Space Mission Science Operations Lead

European Space Agency - ESA; Villanueva de la Cañada; Presencial; EUR 70.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

European Space Agency (ESA) seeks a Science Operations Scientist to contribute to the Arrakihs mission from ESA’s ESAC facility in Villanueva de la Cañada. You will help define, implement and test science operations, interfacing with multiple teams to optimise mission planning, data products and science output.

The role requires a PhD in astronomy or physics and at least three years of relevant experience, plus skills in coordinating stakeholders, scripting and Agile development in a scientific

Formación

• PhD in astronomy, physics or related subject required with three years of relevant professional experience.
• Experience defining, setting up and/or operating scientific experiments for astrophysics research (space or ground-based).
• Experience coordinating internal/external stakeholders on scientific projects.
• Active researcher in a field linked to ESA Arrakihs mission.
• Knowledge of instrument performance, calibration and data products.

Responsabilidades

• Define, implement and test science operations activities for the Arrakihs mission, coordinating with project scientist, archive scientist, and SOC team.
• Interface with Payload, Flight Control, IOSDC and SOC teams to align operations across ground segments.
• Develop and test processes and tools for science mission planning and data quality assessment.
• Contribute to validation activities and end-to-end tests for operation phase.
• Act as product owner within an Agile SOC development framework, validating features and user acceptance testing.
• Assist in analyzing mission baseline changes impacting scientific outcomes and operational rules.
• Support commissioning, science performance demonstrations, and outreach related to Arrakihs.

Conocimientos

Astrophysics experiments

Stakeholder coordination

Active researcher

Instrument calibration

Python scripting

Agile product owner

Outreach activities

Educación

PhD in astronomy or physics

Herramientas

Python

Descripción del empleo

European Space Agency (ESA) seeks a Science Operations Scientist to contribute to the Arrakihs mission from ESA’s ESAC facility in Villanueva de la Cañada. You will help define, implement and test science operations, interfacing with multiple teams to optimise mission planning, data products and science output.

The role requires a PhD in astronomy or physics and at least three years of relevant experience, plus skills in coordinating stakeholders, scripting and Agile development in a scientific