Ground Segment Product Engineer

Job Requisition

20482

21 August 2026

4 September 2026 23:59 CET/CEST

Internal & External

Resilience, Navigation and Connectivity

Noordwijk, NL Harwell, GB

This is afixed-term appointment with an initial duration of 4 years. Depending upon performance and organisational needs, the appointment may be extended up to a possible maximum duration of 8 years.

ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands or ECSAT, Harwell, United Kingdom

Ground Segment Product Engineer in the Ground Segment Section, Technology and Products Division, Systems, Future Missions Department, Directorate of Resilience, Navigation and Connectivity.

Reporting to the Head of the Ground Segment Section, you will be responsible for managing activities relating to telecommunications ground and user segment technology and products. Your tasks and responsibilities will include:

• initiating, monitoring and controlling activities relating to ground and user segment product development for satellite communications;
• managing the implementation of activities relating to ground and user segment products;
• assessing the business cases