AIT and Production Engineering - IRIS² [26059]

HE Space is a successful international space company, specialised in providing managed services and human resources to the international space sector for over 40 years.

We hire space experts all over Europe across the whole spectrum of space-related activities, from engineering to science, software development, operations, marketing, finance and administration. Our employees contribute towards a wide range of groundbreaking space programmes including Galileo and Copernicus, ExoMars, Iris2, ESA BASS, ESA GSPT, LISA Pathfinder, Euclid, the Ariane and Vega launchers as well as the International Space Station.

HE Space has joined forces with CS Group and Sopra Steria to lead the engineering and digital space market in Europe and to provide highly skilled consulting.

We are passionate about people and invest in you to support the development of the European space industry. 

Provide Engineering support in relation to the space segment integration and testing, including, but not limited to, the support to IRIS2 satellites' AIT industrial activities.

As part of the Service team, you will have the following responsibilities:

Support shall include space engineering in the following areas:

• Follow up space segment integration and manufacturing activities
• Space segment-related industrial reviews and procurement activities.
• Support at the segment and subsystem level
• Definition of AIT plan for IRIS2

Activities may include:

• Requirements engineering and consolidation
• Functional and physical architecture definition
• Design trade-off analysis
•  Interface definition
• Technical risk assessment

The Contractor shall support ESA in the review of industrial contract technical milestones, including but not 

limited to:

• Space Segment RR (Requirements Review)
• Preliminary Design Reviews (PDR)
• Space Segment PDR
• Space Segment CDR
• Critical Design Reviews (CDR)
•  Qualification Reviews (QR)
• In-Orbit Validation Review (IOVR)
• Service Declaration (SD).

The above activities shall result in:

• Technical Notes;
• Analysis of security trade-offs.
• Contribution to accreditation dossier and related risk analysis
• Review Item Discrepancies (RIDS)
• Trade-off Reports

You will have the following qualifications and relevant experience:

• Master's in Engineering or equivalent university degree;
• At least 5 years of experience in AIT, manufacturing, and production.
• Fluency in English is mandatory; knowledge of another European language is an advantage.

This job is located in Noordwijk, the Netherlands.

If you think you have what it takes for this job, please send your CV (in English and in Word or PDF), to Adriana Camacho by clicking on the button “Apply for this job”, quoting job NL-HP-26059.

An exciting and dynamic international working environment awaits you!

Inclusive and committed employer, our company works every day to combat all forms of discrimination and promote a respectful working environment. That's why, committed to gender diversity and overall inclusivity, we encourage all applications and profiles.

Inclusive and committed employer, our company works every day to combat all forms of discrimination and promote a respectful working environment. That's why, committed to gender diversity and overall inclusivity, we encourage all applications and profiles. Last apply date: 10/04/2026!