System and Software Engineer

We are looking for a System and Software Engineer (E3) to join our Akkodis Aerospace team, working onsite at the European Space Agency in the Netherlands.

Akkodis has proudly supported the Aerospace & Defence industry in the Netherlands for decades. Our partnership with the European Space Agency (ESA) has been one of the many success stories allowing our people to expand their career horizons. Akkodis experts are contributing to some of the most important technical advances in Aerospace and Defence which impact the way we live our lives today, through specialised engineering expertise and other required skillsets. This could be your future. Become part of our successful team!

Specific tasks to be performed:

The postholder will support the section activities in the areas of Space Segment Systems Engineering:

• Providing space segment systems engineering support and consultancy to ESA projects, programmes and studies throughout all the project phases;
• Supporting project reviews and evaluation of proposals;
• Supporting design devlopement, technical budgets, requirements management, verification activities, interfaces management;
• Support coordination of engineering domains in support to the system engineering function;
• Support CDF studies as System engineer as required

To successfully perform the above mentioned tasks, the following background / experience is required:

• Master degree or equivalent qualification in engineering or physics.
• Solid background in spacecraft systems and space mission architecture design;
• Significant experience in systems engineering, mission analysis and design, design methodologies;
• Expert knowledge of S/C system and mission design, incl. system design modelling tools and Concurrent Engineering applied to space mission assessment and design.
• Knowledge of System of Systems (SoS) architecting and related tools (such as System Architect, Focal Point, etc.) and frameworks (e.g. MODAF, TOGAF).
• Strong experience with Space project life-cycle, including mission/system conceptual design and trade-offs, requirements management, reviews, verification engineering;
• Knowledge of Space Engineering Standards (e.g. ECSS-E-10 series);
• Ability to work independently and to establish good working relations with ESA is essential.

About ESA-ESTEC

The European Space Agency (ESA) has sites in several European countries.

The European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC), has grown into ESA’s largest establishment and the technical and organizational hub of Europe’s space sector. Missions designed and tested at ESTEC are circling Earth, have landed on planetary bodies and have probed far into the Solar System.

The infrastructure and equipment assembled here, together with the expert knowhow of its 2800 personnel, make ESTEC a unique resource for Europe. The work done here by teams skilled in every aspect of engineering for space has enabled the creation of novel communication, navigation and information services, creating new jobs and growth while improving the lives of European and world citizens.

Please send your CV to [email protected] before 14/07/2025