GNC-AOCS Sensors and Actuators Engineer

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 GNC-AOCS Sensors and Actuators Engineer to work in ESTEC, in the Netherlands.

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

AOCS and GNC sensors and actuators development engineering

• Support in defining, initiating and managing R&D activities covering both long- and shortterm needs;
• Support in R&D activity reviews and meetings and reporting on the R&D activity development, progress and planning
• Support the dissemination of the results of the activities performed and the transfer of knowledge across the Agency;
• Support the introduction of any lesson learnt, important information and results from R&D developments, Project support and hands-on activities in common repository
• Support the definition, review, tailoring and implementation of European standards in the AOCS/GNC sensors and actuators domain
• Provide expert technical support in the development of GNC/AOCS hardware units
• Support anomaly investigations, both during development on ground and in-flight
• Support the development and validation of Sensors performance or functional models
• Provide support to ESA in relation to projects for GNC/AOCS hardware units.
• Support the Review and analysis of electronic schematics and drawings
• Support the review and comment AOCS/GNC equipment design documentation (hardware and software)

Support engineering to the AOCS and GNC sensors and actuators facilities

• Conduct tests (incl. Writing test plan, procedures, reports) in the AOCS/GNC Sensors
• Laboratory facility to support independent characterization or investigations;
• Develop and validate ground software (Ground Support Equipment) to interface with AOCS/GNC Sensors or Actuators to enable testing;
• Develop and validate simulation tools for image sensors or cameras (image rendering,detector characterization);
• Maintain laboratory facility inventory, Sharepoint structure and calibration status of equipment;
• Provide support to maintain laboratory facilities and test benches (for safety, nominal operations, enhancements)

• Master’s degree in control engineering and/or aerospace engineering and/or electrical engineering.
• Minimum 4 years of relevant experience in the field.

• 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

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

Deadline to apply: ASAP

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