Systems Engineer

X AOCS and Pointing Systems Engineer (3 Positions) Job Requisition ID: 20731 Date Posted: 3 July 2026 Closing Date: 14 August 2026 23:59 CET/CEST Publication: Internal & External Type of Appointment : 4 years, extendable to indefinite Directorate: Technology, Engineering and Quality Workplace: Noordwijk, NL Location ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands This vacancy is published to recruit for either: an appointment of 4 years, extendable to an indefinite duration; or a fixed-term appointment with an initial duration of 4 years that depending on performance and organisational needs, may be extended up to a maximum total duration of 8 years. Description AOCS and Pointing Systems Engineer in the AOCS and Pointing Architecture Section, GNC, AOCS and Pointing Division, Electrical Department, Directorate of Technology, Engineering and Quality. The AOCS and Pointing Architecture Section provides functional support for space missions in the domains of Earth observation, science, and resilience, navigation and connectivity. The Section carries out technological research and development, harmonisation and standardisation in the field of AOCS and pointing, with a focus on subsystem competitiveness, improvement and innovation for performance, robustness, autonomy and process. Duties Reporting to the Head of Section, within the technical fields described above, your main tasks and responsibilities will include: - providing expert technical support and consultancy to ESA projects, programmes and general studies in the field of AOCS and pointing systems (AOCS architecture design and verification, including AOCS applicative software and FDIR, as well as AOCS equipment procurement) throughout all project phases; - participating in feasibility studies, project reviews and the evaluation of procurement proposals; - identifying critical development problems and assisting in their resolution; - contributing to the definition of techn...