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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 AOCS Systems and Pointing Support 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 Pointing technical support engineering to Projects and Missions

• Support definition of AOCS requirements and contribute to the elaboration of System/Mission Requirements related to AOCS domain.
• Support analyses and trade-offs for AOCS systems, software, and hardware units.
• Support execution of AOCS and Pointing performance analyses and performance budgeting
• Support monitoring the industrial activities concerning design and development of AOCS systems, software, and hardware units for ESA projects.
• Support the Review of the project documentation as produced throughout the project lifetime in the area of AOCS and Pointing engineering, as well as interface documented information from System and spacecraft subsystems
• Develop and maintain the engineering support tools needed for the above AOCS and Pointing tasks and activities
• Support the procurement of AOCS hardware units for AOCS subsystem (trade-off, requirements definition, participation to hardware reviews, keypoints,..)
• Support the verification and validation process of AOCS systems throughout all project phases
• Support provision of expertise in the AOCS and Pointing disciplines to the AIT and AIV processes and to in-flight activities (e.g. LEOP, commissioning, in-flight anomaly investigations)
• Contribute to definition, analysis, and verification of AOCS-level and system-level Fault Detection Isolation and Recovery (FDIR)
• Support provision of AOCS and Pointing expertise in feasibility studies and project reviews

AOCS and Pointing engineering in R&D programmes and activities

• Support definition of AOCS and Pointing technology development needs and work plans for ESA's technology programmes
• Support the ESA staff in defining, initiating and managing AOCS and Pointing R&D activities covering both long- and short-term 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 AOCS and Pointing activities performed and the transfer of knowledge across the Agency;
• Introducing any lesson learnt, important information and results from R&D developments, Project support and hands‑on activities in relation to AOCS and Pointing
• Provide support during execution of R&D activities for mission enabling AOCS system concepts, AOCS simulation modelling, AOCS systems model‑based engineering, machine learning application to AOCS systems, and advanced guidance, control, navigation/estimation, and optimization techniques.

Support engineering to the AOCS and Pointing Systems facilities

• Support laboratory activities to evaluate and prototype new AOCS systems, functions/algorithms and sensors.
• Assist ongoing projects with the design implementation, prototyping, testing, evaluation, benchmarking, debugging, and validation on the corresponding facility
• Perform integration, functional and performance testing of relevant hardware and software elements in the facility
• Support recording, analysis and documentation of test and validation activities and test results, including equipment setup and configuration, and failure incidents
• Support the management of the planning of the facility accounting for priorities given by the WP Technical Responsible.

• 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