Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC) Systems Engineer
ESA · ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands · Apply by October 12, 2026
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Apply now » Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC) Systems Engineer Job Requisition ID: 20732 Date Posted: 2 July 2026 Closing Date: 13 August 2026 23:59 CET/CEST Publication: Internal & External Type of Appointment : 4 years, extendable to indefinite Directorate: Technology, Engineering and Quality Workplace: Noordwijk, NL #job-location.job-location-inline { display: inline; } Grade Band : A2 - A4 Location ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands Description Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC) Systems Engineer in the GNC Systems Architecture Section, GNC, AOCS and Pointing Division, Electrical Department, Directorate of Technology, Engineering and Quality. The GNC Systems Architecture Section provides functional support to ESA projects in the technical field of GNC systems for planetary and small solar system object exploration orbiters and landers, launch and transportation systems, re-entry vehicles, new-generation space vehicles for in-orbit robotic operations, including in-orbit servicing, assembly and manufacturing and debris removal, and specialised applications such as rendezvous and formation flying. The GNC Systems Architecture Section carries out technology research in the…