Instrumentation Engineer

Job description

This is a fixed-term appointment with an initial duration of 4 years. Depending upon performance and organisational needs, the appointment may be extended up to a possible maximum duration of 8 years. Location: ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands Description: Instrumentation Engineer in the Life Support and Physical Sciences Instrumentation Section, Optics, Robotics and Life Sciences Division, Mechanical Department, Directorate of Technology, Engineering and Quality. The Life Support and Physical Sciences Instrumentation Section focuses on payloads for human and robotic exploration, environmental control and life support (ECLS) and in situ resource utilisation (ISRU) design, engineering and verification. It provides support to projects, preparatory and technology programmes, with an additional focus on in situ instrumentation for planetary missions and microgravity experiments. Duties: You will report to the Head of Section and, within the technical fields described above, your main tasks and responsibilities will include: Your duties may also include performing other activities within your field of competence. - providing engineering support, including technical risk management, to ESA...