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System Engineer - Small Satellites Systems

Noordwijk, NL

Closing: January 09, 2026

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 Small Satellites Unit in the In-Orbit Technology Demonstration and Validation Division at ESTEC you will have the following repsonsibilites : 

  • provide technical support to the Unit's activities and projects in system definition, design, development and validation, as well as for equipment procurements, from early definition phases to on-ground system qualification and verification and in-orbit commissioning phases;
  • maintain interfaces with the relevant Contractors and subsystems' responsiebles (e.g. Industry, research institutes, etc.) for the assigned projects, as well as with the specialised engineering support at ESA (e.g. avionics, AOCS, OBSW, PA/QA, etc.);
  • support project and system reviews and will support the follow up of the associated development activities, contributing to the identification and resolution of the technical issues arising on in the frame of the assigned projects

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

  • Master’s Degree or equivalent qualification in engineering
  • Knowledge of System Engineering and more specifically of system behaviour and functional models and simulators incl. mission, system and subsystem (in particular AOCS) aspects;
  • Fluency in English is mandatory; knowledge of another European language is an advantage.

Additional information

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 Medina Djakova, by clicking on the button “Apply for this job” quoting job NL-HP- 25108.

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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