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Telespazio Belgium AIT and Production Engineer in Noordwijk-Binnen, Netherlands
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 AIT and Production 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:
- Provide engineering support related to the space segment integration and testing, including, but not limited to, the support to IRIS2 satellites AIT industrial activities.
Scope of Technical Support:
Support shall include space engineering in the following areas:
Follow up space segment integration and manufacturing activities
Space segment-related industrial reviews and procurement activities.
Support at segment and subsystem level
Definition of AIT plan for IRIS2
Activities may include:
Requirements engineering and consolidation
Functional and physical architecture definition
Design trade-off analysis
Interface definition
Technical risk assessment
Industrial Milestone Review
The candidate shall support ESA in the review of industrial contract technical milestones, including but not limited to:
Space Segment RR (Requirements Review)
Preliminary Design Reviews (PDR)
Space Segment PDR
Space Segment CDR
Critical Design Reviews (CDR)
Qualification Reviews (QR)
In-Orbit Validation Review (IOVR)
Service Declaration (SD)
Technical assessment of industrial deliverables
Preparation of review comments
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 (https://www.esa.int/About_Us/ESTEC)
When
Deadline to apply: 22/04/2026
Please note that interviews will be held via Teams.
We look forward to receiving your application for this position!