Ground Segment Maintenance & Governance Engineer

GMV; Tres Cantos; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

GMV is seeking a Ground Segment Maintenance & Governance Engineer to support the Galileo programme. You will coordinate asset management, configuration control, and system security for European space infrastructure.

In a multidisciplinary, international environment, you will work with engineering, operations, and cybersecurity teams, driving change, anomalies, and deployment coordination to ensure reliable, compliant services across AMT/VMT governance.

Qualifications

• Experience in maintenance, service, or change management environments.
• Experience coordinating NRB/ARB/CCB review boards and action tracking.
• Strong knowledge of change, configuration, release, and deployment processes.
• Knowledge of asset and vulnerability management concepts.
• Basic cybersecurity knowledge including RBAC and governance.
• Experience preparing technical documentation and customer-facing deliverables.
• Fluent English, written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate internal NRBs and customer-facing ARBs.
• Prepare meeting agendas, minutes, action tracking reports, and service management reports.
• Monitor anomalies, maintenance activities, and corrective actions.
• Manage Change Control Requests (CCRs) and deployment documentation.
• Coordinate software releases and data extraction/analysis activities.
• Collaborate with engineering, operations, maintenance, cybersecurity, and customers.
• Ensure compliance with configuration management, maintenance, and operational procedures.
• Drive continuous improvement of AMT/VMT services and governance processes.

Skills

Maintenance management

Service management

Change management

Release management

Asset management

Vulnerability management

Cybersecurity basics

Technical documentation

Communication skills

Fluent English

Tools

Service management tools

Job description

Would you like to be part of one of Europe’s most important Space Programmes? We are looking for a Ground Segment Maintenance & Governance Engineer to join the Galileo programme. In this role, you will play a key part in the coordination and evolution of the tools that support asset management, configuration control, and the security of the system’s ground infrastructure.

You will work in an international and multidisciplinary environment, collaborating closely with engineering, operations, and cybersecurity teams, as well as with leading organizations such as ESA and EUSPA. You will be involved in change management activities, anomaly monitoring, maintenance and deployment coordination, contributing to the reliability and continuous improvement of critical services supporting Europe’s satellite navigation system.

If you are interested in combining technical coordination, operational management, cybersecurity, and collaboration with multiple stakeholders in a highly technological environment, this is an excellent opportunity to further develop your career within the space sector.

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WHAT CHALLENGE WILL YOU BE TAKING ON?

• Leading and coordinating internal Non-Conformance Review Boards (NRBs), as well as supporting customer-facing Anomaly Review Boards (ARBs).
• Preparing meeting agendas, minutes, action tracking reports, and service management reports.
• Monitoring and following up on anomalies, maintenance activities, and corrective and preventive actions.
• Managing Change Control Requests (CCRs) and preparing the associated deployment and release documentation.
• Coordinating software releases and operational data extraction and analysis activities.
• Collaborating closely with engineering, operations, maintenance, cybersecurity, and customer teams.
• Ensuring compliance with established configuration management, maintenance, and operational procedures.
• Driving the continuous improvement of AMT/VMT services and their associated governance processes.

WHAT DO WE NEED IN OUR TEAM?

For this position, we are looking for a highly organized and service-oriented professional who is eager to develop their career in a critical and highly technological environment within the Galileo programme.

• Experience in maintenance management, service management, operational support, or change management environments.
• Experience coordinating review boards and decision-making forums (NRB, ARB, CCB, or equivalent), including action tracking and stakeholder management.
• Strong understanding of Change Management, Configuration Management, release management, and deployment processes.
• Knowledge of asset and vulnerability management concepts, including asset inventory management, software baselines, vulnerability tracking, and remediation planning.
• Basic cybersecurity knowledge, including vulnerability management, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), security governance, configuration control, and operational security principles.
• Experience preparing technical documentation, anomaly and maintenance reports, Change Control Requests (CCRs), and customer-facing deliverables.
• Strong communication, coordination, and organizational skills.
• Fluent English, both written and spoken.

In addition, previous experience in space programmes or critical infrastructure projects, particularly within the Galileo ecosystem, will be considered a strong asset, as well as knowledge of cybersecurity, vulnerability management, system administration, and service management tools. We value professionals who are eager to work in complex technological environments, are committed to continuous improvement, and enjoy collaborating with customers and leading international organizations.

WHAT DO WE OFFER?

• Hybrid working model and 8 weeks per year of teleworking outside your usual geographical area.
• Flexible start and finish times, and intensive working hours Fridays and in summer.
• Personalized career plan development, training and language learning support.
• National and international mobility. Do you come from another country? We can offer you a relocation package.
• Competitive compensation with ongoing reviews, flexible compensation and discount on brands.
• Wellbeing program: Health, dental and accident insurance; free fruit and coffee, physical, mental and financial health training, and much more!

We promote equal opportunities in recruitment, and we are committed to inclusion and diversity.

WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? JOIN US

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact Alejandra Estévez Melgarejo, in charge of this vacancy.

Alejandra Estévez Melgarejo