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Telecommunication System Engineer

Telespazio Belgium

Responsibilities

  • Assistance in preparation of invitation to tenders related to ESA R&D.
  • Support the management of industrial R&D activities in the areas of system design, analysis and simulations
  • Support internal hands-on technical analysis on subjects related to future SATCOM systems
  • Support the preparation of the section R&D technology roadmaps in the area of satellite telecom network protocols, architectures and systems
  • Support ESA-wide projects in the area of telecommunication systems and technologies

What is expected from you

Support ESA in the activities of satellite telecommunication system analysis and simulation

What you offer

  • Master's degree / PhD (preferable) in Telecommunication or Electrical engineering
  • Good background on satellite communication system and technologies, particularly in the areas of maritime and aeronautical services
  • Experience in satellite system and network simulations
  • Good knowledge of the 3GPP 5G protocol
  • Knowledge of the following is considered an asset:
  • Aeronautical Satcom systems and/or

Maritime Satcom systems and/or

  • Tactical satcom systems with knowledge on related Standards, i.e. SAPIENT, Asterix, Link-16, EPW
  • At least 2 years of relevant work experience in the field of SATCOM
  • Knowledge of MATLAB and other programming languages such as Julia, Python, C++.

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)

Opportunity to telework from abroad

  • 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 BeNeLux. 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: January 2027

  • Please note that interviews will be held via Teams.
  • We look forward to receiving your application for this position!