Launch System Safety Engineer (Development & Qualification)

Deadline to apply: 18/02/2026

To ensure a smooth application process and timely completion of all required documentation, we recommend applying as early as possible.

We are looking for a ​Launch System Safety Engineer (Development & Qualification)​ to complete our consultants Workforce Management Service to support the ​Operational Launch System Safety Office​ of the European Space Agency (ESA) at their location in ​Frascati, Italy​.

The purpose of ​the Safety Operational Office for Flight Programmes is to support Launcher and launch Systems development and interfacing with other Space Transportation (STS) Departments and ESA Directorates on demand​.

As a Launch System Safety Engineer, you will support ESA’s Space Transportation Programmes (VegaC, VegaE, Space Rider) across preliminary design, development, and qualification phases. You will contribute to safety requirements, hazard analyses, and regulatory compliance activities in coordination with ESA project teams and CNES/CSG authorities.

The selected candidate may additionally be appointed to the role of Service Manager, subject to relevant experience and operational needs.

Please note, the successful candidate will be employed by ATG Europe (or one of its subsidiaries). Furthermore, upon selection, they will be subject to a general security screening performed by an external provider (further information will be provided at the interview stage).

ATG is dedicated to diversity and inclusion and is an equal opportunity employer. Regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, handicap (categorie protette L.68/99 art.1), or any other reason protected by relevant state or municipal legislation, we are pleased to consider all eligible candidates for employment.

The successful candidate will be tasked with, but not limited to:

Safety Requirements & Programme Documentation

• Develop, update, and maintain highlevel safety documents, including Safety Requirements, Safety Development Plans, Space Debris Mitigation Plans, and Safety Reporting documents, ensuring alignment with ESA programme milestones (PRR, PDR, CDR).

• Ensure periodic safety reporting, tracking risks, critical items, deviations, and required updates in accordance with Safety Development Plans.

• Translate systemlevel needs into actionable safety requirements for launchers, orbital vehicles, payloads, and ground infrastructures.

Safety Submission Files & Certification Support

• Prepare and maintain Safety Submission Files (Phases 1, 2, and 3) as required under FSOA/REI, ensuring timely delivery of safety documentation that demonstrates full compliance at each programme stage.

• Coordinate with CNES/CSG counterparts to verify closure of safety recommendations, open actions, and alignment with regulatory expectations.

• Provide detailed inputs for qualification dossiers that support launch readiness reviews (QR, FQR, OQR).

System Risk Analysis & Hazard Assessment

• Conduct detailed systemlevel safety analyses, including Hazard Analyses, FMECA, FaultTree Analyses, and interface hazard evaluations.

• Perform ARO (Analyse de Risques en Opérations) risk studies covering all ground and preflight operations (mechanical integration, fluids handling, control bench/VMC operations, transport, countdown activities).

• Identify riskreduction measures and follow up their implementation with engineering teams and industrial partners.

Development & Qualification Support

• Support ESA’s participation in major design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, QR), ensuring safety compliance is demonstrated convincingly and consistently.

• Assess the completeness of subsystem and componentlevel safety deliverables produced by industrial primes.

• Evaluate waivers, deviations, and nonconformances from a safety perspective and ensure appropriate justification and mitigations.