Vacancy for Payload Engineer at ESA in Netherlands

Applications have opened for the Vacancy for Payload Engineer at ESA in the Netherlands. Interested candidates can apply for the position now.

Job Title: EO Microwave Payload Engineer

Organization: European Space Agency

Duty Station:  Noordwijk

Duties

• Identifying and investigating new observation principles, techniques and technology in coordination with staff in this Department, in the Science, Applications & Climate Department and in the Directorate of Technology, Engineering & Quality( D/TEC), interfacing with research and technical groups.
• Additionally, maintaining knowledge of the relevant technology status and payload development programmes inside/outside ESA, including development undertaken by other space agencies in Europe and worldwide.
• Also, defining and assessing the end-to-end performance and technology readiness of new microwave EO payloads in close collaboration with the EO system engineers of the Division’s Mission & System Studies Section.
• Furthermore, defining, initiating and managing industrial contracts for the study and risk-retirement of new microwave payloads, according to the agreed activity plan.
• In addition to that, the candidate will help in supporting InCubed proposal evaluation and technical management of activities.
• Likewise, other duties include defining, developing, maintaining and upgrading microwave payload dimensioning and performance models.

Qualifications for Vacancy for Payload Engineer at ESA in the Netherlands

Technical Competencies

• Familiarity with microwave remote sensing techniques
• Knowledge of innovation-related processes
• Knowledge of technical domains and related R&D space industry trends
• Experience in spaceborne microwave instrument development

Behavioural Competencies

• Problem Solving
• Similarly, Continuous Learning
• Also, Customer Focus
• Innovation & Creativity
• Likewise, Results Orientation
• Teamwork

Education

• A PhD or Master’s degree in electrical/electronic engineering or physics.

About ESA

• The European Space Agency is an intergovernmental organisation of 22 member states dedicated to the exploration of space.
• Additionally, established in 1975 and headquartered in Paris, ESA has a worldwide staff of about 2,200 in 2018 and an annual budget of about €6.68 billion in 2020.

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