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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