Telecommunication System Engineer

Telespazio Belgium can count on more than 45 years of experience in the field of Space Operations Service & Engineering activities.

We provide a significant contribution to the most 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 but mainly for 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 Telecommunication System 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:

• Support ESA in the activities of satellite telecommunication and sub-systems performance analysis, and in the operation and maintenance of the RF equipment (e.g. antennas, simulators, …).
• Assists with the integration, configuration and running of test equipment and/or test set-ups employed in evaluating the performance of RF subsystems or instruments for space applications.
• Organisation and maintenance of laboratory library, which includes documentation operating manuals, test reports and general documentation.
• Operation, maintenance and calibration of the laboratory equipment and test facilities.
• Handle loan and purchase operations for the divisional equipment.
• Maintain up to date divisional equipment inventory list, which involves using of dedicated software for tractability and control of inventory including lent out equipment.
• Support internal hands-on technical analysis on subjects related to future SATCOM systems
• Support the preparation of the section R&D technology roadmaps in the area of satellite telecom network protocols, architectures and systems
• Support ESA-wide projects in the area of telecommunication systems and technologies

What you offer :

• Master's degree / PhD (preferable) in Telecommunication or Electrical engineering
• Good background on satellite communication technologies ground technologies .
• Experience in RF measurements and calibration techniques.
• Very good skills in writing manuals, test reports, and general documentation.
• Be able to run RF equipment, prepare and execute demos.
• Good knowledge of the 5G protocols
• At least 2 years of relevant work experience in the field of telecommunications covering the following:
• System level analysis of satellite telecommunication networks
• End-to-end Physical/MAC layer analysis and simulations
• Good knowledge of SATCOM related standards
• Knowledge of MATLAB and other programming languages such as Julia, Python, C++.

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:

Deadline to apply: ASAP

Please note that interviews will be held via Teams.

We look forward to receiving your application for this position