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Join ESA's dynamic team as a Cost Engineer and shape the future of space exploration
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Salary No salary declared 😔
Location Noordwijk, NL
Expires Expires at anytime
ESA, the European Space Agency, is at the forefront of advancing space exploration, working on ambitious missions across various domains such as Human and Robotic Exploration, Space Transportation, and Earth Observation. As a Cost Engineer at ESA, you'll join a multicultural team tasked with pivotal cost engineering support across a broad range of projects, contributing to groundbreaking space missions and the development of innovative technologies.
- Provide cost estimates and systems engineering support for ESA projects.
- Perform comparative analysis and evaluation of industrial proposals.
- Participate in project reviews and support contract negotiations.
- Develop and maintain cost estimating models and databases.
- Play a key role in the Concurrent Design Facility's assessment studies.
- A master's degree in engineering.
- Independent working skills and the ability to establish strong working relationships.
- Experience in multidisciplinary space mission design teams.
- Coordination skills for activities involving multiple stakeholders.
- Proactive attitude and autonomy.
- Knowledge in concurrent engineering, parametric cost models, and ESA's costing software, ECOS, is a plus.
- Familiarity with ESA's activities, programmes, and policies is advantageous.
ESA is committed to diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all qualified candidates. Support is available for individuals with disabilities throughout the recruitment process.
Cost Engineer in the Cost Engineering Section (TEC-SYC), Systems Engineering Division (TEC-SY), Systems Department (TEC-S), Directorate of Technology, Engineering and Quality. Our team and mission: With a dynamic multicultural team of approximately 10 cost engineers, the Section is involved in the following areas: Cost engineering support for studies and projects in the different directorates of ESA (Human and Robotic Exploration, Space Transportation, Earth Observation, Navigation, Science, Operations, and Connectivity and Secure Communications); Cost and system engineering support for feasibility and early phase studies of future ESA missions using the Concurrent Design Facility (CDF); Responsibility for ECOS, the ESA costing software.
Your tasks and responsibilities will include: preparation of cost estimates in support of projects; cost and systems engineering support for ESA projects for design to cost; comparative analysis of industrial contractors’ estimates, prices and cost-at-completion; evaluation of industrial proposals for cost-related matters; participation in ESA project reviews; processing and analysis of ECOS files; support for industrial contract negotiation; cost engineering and system engineering tasks in assessment studies in the Concurrent Design Facility; development and maintenance of the Section’s (parametric) cost estimating models and databases; coordination of collaborative activities within the Section.
A master’s in engineering is required for this post. The following requirements are mandatory: Ability to work independently and establish excellent working relations within the Agency and with external partners and industries; Ability to work in multidisciplinary space mission design teams; Ability to coordinate collaborative activities involving multiple cost engineers; Autonomy and a proactive attitude. Knowledge of the following technical domains would be an asset: Concurrent engineering and design taking into account cost, technical and programmatic aspects such as planning and risks; Commercially available parametric cost models (such as TruePlanning); ECOS, ESA’s costing software; ESA and its activities, programmes and policies; Management and negotiation.
ESA is an equal opportunity employer, committed to achieving diversity within the workforce and creating an inclusive working environment. We therefore welcome applications from all qualified candidates irrespective of gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, beliefs, age, disability or other characteristics. Applications from women are encouraged. At the Agency we value diversity, and we welcome people with disabilities. Whenever possible, we seek to accommodate individuals with disabilities by providing the necessary support at the workplace. The Human Resources Department can also provide assistance during the recruitment process.
