Ground Station Engineer
ESA · ESOC, Darmstadt, Germany
About this role
Apply now » Ground Station Engineer Job Requisition ID: 20861 Date Posted: 21 August 2026 Closing Date: 11 September 2026 23:59 CET/CEST Publication: Internal & External Type of Appointment ( learn more) : Fixed-Term Directorate: Operations Workplace: Darmstadt, DE #job-location.job-location-inline { display: inline; } Grade Band ( learn more) : A2 - A4 This is a fixed-term appointment with an initial duration of 4 years. Depending upon performance and organisational needs, the appointment may be extended up to a possible maximum duration of 8 years. Location ESOC, Darmstadt, Germany Description Ground Station Engineer in the Station Subsystems and Configuration Control Section (OPS-GSS), Ground Station Engineering Division, Ground Systems Engineering and Innovation Department, Directorate of Operations. You will be responsible for activities relating to modem and signal processing developments in the Deep Space Antenna 5 (DSA-5) project, with a focus on ESA’s new A ll DI gital G round Station (ADIG) concept. Duties Support the DSA-5 project in the domain of backend system, modem and signal processing; Support DSA-5-related reviews during the design and acceptance phases;…