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Join the forefront of space exploration as a Systems and Applications Engineer at ESA
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Salary
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Location
Darmstadt, DE
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Organisation summary: Become part of the European Space Agency (ESA), a global leader in space exploration. At ESA, you will contribute to groundbreaking projects and cutting-edge research that pushes the boundaries of human knowledge and technology. This is an opportunity to work within the Directorate of Operations, a team dedicated to managing and securing the ground systems that make ESA's space missions possible. It's a chance to be surrounded by a diverse, inclusive community committed to innovation and discovery.
- Role Summary:
- Defining, implementing, maintaining, and evolving systems, applications, and infrastructure for the Space Safety Programme (S2P).
- Providing high-level operational data system definitions and software requirement specifications.
- Managing interface and leading ground segment integration and testing activities, particularly for S2P.
- Supporting system operational validation.
- Role Requirements:
- A master's degree in system engineering, software engineering, or computer science.
- Strong skills in project planning and execution, and industrial contract management.
- Expertise in ground segment system engineering and mission exploitation elements.
- Proficiency in cybersecurity technologies, concepts, and engineering processes.
- Must be a national of a specified ESA member state.
- Fluency in English and/or French, with additional ESA member state language skills beneficial.
We are looking for a System and Applications Engineer to join our team at the Directorate of Operations. Our team is responsible for supporting ESA programmes through the management of end-to-end ground segment systems and cybersecurity engineering activities. We also lead the system engineering and cybersecurity-related technology and standardisation strategies and manage the necessary developments as part of the ESA technology programmes.
The role entails defining, implementing, maintaining, and evolving systems, applications, and infrastructure for ESA programmes, in particular the Space Safety Programme (S2P). This includes provision of high-level operational data system definitions, software requirement specifications, and interface management. You will also be leading the ground segment integration and testing activities in particular for S2P and supporting system operational validation.
Job requirements include a master's degree in system engineering, software engineering, or computer science. Strong and proven skills in project planning and execution as well as management of industrial contracts are required. Proven expertise in ground segment system engineering, including mission exploitation elements of the ground segment is also necessary. Knowledge in state-of-the-art cybersecurity technologies and concepts and cybersecurity engineering processes is a must.
We offer a diverse, equitable and inclusive working environment. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates irrespective of gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, beliefs, age, disability or other characteristics. Applications from women are encouraged. We seek to accommodate individuals with disabilities by providing the necessary support at the workplace.
Please note that applications can only be considered from nationals of one of the following States: Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Canada, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia and Slovenia. The working languages of the Agency are English and French. A good knowledge of one of these is required. Knowledge of another Member State language would be an asset.
