Post-Master Certificate
Space Communications Systems
Chair : Prof. Marie-Laure Boucheret - INPT-ENSEEIHT
Tél. : +33(0)5 34 32 22 29 - marie-laure.boucheret@enseeiht.fr
Co-chair : Prof. Laurent Franck - Télécom Bretagne
Tél. : +33(0)5 61 33 83 67 - laurent.franck@telecom-bretagne.eu
Co-chair : Prof. Michel Bousquet - ISAE
Tél. : +33(0)5 61 33 80 86 - michel.bousquet@isae.fr
Programme objectives
A truly unique programme located in Toulouse, heart of the European Aerospace Industry:
- Providing the student with a systems engineering approach integrating the constraints from the environment and supporting technologies in order to derive a global assessment of system performance,
- Contributing to developing technical expertise in aerospace communication techniques:
- digital communications,
- signal processing,
- networking.
Programme organization
Key features:
- Courses are taught in English,
- about 400 hours of classroom teaching and seminars from September to August organized on two neighbouring campuses: ENSEEIHT and ISAE,
- Three projects for a total duration of 100 hours,
- A placement:
- In a company or research centre,
- In France or abroad,
- For a duration of 4 to 6 months,
- Validated by means of a public defense.
A strong academic partnership
This Post-Master Certificate is co-organized by Telecom Bretagne ISAE, ENSEEIHT and Telecom SudParis.
And is accredited by the Conférence des Grandes Écoles
This unique partnership makes it possible to gather the very best experts in their respective scientific fields. Several of our lecturers also come from Industry.
Teaching techniques
- Courses, seminars, workshops, simulations using MATLAB, OPNET and dedicated software suites,
- Conferences, lab demonstrations, experiments with RF links, telecommunication and navigation receivers,
- Projects.
Career opportunities
After graduation, our students hold engineering positions for the design and development of aerospace communications systems.
Our training programme is widely recognized by:
- Telecommunication manufacturers in France and abroad: Thalès Alenia Space, EADS, Thales, Safran, ST Micro…,
- Telecommunication operators: EUTELSAT, SES-ASTRA, Telespazio, Hispasat…,
- Research centres and space agencies: CNES, DSNA, DLR, ESA…,
- SME and consulting agencies: M3Systems, Altran, France Développement Conseil, Athos Origin, ….
Ricardo Llovera Balza testifies
Ricardo Llovera Balza
(My testimony of the Post-Master Certificate SCS 2009/2010)
« This Master is a quite fair overview of the telecommunications systems involving satellites.
I really recommend this formation for the graduated engineers willing to be part of this industry. I was delighted on how close the relationship with the industrials was – not only at the Master's level itself but in all other Specialized Masters of the school. This assumption is made considering the several conferences from industrials we had; a nicely organized dinner with the staff of a satellite manufacturer; the council for improvements (in which I had the honor to participate) and the different internship openings.
My personal advice for future students is to concentrate a big effort and to nourish your spirit with big ambitions. I encourage future candidates to organize theirselves; to be strict with their time; to really appreciate the lectures and please, do not hesitate to always look for help or ask that question which will always be interesting and didactical.
In conclusion, the master is pretty international and rich in knowledge thanks to prestigious professors. I always express my gratitude to our three main tutors of this Master ».
Johan Celhay
(year 2008)
Thalès Services, currently working at Thalès Alenia Space
« Through this Post-Master certificate, I had the chance to get new skills in this "hot" domain covering both spacecom cutting-edge topics (satellite payload, orbits, applications, current market trends) and also topics which are relevant to digital communications at large: payloads, antennas, link budgets, networking, navigation.
I am delighted to have attended the SCS Post-Master certificate, both from the quality standpoint and the recognition you earn from the Industry after completing the programme. ».
Ravit Sachasiri is currently working at the Control Ground Segment for THEOS (Thailand Earth Observation System) located in Sriracha, Thailand. He graduated in 2008-2009 from the Mastère Spécialisé in Space Communication Systems degree.
Here is what Ravit says about the MS SCS:
My experience while undergoing the Specialized Masters in Space Communication is countless. The world-class lecturers, the industrial visits to some of the largest companies in the aeronautics and space domain, the lectures in both theoretical and application aspect of our future careers has led me to comprehend the immense knowledge I acquired over this period of 12 months. Currently working as the system administrator at the Control Ground Station of Thailand's only Earth Observation Satellite, I realized that my knowledge lends itself to everything that is dealt by the Control Ground Station ranging from Flight Dynamic Calculations and Orbit Determination to Ground-to-Satellite Communication to Satellite Control TC&TM. Being a System Administrator, I must understand the needs of each sub-system and be able to cater to it and I am doing practically that and more.
Requirements
- Bac+5 (French system) or a 5 year higher education degree:
- engineering degree,
- master or higher degree.
- Selection is based on written application and possibly interview.
Programme
Transverse units (20 h)
- Project management
Basics (145 h)
- Signal processing and source coding
- Digital communications
- Spread spectrum techniques
- Coding applied to the satellite channel
- Network & Telecommunication protocols
- Microwave and antennas
- Tools for network simulation
- Tools for digital communication simulation
- Project
Space systems building blocks (175 h)
- Orbits and satellite platforms
- Propagation & RF links
- Space telecommunication systems
- Satellite based navigation and localization systems
- Telecommunication & navigation payloads
- Digital filters
- Telecommunication & navigation digital receivers
- Earth stations & terminals
- Project
Space applications (160 h)
- Satellite based computer networks
- Embedded systems
- Multimedia & mobile communications
- Financial & legal aspects
- Overview of applications via satellites
- Project
Applying (academic year 2012-2013)
Application for the MS SCS is done on-line from the ISAE web site.
There are several jury sessions starting from February 2013, the admission calendar is published here.
Further information
Prof. Laurent Franck
Phone: +33 (0)5 61 33 83 67
Fax: +33 (0)5 61 33 83 75
E-mail : laurent (add dot) franck (add at) telecom-bretagne (add dot) eu
Scholarship fees
€6,500 for students still in the course of their studies, recent graduates (< 2 years) without work experience and unemployed.
€12,500 otherwise (company sponsored training, etc).
An additional - non refundable - fee of €65 is requested for covering administrative processing.
