System Validation Engineer

Overview

Telespazio Belgium can count on more than 45 years of experience in Space Operations Service & Engineering activities. We provide a significant contribution to 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, mainly 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 a highly skilled

System Validation Engineer

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 system engineering support in relation to ESA in-house activities for IRIS2 entrusted tasks in the area of end-to-end system validation (supporting the role of Qualification and Validation Authority). Scope of Technical Support

Support shall include system validation engineering activities in the following areas: incremental qualification of the system. Management of the credits obtained from segment qualification (to be included in the system VCD – verification control document) Preparation of the qualification programme of work to reach IOC and FOC. Definition and follow up of test campaigns for external interfaces, in particular GOVSATCOM and SECMON Definition and development of the system verification tools (test beds) needed to achieve full qualification. Follow up of any deviations/non-conformances to ensure system qualification is achieved and maintained Activities may include: Review of the test plan / test cases / test procedures prepared by the Consortium Preparation of the plan towards in-orbit validation. Running simulations to establish independent assessment of system performance Independent witnessing of test campaigns run by the Consortium or its subcontractors Independent execution of tests campaigns (up to and including in orbit tests) to support the system end-to-end validation, making use of ESA testbeds and ongoing in flight experiments Review of non-conformances / deviations Contribution to Technical risk assessment Industrial Milestone Reviews

The candidate shall support ESA in the review of industrial contract technical milestones, including but not limited to: Preliminary Design Reviews (PDR) Critical Design Reviews (CDR) Qualification Reviews (QR) In-Orbit Validation Review (IOVR) Service Declaration (SD) Technical assessment of industrial deliverables Preparation of review comments 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

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

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