Senior Earth Observation Security Apps Engineer

EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY; Frascati; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

European Space Agency in Frascati, Italy, seeks an Earth Observation Security Applications Engineer to advance civilian EO capabilities across security and resilience domains within the ERS programme. You will engage law enforcement and security stakeholders and drive innovative projects using EO data, AI, and cross‑agency collaboration.

The ideal candidate has a master’s degree in engineering or related fields and approximately six years of relevant experience, with advantage for civil‑military

Qualifications

• Master's degree and six years of relevant professional experience.
• Specialist experience in law enforcement, fragile states, or civil-military cooperation is advantageous.
• Good knowledge of English or French; additional languages are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Engage stakeholders from law enforcement and security communities.
• Identify opportunities for strategic collaboration at international and national levels.
• Address structural impediments to uptake of civilian EO-based products and services.
• Define and implement innovative EO projects, including private sector use.
• Combine EO data with non-EO datasets and AI methods to meet security needs.
• Coordinate with ESA teams and communicate EO results and benefits.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Security domain expertise

AI data processing

Project coordination

Education

Master's degree in engineering, Earth science, computer science, applied physics or data science

Job description

European Space Agency in Frascati, Italy, seeks an Earth Observation Security Applications Engineer to advance civilian EO capabilities across security and resilience domains within the ERS programme. You will engage law enforcement and security stakeholders and drive innovative projects using EO data, AI, and cross‑agency collaboration.

The ideal candidate has a master’s degree in engineering or related fields and approximately six years of relevant experience, with advantage for civil‑military