Navigation System Engineer

Telespazio Belgium

Noordwijk
Full-time
5-10 years experience
Hybrid

Work Arrangement

Office Days per Week: 3 days

Key Skills

Space system engineering
GNSS
Galileo
Matlab
Python
C++
Requirements management
MBSE
Capella
DOORS
System engineering
Technical documentation
Data dissemination
Simulation
Security clearance

Job Description

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 most 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 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.

Telespazio Belgium has an on‑site service at ESTEC in the Netherlands, and we are looking for a highly skilled Navigation System Engineer to work there.

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

What is expected from you:

  • Contribute to the definition, analysis, and consolidation of system requirements and their flow down to segments, focussing on Galileo services (as Open Service, Open Service Authentication, Public Regulated Service, Search and Rescue, ...).
  • Contribute to the definition and maintenance of segment requirements for both Galileo Space Segment and Galileo Ground Segment.
  • Support the development and design of simulators (SW) aimed in verifying compliance of technical documentation with the system concept, and to perform trade-off analyses for sizing the Data Dissemination infrastructure of Galileo 2nd Generation system.
  • Support system reviews through projects’ lifecycle on system engineering aspects, interfacing with other contractor companies, ESA and Galileo stakeholders.
  • Elaboration of technical and contractual documentation (DCN/DCP, RFW/RFD, DDF, DJF, IRDs, etc) related to Galileo 2nd Generation.
  • Plan and follow tasks in a structured and pre-agreed manner with managers and stakeholders.
  • Work in an international team and in cooperation with system engineering and security experts

What you offer:

  • Master’s degree in aerospace, telecommunications, cybersecurity or other related engineering and science disciplines.
  • Knowledge and experience in space system engineering applied to GNSS (preferably in Galileo).
  • Good programming skills in Matlab, Python and/or C++.
  • Basic Knowledge of requirements management processes and MBSE tools (e.g., Capella, DOORS).
  • Eligible for EU security clearance from their national security administration

Additional requirements (nice to have)

  • A Scaled Agile certification is considered an asset
  • PhD in relevant topic is considered an asset
  • Leadership and teamworking in a multi-industrial and multi-cultural environment

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: ASAP

Please note that interviews will be held via Teams.

We look forward to receiving your application for this position!

Core Responsibilities

Contribute to the definition, analysis, and consolidation of system requirements for Galileo services and infrastructure. Support system reviews, develop simulators, and elaborate technical documentation throughout the project lifecycle.

Requirements

Requires a Master's degree in aerospace, telecommunications, or related engineering fields with experience in GNSS and space system engineering. Candidates must be eligible for an EU security clearance and possess programming skills in Matlab, Python, or C++.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary
  • 30 days of paid annual leave
  • Hybrid working scheme
  • Flexible working hours
  • Fully paid collective extensive health insurance scheme
  • Pension scheme
  • Career development
  • Coursera membership
  • Training budget
  • Travel allowance
  • Relocation package

About Telespazio Belgium

Industry: Defense and Space Manufacturing

Company size: 1,001-5,000 employees

Telespazio works to bring Space closer to Earth, benefitting citizens, institutions and companies in a variety of sectors ranging from design and development of space systems to management of launch services and in orbit satellite control; from Earth observation to integrated satellite communication, navigation and localisation services, and through to scientific programmes. Its open innovation approach, together with the cross-contamination of different operational domains and a constant focus on issues of environmental sustainability, allow Telespazio to operate in sectors that will become increasingly important in the years to come: from communication and positioning services for the Moon to management and monitoring of satellites and other orbiting objects (Space Domain Awareness), and creation of advanced in orbit services and satellite operation of drones and unmanned vehicles. Moreover, using innovations such as artificial intelligence and machine learning to process big data from satellites, Telespazio is in the front lines of development of space applications capable of improving people’s lives on our planet and helping to win the great challenges of our times, such as the effects of climate change. Telespazio is a joint venture between Leonardo (67%) and Thales (33%) and one of the world’s biggest suppliers of satellite solutions and services. The company teams up with Thales Alenia Space to form the parent companies’ Space Alliance, a strategic partnership which offers a complete range of space services. Founded in Italy in 1961, Telespazio is based in Rome and counts more than 3000 employees through its various subsidiaries and joint ventures.

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