Senior Spacecraft Flight 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 2 highly skilled Senior Spacecraft Flight Software Engineers to work in ESTEC, in the Netherlands.

What is expected from you:

• Provide Technical Support to Projects
• The candidate shall have experience in ESA projects
• The candidate shall have hands-on experience in Flight Software to review documentation datapacks
• Provide Support to R&D Programmes
• The candidate shall have technical expertise in Flight Software to support:
• Implementation and execution of R&D activities
• Procurement of Flight Software
• Requires contribution to coordination and knowledge management in the field
• Provide Support to Flight Software Laboratory Facilities
• The candidate shall have experience with spacecraft Flight Software facilities
• The candidate shall have experience in HW boards & SW tools for benchmarking

What is expected from you:

• Experience in ESA projects to be able to support the project reviews throughout all the project phases, e.g. SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, etc.
• Experience in Spacecraft Flight Software throughout all ESA project phases.
• Experience with avionics and data handling
• Experience with spacecraft operations
• Experience facing external interface (supplier/contractor, space agency)
• Preferably >6 years relevant experience on Spacecraft Flight Software
• Knowledge of NASA cFS
• Experience with human spaceflight
• A "feeling" on the nature of the work, and the support

As per PSC policy requirements, only candidates who are citizens of EU member states will be eligible for consideration.

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: 20/08/2025

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!