System Engineer
X 4S End-to-End System Architect Job Requisition ID: 19721 Date Posted: 22 July 2025 Closing Date: 22 August 2025 23:59 CET/CEST Publication: Internal & External Type of Contract: Permanent Directorate: Connectivity and Secure Communications Workplace: Noordwijk, NL Toulouse, FR Location ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands or Toulouse, France. Description 4S End-to-End System Architect in the Safety and Security from Space Programme Office in the Systems, Strategic Programme Lines and Technology Department, Directorate of Connectivity and Secure Communications. The 4S (Space Systems for Safety and Security) Strategic Programme Line (SPL) is one of the three main strategic pillars of ESA's telecommunications programme (ARTES). It focuses on next-generation SATCOM solutions that address governmental requirements and support infrastructure and/or applications critical to society, the economy and security. The programme prioritises security, resilience and sovereignty, which strongly influences how these SATCOM solutions are conceived, developed, validated and operated. Accordingly, the programme imposes stringent requirements on the supply chain and leverages cutting-edge technologies to meet high standards of security and resilience. Rather than focusing on a single project in the capacity of a system engineer, you, as 4S End-to-End System Architect, will serve as the technical and system-level focal point for Connectivity and Secure Communications within the 4S domain. You will ensure the overall coherence and consistency of ESA's activities in this area-both internally, by aligning them with the short-, mid-, and long-term objectives of 4S, and externally, by ensuring responsiveness to the needs expressed by the user communities who will ultimately rely on these solutions. You will report to the 4S Strategic Programme Line Manager, who also serves as Head of the Safety and Security from Space Programme Office. You...