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Unlock new horizons in your career with ESA as a Navigation Performance End-to-End Engineer
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Noordwijk, NL
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Join the ambitious team at the European Space Agency (ESA), a beacon in the field of aerospace exploration committed to inclusivity and diverse representation. In your role as a Navigation Performance End-to-End Engineer, you will be reporting directly to the head of the Signal-in-Space Engineering Unit.
Role Summary:
- Verify and validate navigation performance
- Perform navigation performance engineering
- Manage technical requirements
- Coordinate groups of experts across disciplines and domains
Role Requirements:
- Extensive experience in GNSS navigation signal quality, performance evaluation, and integration
- Understanding of navigation payload and on-board clock technology
- Knowledge of space systems engineering and architectures
- Degree in either aerospace or electrical engineering, mathematics or physics
- Proficiency in English or French, with knowledge of another Member State language viewed as a bonus
- Eligibility to access information subject to European or US export control and sanctions regulations
- Ability to acquire security clearance as per national security administrations
As Navigation Performance End-to-End Engineer, you will report to the Head of the Signal-in-Space Engineering Unit, with principal responsibility for tasks relating to navigation performance (UNCLA and CLA) for Galileo navigation services, their implementation and verification.
Your duties will include: Navigation performance verification and validation, Navigation performance validation during the G2 IOV phase, Navigation performance service declaration, Navigation performance engineering, Technical requirement management, Coordination activities.
Technical competencies required include: General background and specific experience in the technical domains covered by the position, Experience in GNSS navigation signal quality and performance evaluation, Experience in integration, validation and verification processes, Experience of navigation performance budgeting and compliance, Understanding of navigation payload and on-board clock technology, Knowledge of space systems engineering and architectures, Ability to coordinate disciplinary and inter-disciplinary groups of experts.
A master's degree in aerospace or electrical engineering, mathematics or physics is required for this post. 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.
Applicants must be eligible to access information, technology, and hardware which is subject to European or US export control and sanctions regulations & eligible to acquire the security clearance by their national security administrations.
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.
