Current jobs at European Space Agency - ESA
Internal Research Fellow (PostDoc) in High-Speed Flight Vehicle Test Bed Design
Job Requisition ID: 19624 Date Posted: 13 June 2025 Application Deadline: 31 August 2025 23:59 CET/CEST Publication: External Only Type of Contract: Internal Research Fellow Directorate: Technology, Engineering and Quality Workplace: Noordwijk, NL Grade Band: F2 - F2 Location ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands Our team and mission
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Internal Research Fellow (PostDoc) in Machine Learning for Advanced Control Systems
Job Requisition ID: 19626 Date Posted: 13 June 2025 Application Deadline: 31 August 2025 23:59 CET/CEST Publication: External Only Type of Contract: Internal Research Fellow Directorate: Technology, Engineering and Quality Workplace: Noordwijk, NL Grade Band: F2 - F2 Location ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands Our team and mission
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Internal Research Fellow (PostDoc) in Advanced onboard processing architectures for space systems
Job Requisition ID: 19625 Date Posted: 13 June 2025 Application Deadline: 31 August 2025 23:59 CET/CEST Publication: External Only Type of Contract: Internal Research Fellow Directorate: Technology, Engineering and Quality Workplace: Noordwijk, NL Grade Band: F2 - F2 Location ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands Our team and mission
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Internal Research Fellow (PostDoc) in Digital Twin Spacecraft and Simulation
Job Requisition ID: 19621 Date Posted: 13 June 2025 Application Deadline: 31 August 2025 23:59 CET/CEST Publication: External Only Type of Contract: Internal Research Fellow Directorate: Technology, Engineering and Quality Workplace: Noordwijk, NL Grade Band: F2 - F2 Location ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands Our team and mission
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Internal Research Fellow (PostDoc) in Product Assurance / ESA Mission Classification
Job Requisition ID: 19623 Date Posted: 13 June 2025 Application Deadline: 31 August 2025 23:59 CET/CEST Publication: External Only Type of Contract: Internal Research Fellow Directorate: Technology, Engineering and Quality Workplace: Noordwijk, NL Grade Band: F1 - F2 Location ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands Our team and mission
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Internal Research Fellow (PostDoc) in Artificial Intelligence for Space Systems
Job Requisition ID: 19620 Date Posted: 16 June 2025 Application Deadline: 31 August 2025 23:59 CET/CEST Publication: External Only Type of Contract: Internal Research Fellow Directorate: Technology, Engineering and Quality Workplace: Noordwijk, NL Grade Band: F2 - F2 Location ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands Our team and mission
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Strategic Foresight and Planning Officer
Job Requisition ID: 19695 Date Posted: 7 July 2025 Application Deadline: 4 August 2025 23:59 CET/CEST Publication: Internal & External Type of Contract: Permanent Directorate: Strategy, Legal and External Affairs Workplace: Paris, FR Grade Band: A2 - A4 Location ESA Headquarters, Paris, France Description Strategic Foresight and Planning Officer in the Strategic Foresight and Planning Office, Strategy Department, Directorate for Strategy, Legal and External Affairs.
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Secure Connectivity System Architecture Engineer
Job Requisition ID: 19698 Date Posted: 7 July 2025 Application Deadline: 28 July 2025 23:59 CET/CEST Publication: Internal & External Type of Contract: Permanent Directorate: Connectivity and Secure Communications Workplace: Noordwijk, NL Grade Band: A2 - A4 Location ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands Description
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EAC Real Estate and Facilities Management Site Manager
Job Requisition ID: 19719 Date Posted: 15 July 2025 Application Deadline: 26 August 2025 23:59 CET/CEST Publication: Internal & External Type of Contract: Permanent Directorate: Resources and Services Workplace: Porz-Wahn, DE Grade Band: A2 - A4 Location EAC, Cologne, Porz-Wahn Description EAC Real Estate and Facilities Management Site Manager, Division C, Real Estate and Facilities Management (REFM) Department, Directorate of Resources and Services.
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IPMA Senior Manager (2 posts)
Job Requisition ID: 19149 Date Posted: 11 July 2025 Application Deadline: 24 August 2025 23:59 CET/CEST Publication: Internal & External Type of Contract: Permanent Directorate: Director General's Services Workplace: Noordwijk, NL Grade Band: A4 - A4 This post is classified A4 on the Coordinated Organisations’ salary scale with some possibility of being upgraded to A5 after one year were your performance to be judged to be excellent. Location ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands
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Head of the Secure Connectivity System Validation Section
Job Requisition ID: 19666 Date Posted: 7 July 2025 Application Deadline: 28 July 2025 23:59 CET/CEST Publication: Internal & External Type of Contract: Permanent Directorate: Connectivity and Secure Communications Workplace: Noordwijk, NL Grade Band: A2 - A4 Location ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands Description
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Head of the Secure Connectivity Satellite Platform Section
Job Requisition ID: 19667 Date Posted: 7 July 2025 Application Deadline: 28 July 2025 23:59 CET/CEST Publication: Internal & External Type of Contract: Permanent Directorate: Connectivity and Secure Communications Workplace: Noordwijk, NL Grade Band: A2 - A4 Location ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands Description
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Secure Connectivity Ground Segment System Engineer
Job Requisition ID: 19686 Date Posted: 7 July 2025 Application Deadline: 28 July 2025 23:59 CET/CEST Publication: Internal & External Type of Contract: Permanent Directorate: Connectivity and Secure Communications Workplace: Noordwijk, NL Grade Band: A2 - A4 Location ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands Description
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Secure Connectivity Lead Space Segment Engineer
Job Requisition ID: 19685 Date Posted: 7 July 2025 Application Deadline: 28 July 2025 23:59 CET/CEST Publication: Internal & External Type of Contract: Permanent Directorate: Connectivity and Secure Communications Workplace: Noordwijk, NL Grade Band: A2 - A4 Location ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands Description
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Secure Connectivity Programme Preparatory Activities Implementation Manager
Job Requisition ID: 19680 Date Posted: 7 July 2025 Application Deadline: 28 July 2025 23:59 CET/CEST Publication: Internal & External Type of Contract: Fixed-Term Directorate: Connectivity and Secure Communications Workplace: Noordwijk, NL Grade Band: A2 - A4 This is a non-renewable post for a limited duration of four years. Location ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands Description
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Secure Connectivity Lead Payload System Engineer
Job Requisition ID: 19696 Date Posted: 7 July 2025 Application Deadline: 28 July 2025 23:59 CET/CEST Publication: Internal & External Type of Contract: Permanent Directorate: Connectivity and Secure Communications Workplace: Noordwijk, NL Grade Band: A2 - A4 Location ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands Description
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Navigation Systems Evolution Engineer
Job Requisition ID: 19614 Date Posted: 10 July 2025 Application Deadline: 31 August 2025 23:59 CET/CEST Publication: Internal & External Type of Contract: Fixed-Term Directorate: Technology, Engineering and Quality Workplace: Noordwijk, NL Grade Band: A2 - A4 This is a non-renewable post for a limited duration of 4 years. Location ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands Description
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Director of Navigation
Job Requisition ID: 19734 Date Posted: 11 July 2025 Application Deadline: 5 September 2025 23:59 CET/CEST Publication: Internal & External Type of Contract: Director Directorate: Navigation Workplace: Noordwijk, NL Grade: Hors-Classe French version Location ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands. Regular travel to other ESA sites is required. Description The European Space Agency (ESA) is Europe's gateway to space
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Director of Operations
Job Requisition ID: 19735 Date Posted: 11 July 2025 Application Deadline: 5 September 2025 23:59 CET/CEST Publication: Internal & External Type of Contract: Director Directorate: Operations Workplace: Darmstadt, DE Grade: Hors-Classe French version Location ESOC, Darmstadt, Germany. Regular travel to other ESA sites is required. Description The European Space Agency (ESA) is Europe's gateway to space
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Project Controller
Job Requisition ID: 19722 Date Posted: 9 July 2025 Application Deadline: 30 July 2025 23:59 CET/CEST Publication: External Only Type of Contract: Permanent Directorate: Connectivity and Secure Communications Workplace: Noordwijk, NL Harwell, GB Grade Band: A2 - A4 Location ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands or ECSAT, Harwell, the United Kingdom. Description
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HydRON Lead Space Segment Engineer
Job Requisition ID: 19497 Date Posted: 8 July 2025 Application Deadline: 29 July 2025 23:59 CET/CEST Publication: Internal & External Type of Contract: Permanent Directorate: Connectivity and Secure Communications Workplace: Noordwijk, NL Grade Band: A2 - A4 Location ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands Description Lead Space Segment Engineer in the HydRON Project within the Satellite Programmes Department in the Directorate of Connectivity and Secure Communications.
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Secure Connectivity Performance Validation Engineer
Job Requisition ID: 19697 Date Posted: 7 July 2025 Application Deadline: 28 July 2025 23:59 CET/CEST Publication: Internal & External Type of Contract: Permanent Directorate: Connectivity and Secure Communications Workplace: Noordwijk, NL Grade Band: A2 - A4 Location ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands Description
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Head of Collective Launch Service Procurement
Job Requisition ID: 19720 Date Posted: 8 July 2025 Application Deadline: 29 July 2025 23:59 CET/CEST Publication: Internal & External Type of Contract: Permanent Directorate: Space Transportation Workplace: Paris, FR Grade Band: A5 - A5 Location ESA Headquarters, Paris, France Description Head of Collective Launch Service Procurement, Space Transportation Strategy and Institutional Launches, Directorate of Space Transportation (D/STS).
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Technical Infrastructure Engineer
Job Requisition ID: 19715 Date Posted: 8 July 2025 Application Deadline: 31 August 2025 23:59 CET/CEST Publication: Internal & External Type of Contract: Fixed-Term Directorate: Technology, Engineering and Quality Workplace: Noordwijk, NL Grade Band: A2 - A4 This is a non-renewable post for a limited duration of 4 years. Location ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands Description
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Product Assurance & Safety Manager
Job Requisition ID: 19729 Date Posted: 9 July 2025 Application Deadline: 17 August 2025 23:59 CET/CEST Publication: Internal & External Type of Contract: Permanent Directorate: Technology, Engineering and Quality Workplace: Noordwijk, NL Grade Band: A2 - A4 Location ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands Description The Product Assurance and Safety (PA&S) Manager* will be assigned to the Science PA&S Office, Quality Department, Directorate of Technology, Engineering and Quality
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