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L2 GMS Maintenance Engineer [26013]

Abruzzo, IT

Closing: January 22, 2026

Engineering
Leandros Foteinias
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Company description

HE Space is a successful international space company, specialised in providing managed services and human resources to the international space sector for over 40 years.
We hire space experts all over Europe across the whole spectrum of space-related activities, from engineering to science, software development, operations, marketing, finance and administration. Our employees contribute towards a wide range of groundbreaking space programmes including Galileo and Copernicus, ExoMars, Iris2, ESA BASS, ESA GSPT, LISA Pathfinder, Euclid, the Ariane and Vega launchers as well as the International Space Station.
HE Space has joined forces with CS Group and Sopra Steria to lead the engineering and digital space market in Europe and to provide highly skilled consulting.
We are passionate about people and invest in you to support the development of the European space industry. 

Job description

In the frame of the GSOp L2/L3 GMS Maintenance Service, the objective is to support the Maintenance 
Team  for our customer 

  • Support to AIV campaigns for the Galileo Ground Segment
  • Definition of test documentation (including maintenance of the documentation)
  • Support to the preparation and execution of the Non-Regression / System Validation Test Campaigns
  • Support OPS/L1 and L3 teams for problem management, system restoration,  vulnerability management and handling of security incidents
  • Provide inputs to Service Asset and Configuration Management activities, including maintaining the configuration via the provided tools
  • Be able to investigate complex systems, create workarounds and/or fixes to recover nominal operations
  • Support the design of end-to-end integrated maintenance and troubleshooting 
    environments for Galileo systems
  • Provision of inputs to the release strategy for minor and major evolutions of the 
    Galileo infrastructure

Our benefits in Italy!

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 Italy at our industry customers. 

Contribution to health insurance

Supplementary Healthcare & Accident Insurance

We supplement your free Italian national health service cover with a private insurance policy that enables faster treatment.

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.

vacation

26 days vacation

Joining HE Space in Italy you will enjoy 26 days paid vacation per year, plus the public holidays.

Qualifications

You will have the following qualifications and relevant experience:

  • Engineering degree in a relevant technical field with min. 5 years of experience;
  • Experience in ground system AIV campaigns;
  • Experience in ground system operations;
  • Familiar with IT systems, like web-based applications and server hardware;
  • Knowledge of Galileo Mission Segment is essential;
  • Willingness to strictly follow procedures and creative enough to find workarounds if they fail;
  • Ability to coordinate complex tasks over team boundaries;
  • Interested in new and exciting things, interested in constant learning;
  • Willing and able to travel for trainings and workshops
  •  active PSC (personal security clearance)
  • Fluency in English is mandatory; knowledge of another European language is an advantage.

Additional information

This job is located in Fucino, Italy

If you think you have what it takes for this job, please send your CV (in English and in Word or PDF) by clicking on the button “Apply for this job” quoting job NL-HP-26013.

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. Last apply date: 22/01/2026!

 

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