Space Safety Functional and Validation Architect
ESA · ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands
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Apply now » Space Safety Functional and Validation Architect Job Requisition ID: 21196 Date Posted: 5 November 2026 Closing Date: 26 November 2026 23:59 CET/CEST Publication Method: Internal & External Type of Appointment ( learn more) : 4 years, extendable to indefinite Directorate: Operations 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 The Space Safety Programme aims to establish European capabilities and services in the domains of Planetary Defence, Space Weather, and Active Debris Removal [ADR] and In-Orbit Servicing [IOS]. One of the ways it achieves this goal is by carrying out various space missions, some of which are handled by the Mission Implementation Division when in Phase B2/C/D/E. As part of the Space Weather domain, for example, ESA plans to implement a four-satellite constellation called “Aurora” for monitoring continuously and in real-time the auroral oval, as a key means of enhancing space weather…