Earth Observation Future Missions Optical Payload Engineer - Emerging Sensing Technologies
ESA · ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands
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Apply now » Earth Observation Future Missions Optical Payload Engineer - Emerging Sensing Technologies Job Requisition ID: 20355 Date Posted: 5 October 2026 Closing Date: 26 October 2026 23:59 CET/CEST Publication Method: Internal & External Type of Appointment ( learn more) : 4 years, extendable to indefinite Directorate: Earth Observation Programmes 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 Earth Observation (EO) Future Missions Optical Payload Engineer – Emerging Sensing Technologies in the Optical Instruments Section, Future Missions and Instruments Division, Future Missions and Architecture Department, Directorate of Earth Observation Programmes. Reporting to the Head of the Optical Instruments Section, you will be responsible for the end-to-end definition, engineering, technology breadboarding and pre-development of innovative optical payload systems for EO future missions. These systems will leverage emerging…