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Telespazio Belgium 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 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, mainly ESTEC in the Netherlands, with permanent contracts, good salary, a relocation package and genuine support to our employees. Telespazio Belgium has an on-site service at ESTEC in the Netherlands, and we are looking for a highly skilled Radio Navigation Engineer to work there.

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

• Contribute to the overall PNT and Geolocation systems design, development and R&D activities led by the Navigation Systems Definition Section (TEC-SEN), including
• Specification, development and procurement of RF equipment and sub-systems
• Linear/non-linear, circuit and electromagnetic modelling and simulation
• Device, module, equipment performance evaluation and characterization
• Support to Navigation Projects (e.g., GALILEO, LEO-PNT, FutureNAV) and R&D activities in the fields of system, signal, receivers and performance for Positioning, Navigation, Timing (PNT) and Geolocation
• Design, implementation and testing of systems, signals and receiver techniques, derivation of system and user performances, Galileo PRS and authentication services, and related techniques/algorithms
• Contribute to ESA activities supporting standardisation bodies and technical working groups
• Design, definition and follow-up of industrial contracts related to the aforementioned topics, including R&D activities and procurement of GNSS bread-boards and receivers for infrastructure or user technologies / test user segments
• Support design, implementation, maintenance and operation of Radio Navigation equipment, complex Radio Navigation simulation tools and test facilities for testing features (end-to-end performances, receivers) in the aforementioned activities

• Master's degree in the relevant field
• Background and solid experience, including hands-on experience on design, implementation and/or lab/field testing, in several of the following fields
• GNSS/Galileo systems, signals and associated receiver technologies
• Galileo PRS system, signals and receivers
• GNSS/Galileo authentication
• LEO-PNT systems, signals and receivers
• Governmental, Telecom and/or EO/SAR satellite systems
• Space Receivers and Deep Space Navigation
• Geolocation and RFI Monitoring systems and techniques
• Eligibility to obtain an EU personal security clearance from the relevant national authority

• 1 year contract
• 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 but note that no external links are provided here.

Deadline to apply: 02/03/2026

Interviews will be held via Teams where applicable. We look forward to receiving your application for this position!