Software Engineer
ESA · ESOC, Darmstadt, Germany
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Apply now » Software Engineer Job Requisition ID: 20784 Date Posted: 30 July 2026 Closing Date: 20 August 2026 23:59 CET/CEST Publication: Internal & External Type of Appointment : 4 years, extendable to indefinite Directorate: Operations Workplace: Darmstadt, DE #job-location.job-location-inline { display: inline; } Grade Band : A2 - A4 Location ESOC, Darmstadt, Germany Description Software Engineer in the Software Backend Section, Ground Station Engineering Division, Ground Systems Engineering and Innovation Department, Directorate of Operations. Duties You will report to the Head of the Software Backend Section and will be responsible for the development and engineering activities relating to space link communication software and ground station monitoring and control software, as well as ground station-related planning and scheduling software. The role involves the following main tasks: Requirement specification for the necessary functions to be supported by the systems, in collaboration with the operational users and the ground station and control centre engineering community; Concept definition and design of the systems, based on modern software engineering methodologies…