Spacecraft Manager
ESA · ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands
About this role
Apply now » Spacecraft Manager Job Requisition ID: 21183 Date Posted: 3 November 2026 Closing Date: 24 November 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: A5 - A5 $(function(){$('span.joblayouttoken-label').filter(function() {return $(this).text().trim()==='Grade Band:';}).html('Grade Band ( learn more ): ');}); Location ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands Description You will join the NewAthena team in the Projects Department of the Directorate of Science, and will functionally report to the NewAthena Project Manager. NewAthena, the Advanced Telescope for High Energy Astrophysics, is an X-ray observatory aiming to investigate hot structures in the Universe and black holes. It is an L-class mission in the Cosmic Vision Plan, following JUICE and LISA. NewAthena is the new name of the ATHENA mission. It will deliver world-class science and will have significant public and strategic impact. The mission itself is of extreme complexity, involving 60 institutes from 16 European countries as…