Navigation System Engineer (Multiple Positions)

We are looking for a Navigation Systems Engineer in the Navigation Systems Implementation and Validation Section, End-to-End Systems Division, Systems Department, Directorate of Technology, Engineering and Quality. Our organization is exciting as we provide support to the Agency’s activities relating to the implementation and validation of Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) and Geo-location systems.

The role entails providing expert technical support and consultancy to ESA projects, programmes and general studies in the field of navigation throughout all project phases. You will be participating in feasibility studies, project reviews and the evaluation of procurement proposals. You will also be identifying critical development problems and assisting in their resolution.

Job requirements include a master’s degree in telecommunications engineering, navigation, computer science or aerospace. You must have a background and solid experience in several fields such as global navigation systems such as Galileo, as well as GNSS signals and associated receiver technologies; advanced signal processing and estimation techniques; alternative PNT solutions such as LEO-PNT, positioning based on terrestrial links and hybrid GNSS; organisation of testing campaigns and end-to-end validation of complex systems.

Benefits of working with us include fostering new application areas for multidisciplinary activities, placing emphasis on innovative concepts, cutting-edge technologies and system architectures. You must be eligible to obtain EU personal security clearance from the relevant national authority. We are 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.

Please note that applications are only considered from nationals of one of the following States: Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Canada, Latvia, Lithuania and Slovakia. 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.