge computing and AI-driven network optimisation.

▪ Experience in automotive, rail, agriculture, fleet or aerospace connectivity; containerised networking (Kubernetes).

Why OrbitsIQ?

▪ 30 days’ paid annual leave plus 24 and 31 December, in addition to Luxembourg’s 11 statutory public holidays (statutory minimum: 26 days).

▪ Competitive salary and Luxembourg social-security coverage (health, pension, accident insurance).

▪ Flexible working hours and hybrid work, applied within cross-border telework thresholds for residents of France, Belgium and Germany.

▪ Contribution to fitness or health-related activities, and support for professional development.

▪ A multinational, collaborative start-up with short decision paths, visionary leadership and a strong investor and partner network, and the chance to shape the future of mobility, handheld connectivity and space.

About Us

OrbitsIQ Global (OIQ) is a NewSpace startup providing secure, persistent session, NTN-TN ‘always-on’ hybrid connectivity solutions. Specializing in next-generation services for mobility markets, OIQ powers innovation through its enterprise-class, global coverage, seamless and secure connectivity solutions.

We are focused on the elimination of network dead zones while efficiently bridging non- terrestrial and terrestrial (5G) networks for a cohesive and uninterrupted user experience.

At the heart of our mission is the commitment to shaping the future of mobility, revolutionizing the world of automated and connected vehicles. At OIQ, we bring market-leading technical and commercial know-how to bear upon our program execution. As a team, we value quality, innovation, teamwork, open conversation, transparency and a commitment to excellence.