F3 Mission Project Manager
ESA · ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands
About this role
Apply now » F3 Mission Project Manager Job Requisition ID: 20870 Date Posted: 3 September 2026 Closing Date: 24 September 2026 23:59 CET/CEST Publication Method: Internal & External Type of Appointment ( learn more) : 4 years, extendable to indefinite Directorate: Science Workplace: Noordwijk, NL #job-location.job-location-inline { display: inline; } Grade Band: A2 - A4 $(function(){$('span.joblayouttoken-label').filter(function() {return $(this).text().trim()==='Grade Band:';}).html('Grade Band ( learn more ): ');}); Location ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands Description F3 is the third Fast-class (F-class) mission in ESA’s Science Programme. Two candidate missions will be selected by the Science Programme Committee (SPC) in November 2026 for Phase 0, and F3 mission selection is planned in November 2027. F3 mission adoption by the SPC is planned in June 2030 at Preliminary Design Review (PDR), with launch in 2034. Reporting to the Head of the Future Missions Department (SCI-F), you will be in charge of the mission Phase A/B and, subject to mission adoption by the SPC, Phases C/D/E1, until completion of the spacecraft in-orbit commissioning. You will be involved in Phase 0 and…