Navigation System Engineer

Telespazio BeNeLux can count on more than 45 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, EUSPA and other Telespazio Groups. 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.

Telespazio BeNeLux has an on‑site service at ESTEC in the Netherlands, and we are looking for a highly skilled Navigation System Engineer to work there.

Candidates must be eligible for a security personal clearance from an EU Member State national security administration

What is expected from you:

• Contribute to the definition, analysis, and consolidation of system requirements and their flow down to segments, focussing on Galileo services (as Open Service, Open Service Authentication, Public Regulated Service, Search and Rescue, ...).
• Contribute to the definition and maintenance of segment requirements for both Galileo Space Segment and Galileo Ground Segment.
• Support the development and design of simulators (SW) aimed in verifying compliance of technical documentation with the system concept, and to perform trade-off analyses for sizing the Data Dissemination infrastructure of Galileo 2nd Generation system.
• Support system reviews through projects’ lifecycle on system engineering aspects, interfacing with other contractor companies, ESA and Galileo stakeholders.
• Elaboration of technical and contractual documentation (DCN/DCP, RFW/RFD, DDF, DJF, IRDs, etc) related to Galileo 2nd Generation.
• Plan and follow tasks in a structured and pre-agreed manner with managers and stakeholders.
• Work in an international team and in cooperation with system engineering and security experts

What you offer:

• Master’s degree in aerospace, telecommunications, cybersecurity or other related engineering and science disciplines.
• Knowledge and experience in space system engineering applied to GNSS (preferably in Galileo).
• Good programming skills in Matlab, Python and/or C++.
• Basic Knowledge of requirements management processes and MBSE tools (e.g., Capella, DOORS).
• Eligible for EU security clearance from their national security administration

Additional requirements (nice to have)

• A Scaled Agile certification is considered an asset
• PhD in relevant topic is considered an asset
• Leadership and teamworking in a multi-industrial and multi-cultural environment

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 BeNeLux. 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: ASAP

Please note that interviews will be held via Teams.

We look forward to receiving your application for this position!