System and Software Engineer at Telespazio Belgium

Telespazio Belgium can count on almost 40 years of experience in the field of Space Operations Service & Engineering activities.

We provide a significant contribution to the most major Space programs of the European Space Agency. Our core business is to work on the ground to build bridges into space, contributing to the success of ambitious missions.

The European Space Agency is our biggest client and we provide highly qualified employees to many sites of ESA but mainly for ESTEC in the Netherlands, and we provide a permanent contract with great benefits, a good salary, a relocation package along with genuine support to our employees.

On behalf of the European Space Agency, we will be soon looking for a highly skilled System and Software Engineer to work in ESTEC, in the Netherlands.

What is expected from you:

The postholder will support the section activities in the areas of Space Segment Systems Engineering. In particular, the postholder will have the following tasks and responsibilities:

• Support to Projects and Programmes:
• Providing space segment systems engineering support and consultancy to ESA projects, programmes and studies throughout all the project phases;
• Supporting project reviews and evaluation of proposals;
• Supporting design devlopement, technical budgets, requirements management, verification activities, interfaces management
• Support coordination of engineering domains in support to the system engineering function
• Support CDF studies as System engineer as required
• Support development contracts regarding the above areas, the Contractor shall act as the activity technical responsible.
• Maintain interfaces with the prime contractors.
• Participate in progress meetings and reviews, as requested, and provide appropriate feed-back on the achieved progress and results.
• When supporting projects, he/she shall interface with ESA’s project teams, the prime and lower level contractors.
• Participate in progress meetings and reviews, as requested by project work, and provide appropriate feedback on the achieved progress and results.
  
• Development and application (incl. Educational) of System Engineering tools and models.
• Provide support to technical coordination activities.
  

What you offer:

• Master degree or equivalent qualification in engineering or physics.
  
• Expert knowledge of S/C system and mission design, incl. system design modelling tools and Concurrent Engineering applied to space mission assessment and design.
• Knowledge of System of Systems (SoS) architecting and related tools (such as SystemArchitect, Focal Point, etc.) and frameworks (e.g. MODAF, TOGAF).
• Knowledge and practice in the application of ESA SE Standards (e.g. ECSS-E-10 series) andSW engineering.
• Solid background in spacecraft systems and space mission architecture design;
• Significant experience in systems engineering, mission analysis and design, design methodologies;
• Strong experience with Space project life-cycle, including mission/system conceptual design and trade-offs, requirements management, reviews, verification engineering;
• Knowledge of Space Engineering Standards
• Ability to work independently and to establish good working relations with ESA is essential.

What we offer:

• A competitive salary
• 30 days of paid annual leave, plus the days ESTEC is closed including public holidays (~12 days) based on a 40-hour working week;
• Hybrid working scheme (3 days in the office and 2 days remote in the Netherlands)
• Flexible working hours; you are in charge of your own agenda respecting core working hours
• Fully paid collective extensive health insurance scheme;
• A good pension scheme with no personal contribution;
• A career development (Coursera membership + training budget);
• Travel allowance;
• Extensive relocation package

Where:

You will be working within ESTEC, the European Space Agency’s offices in the Netherlands as a contractor for Telespazio Belgium. We don’t expect the employees to be on-site full time however you will still have to relocate to the Netherlands for this position.

Check out the ESTEC site here: esa.int/About_Us/ESTEC

When:

Deadline to apply: 15/07/2025

Please note that interviews will be held either via skype, webex, other digital platforms or onsite in ESTEC

We look forward to receiving your application for this position!