Structures 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 are looking for a highly skilled Structures Engineer to work in ESTEC, in the Netherlands.

What is expected from you:

General tasks:

• Provide general structural engineering support to the Agency thought all development phases of the Agency’s projects and programs: support in the definition of specifications, contribution to finding solutions to design and verification issues, participation in progress meetings and reviews, support in structural test programs, etc
• Issue relevant structural engineering documentation;
• Assist in the identification, requirement definition and implementation of enabling structures technology activities for future ESA missions;
• Contribute to the establishment and maintenance of relevant Structures Engineering Standards and Handbooks;
• Contribute to the development of structural engineering tools and methodologies for the Agency.

Design and configuration specific tasks:

• Provide support in configuration definition aspects for spacecraft and launchers;
• Contribute to CDF studies from design and configuration aspects perspective;
• Perform technical budget assessments;
• Manage CAD interfaces and configuration data with Agency contractors.

Modelling and analysis specific tasks:

• Support the generation of structural models (e.g., FEM, BEM, SEA models);
• Support the execution and evaluation of structural analyses such as static, buckling/stability, thermo-elastic, transient, modal, frequency response, random vibration, vibroacoustic and shock response analyses;
• Apply and/or develop specific (non-linear) solution sequences where necessary (e.g., NASTRAN DMAPS);
• Perform launcher-spacecraft coupled loads analysis;
• Produce reduced/condensed models;
• Perform temperature mapping from thermal models to structural models.

Testing specific tasks:

• Support the preparation, execution, and evaluation of mechanical tests (modal survey, sine, random, acoustics, micro-vibration, shock, etc) for spacecraft and launchers;
• Update structural models with test data (correlation).

Damage Tolerance / Fracture Control specific tasks:

• Support the definition and implementation of the structural integrity / fracture control and safety policy;
• Perform fatigue and fracture mechanics analyses, assist in defining and evaluating relevant test data, and make usage of these results for updating structural material databases.

What you offer:

• A Master’s degree or equivalent in mechanical or aeronautical engineering.
• Relevant experience within the field of spacecraft- and launcher structures design, analysis, verification and testing.
• Good knowledge in space system engineering, and space engineering standards (ECSS).
• Knowledge and experience of structures numerical analysis tools such as Nastran, Patran, Abaqus, ESACRACK etc
• Good interpersonal and communication skills. Ability to work effectively, autonomously and cooperatively in a diverse and international team environment, defining and implementing solutions in line with team and individual objectives, as well as project deadlines.

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: 28/07/2025

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!