Flight Software Engineer

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 2 highly skilled Flight Software Engineers 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 technical support to Projects
The candidate shall support ESA Staff in providing expert technical support and consultancy to ESA projects, programmes in the field of Flight Software throughout all project phases by:

Supporting a variety of ESA space missions in the field of real-time embedded software systems; including mainly spacecraft platforms and payloads, and their corresponding software verification & validation facilities (e.g. test benches, software validation facilities, simulators)

Participating in the full development lifecycle of the mission and on‑board software, from requirement specification till launch and commissioning, and covering the different functional verification & validation activities

Identifying technical risks and critical areas in the development process while assisting in their resolution

Applying the principles of mission & safety critical software development across multiple disciplines, by following the corresponding space software related engineering standards

Support to R&D Programmes and Activities
The service shall provide expert technical support and consultancy to ESA Staff for the implementation and execution of R&D programmes and activities in the field of flight software, including:

Contributing to the definition of technology development requirements and work plans for the Agency’s technology programmes

Supporting the ESA Staff in defining, initiating and managing R&D activities covering both long- and short-term needs

Supporting the ESA Staff in R&D activity reviews and meetings and reporting on the R&D activity development, progress and planning

Supporting the ESA Staff in updating associated technical dossier, roadmap and harmonisation with European industries, laboratories and national agencies; fostering new application areas for multidisciplinary activities, placing emphasis on innovative concepts, cutting‑edge technologies and system architectures

Support the section in maintaining and improving the coordination and knowledge management in the field of on-board software via the following tasks:

Participating to Section meetings

Contributing to the dissemination of the results of the activities performed and the transfer of knowledge across the Agency

Introducing any lesson learnt, important information and results from R&D developments, Project support and hands‑on activities in common repository and in any other ad hoc directories that will be specified

Supporting the monitoring of applicable scientific and technological trends and maintaining state-of-the-art expertise

Support to Flight Software Laboratory
The Flight Software Laboratory consists of several HW boards and SW tools, enabling hands‑on support activities to ESA programmes and R&D activities, and research on novel SW development environments and SW ecosystems. Certain facilities of the laboratory can also be accessed by ESA's industrial partners. The Service contractor team will support the activities run by the ESA Staff in these facilities.

For each specific lab facility, tasks will include:

Manage setup, development, update, optimization, including the relevant HW and SW elements

Assist ongoing projects with the design…