Key Tasks and Responsibilities                 

As part of the Solar Generator Team, you will have the following responsibilities:

• Provide functional support to ESA spacecraft programmes (and other European projects, if required) for space solar generator design, manufacturing and testing, including the provision of independent, technical assessment in Project Reviews.
• Define, promote and implement the technological research programme for advanced photovoltaic generator technology, including solar cells, photovoltaic assembly processes and components (e.g. cover-glasses), solar generator subsystems, environmental effects models, testing methods and test facilities.
• The maintenance of the ESA solar generator laboratory facilities and the execution of engineering and qualification tests.
• The definition and implementation of European standards in the solar generator domain.
• Provision of functional support to one or several ESA satellite projects.
• Monitoring of qualification and test programs for body mounted and deployable solar arrays utilizing advanced solar cells.
• Supervision of industrial contracts for research and development of solar cells and modules (including next generation multi-junction solar cell and solar generator technologies, concentrator systems and experiments on space environmental effects on the solar generators).
• Assistance to the EPG section team on solar array related design and qualification issues and in the execution of characterisation and environmental tests of solar cells, modules and solar generators.

Skills & Experience

You will have the following qualifications and relevant experience:

• Minimum of master’s in electrical engineering, semiconductor physics, or similar relevant degree
• Experience in multi-junction space solar cells technology.
• Knowledge of space solar array design and technologies.
• Experience in space photovoltaic assembly (PVA) technology.
• Knowledge of the main characterization and environmental tests for space solar cells and solar generators
• Familiarity with European Space Standard (ECSS) requirements.
• Experience in technical contract management.
• Fluency in English is mandatory; knowledge of another European language is an advantage.

This job is located in Noordwijk,The Netherlands.

If you think you have what it takes for this job, please send your CV (in English and in Word or PDF) to Vicente Gracia, by clicking on the button “Apply for this job” quoting job NL-HP-24019.

An exciting and dynamic international working environment awaits you!