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AOCS Engineer [25094]

Noordwijk, NL

Closing: July 16, 2025

Engineering
Medina Djakova
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Company description

HE Space is a successful international space company. For 40 years, we have been supporting our customers with qualified experts in the field of engineering, science and administration. HE Space has joined forces with CS Group to lead the engineering and digital space market in Europe and to provide highly skilled consulting.

Job description

As part of the Technology, Engineering and Quality Directorate, you will have the following responsibilities:

  • Provide technical support in the field of AOCS engineering for activities for nanosats and smallsats;
  • Contribute to the running of the cubesats AOCS Verification and Validation facility, and to the related testing activities and internal R&D activities, including tools maintenance & enabling rapid prototyping and modern control techniques implementation;
  • Support in the field of the AOCS engineering for ESA projects, i.e. AOCS design, development, and verification for Earth Observation, or Connectivity & Secure Communication projects, including support to reviews and performing analyses/simulations;
  • Provide support to feasibility analyses and Concurrent Design Facility studies.

Our benefits in The Netherlands!

We offer competitive compensation and our benefits packages are customized per location to better match local needs. Here in the spotlight are 3 of them for our employees located in the Netherlands at our industry customers.

HE Space will support your relocation to another country.

Relocation Support

Financial Support for your relocation expenses and the company contributes up to 1500 euros for your accommodation during the first month of employment.

Contribution to health insurance

Contribution to health insurance

HE Space contributes a monthly amount to the statutory health insurance premium covering basic healthcare.

HE Space supports training.

Training & Professional Development

Your individual training needs are important to us, and we support your attendance at conferences, e-learning, conventional group and individual classes.

Qualifications

You will have the following qualifications and relevant experience:

  • Master’s degree in a relevant discipline is required;
  • At least 4 years of experience in  the technical domains (AOCS subsystem architecture, design, testing and verification)
  • Hands-on experience including AOCS HW, SW and AOCS testing, as well as AOCS modelling;
  • Project support experience in a relevant domain (Smallsat and nanosat AOCS, and possibly AOCS on ESA missions in the field of for Earth Observation, or Connectivity & Secure Communication;
  • Fluency in English is mandatory; knowledge of another European language is an advantage.

Additional information

This job is located in Noordwijk. The Netherlands

Please note this position is until end of December 2026, with possibility of extenstion. 

If you think you have what it takes for this job, please send your CV (in English and in Word or PDF) to Medina Djakova, by clicking on the button “Apply for this job” quoting job NL-HP- 25094.

An exciting and dynamic international working environment awaits you!

Inclusive and committed employer, our company works every day to combat all forms of discrimination and promote a respectful working environment. That's why, committed to gender diversity and overall inclusivity, we encourage all applications and profiles.

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