This post is part of ESA’s Junior Professional Programme. We are looking for enthusiastic candidates with up to 2–3 years of relevant professional experience after their Master's degree to join ESA for a four-year assignment. During this time, you will be actively working and learning on the job and will benefit from valuable mobility and developmental opportunities that will prepare you for a successful career at ESA. Subject to performance, it is therefore the intention to offer you an indefinite contract which will start at the end of the four years.

The selection process for the 2025 cohort of Junior Professionals will take place during Spring 2025, with a projected start date in October or November 2025. Recruitment will take place at the A1 grade. At the end of the fourth year and if you are offered an indefinite contract at the end of your Junior Professional assignment, you will be upgraded to the A2 grade.

You will join us as Science Operations Engineer for ESA’s EnVision mission to Venus, within the EnVision Science Operations Centre, which is part of the Science Operations Development Division. EnVision will be the first mission to investigate Venus from its inner core to its upper atmosphere, characterising the interaction between its different envelopes: its atmosphere, surface/subsurface and interior. It aims to provide a holistic view of Venus, studying the planet’s history, activity and climate. EnVision is targeting a launch in the early 2030s.

The proposed position will offer you, as a young professional, the opportunity to gain knowledge and experience in spacecraft systems engineering, science operations and mission operations, as well as to be part of ESA’s EnVision mission to Venus. It will enable you to actively contribute to shaping the future systems and processes used in science operations centres and to be part of the Science Operations Team based at ESAC, Madrid.

In addition to your daily work, you will take part in an extensive learning and development programme. From day one, you will learn on the job and benefit from tailored development opportunities, including participation in technical and key skills training courses.

Education: A master's degree in science, engineering, mathematics, computer science/engineering, or similar. Additional requirements: You should have between two and three years of professional experience, preferably in a relevant domain, after completion of your master's degree.

Applicants must be eligible to access information, technology, and hardware which is subject to European or US export control and sanctions regulations. During the recruitment process, the Agency may request applicants to undergo selection tests. Additionally, successful candidates will need to undergo basic screening before appointment, which will be conducted by an external background screening service, in compliance with the European Space Agency's security procedures.