Junior Radio Navigation Engineer

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 Junior Radio Navigation Engineer to work in ESTEC, in the Netherlands.

What is expected from you:

• Support navigation projects within the service activities with the design and development of Galileo PNT systems receivers, end-to-end performance, authentication, etc..
• Design and develop corresponding SW tools required for simulation and performance assessment, including maintenance in Gitlab when applicable. This includes the upgrade and maintenance of existing SW tools within the service activities.
• Define and implement corresponding SW/HW tools and setups in the NavLab, execute the tests, and report the technical results, way forward, and conclusions.
• Support overall NavLab activities based on priorities.
• Report technical results from all project and internal activities in technical reports, as required by the project and TEC-SEN.

What you offer:

• University degree (MSc minimum) in telecommunications, electronic engineering, aerospace engineering or computer science, as well as experience in the following fields.
• Experience in GNSS navigation, performance, and signal processing. The PhD will be considered an asset.
• Knowledge on the GNSS System and the main receiver processing components such as acquisition, tracking, and positioning algorithms, but also experience with architectures of GNSS receivers, techniques for robust positioning, navigation and timing.
• Experience in the implementation, maintenance and operation of Radio Navigation processing, simulation and test facilities for spacecraft, aircraft, maritime and land mobile applications.
• Experience on software development using Python, MATLAB, C++.

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:

Expected starting date: Coming soon

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!