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
Systems Engineer for Space Sustainability to work in ESTEC, in the Netherlands.
What Is Expected From You
- Provide systems engineering support and consultancy to ESA projects, programmes and studies, including the areas of concern to space Sustainability and throughout all the project phases.
- Support project reviews and evaluation of proposals.
- Develop and promote sustainability considerations and infuse them into projects.
- Participate in feasibility studies conducted in the CDF, in the role of Sustainability expert.
- Develop and improve tools and methods for injecting sustainability considerations in early assessment studies.
- Contribute to the definition and implementation of the ESA technology strategy and support the definition of R&D work plans.
- Ensure the promotion, coordination, follow-up and selection of technology activities.
- Define, initiate and support R&D activities under ESA's technology programmes.
- Monitor scientific and technological trends for sustainability engineering and maintain corresponding state-of-the-art expertise.
- Contribute to the improvement of standardisation in sustainability engineering, via ESA internal processes and lessons learned, and by liaising with the ECSS Authority.
- Contribute to the promotion of sustainability engineering across the Agency and its partners.
- Contribute to the capture and dissemination of knowledge and lessons learned across the Agency.
What You Offer
- Master Degree in the relevant field.
- Knowledge and experience in Sustainability Engineering topics (Clean Space, Zero Debris, Eco-Design, Space Circular Economy, Active Debris Removal, InOrbit Servicing).
- Knowledge and experience with environmental regulations, such as REACh and RoHS.
What We Offer
- 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
Where
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
When
Deadline to apply: 13/11/2025
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!
