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Secure Connectivity 5G NTN End-to-End System and Validation Lead Engineer
Job Requisition ID: 20845
Date Posted: 21 August 2026
Closing Date: 11 September 2026 23:59 CET/CEST
Publication: Internal & External
Type of Appointment : 4 years, extendable to indefinite
Directorate: Resilience, Navigation and Connectivity
Workplace:
Noordwijk, NL
Location
ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands
Description
Secure Connectivity 5G NTN End-to-End System and Validation Lead Engineer in the System Architecture Section, Secure Connectivity System Office, Secure Connectivity Programme Department, Directorate for Resilience, Navigation and Connectivity.
The ESA Programme Related to EU Secure Connectivity, referred to as Secure Connectivity, is intended to support the effective development and validation of the EU Secure Connectivity governmental infrastructure and the services provided by it, as well as the validation and demonstration of services based on the commercial infrastructure developed by the contractor(s) delivering the EU Secure Connectivity governmental infrastructure. This includes the follow-up of the system design and development for IRIS2.
The System Architecture Section in the Secure Connectivity System Office is responsible for all systems engineering tasks to support the effective design and development of the overall Secure Connectivity system of systems. This includes the follow-up of the 5G implementation in the IRIS2 system.
Reporting to the Head of the Secure Connectivity System Architecture Section, you will be responsible for the implementation and validation in IRIS2 of 5G NTN (non-terrestrial networks), considered as an end-to-end product covering the space segment, ground segment and user terminal.
Duties
Your tasks and responsibilities will include: - following the implementation of 5G within the end-to-end system architecture, system behaviour, concept of operations, system scenarios and use cases...