Data Science Engineer

Telespazio; Noordwijk; Hybrid; EUR 80.000 - 100.000; Full time

Job summary

A leading space operations company is seeking a skilled Data Science Engineer for ESTEC in the Netherlands. The role involves supporting the definition of data-driven solutions, performing data analysis, and implementing machine learning algorithms. Offering hybrid work opportunities, 30 days paid leave, and an attractive salary package. Ideal candidates will hold a Master's degree in relevant fields and possess AI and machine learning experience.

Benefits

30 days of paid annual leave

Hybrid working scheme

Fully paid health insurance

Good pension scheme

Career development budget

Travel allowance

Extensive relocation package

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Physics, Engineering or Computer Science required.
• Familiarity with AI and Data Science approaches for engineering is essential.
• Candidates must be eligible for security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Support requirement definition of data-driven solutions.
• Gather, clean, and transform data from various sources.
• Conduct exploratory data analysis to identify trends.

Skills

Artificial Intelligence expertise

Machine Learning techniques

Data science methodologies

Problem-solving skills

Education

Master's degree in Physics, Engineering or Computer Science

Job description

Overview

Telespazio Belgium can count on almost 40 years of experience in the field of Space Operations Service & Engineering activities. We provide a significant contribution to the most major Space programs of the European Space Agency. Our core business is to work on the ground to build bridges into space, contributing to the success of ambitious missions. The European Space Agency is our biggest client and we provide highly qualified employees to many sites of ESA but mainly for ESTEC in the Netherlands, and we provide a permanent contract with great benefits, a good salary, a relocation package along with genuine support to our employees.

On behalf of the European Space Agency, we are looking for a highly skilled Data Science Engineer to work in ESTEC, in the Netherlands.

Responsibilities

• Support the requirement definition of data-driven solutions together with stakeholders, AI System Engineers and Digital Innovation engineers.
• Contribute to the gathering of data from various sources, cleaning it, and transforming it into a usable format ensuring data quality, consistency, and availability.
• Support exploratory data analysis to understand the data and identify patterns, trends, and anomalies gaining insights and forming hypotheses.
• Participate to the build of predictive models selecting appropriate algorithms, training models on historical data, and validating their performance.
• Support the implementation of machine learning algorithms automating decisionmaking processes including tasks such as image processing, anomaly detection, predictive maintenance.
• Contribute to the creation of visual representations of data, such as charts, graphs, and dashboards, to make the data more understandable for communicating insights to stakeholders.
• Contribute to technology development and work plans for ESA's technology programmes related to data science.
• Contribute to the capture of knowledge related to the development and use of information factories and support its dissemination.

What you offer

• Master\'s degree in Physics, Engineering or Computer Science.
• Knowledge of and experience with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) techniques, data science methodologies, etc.
• Familiarity with Artificial Intelligence and Data Science approaches for engineering analysis, mission optimisation, decision support.
• Candidates must be eligible for a security personal clearance from an EU Member State national security administration.

What we offer

• A competitive salary
• 30 days of paid annual leave, plus the days ESTEC is closed including public holidays (~12 days) based on a 40-hour working week
• Hybrid working scheme (3 days in the office and 2 days remote in the Netherlands)
• Flexible working hours; you are in charge of your own agenda respecting core working hours
• Fully paid collective extensive health insurance scheme
• A good pension scheme with no personal contribution
• A career development (Coursera membership + training budget)
• Travel allowance
• Extensive relocation package

Where

You will be working within ESTEC, the European Space Agency’s offices in the Netherlands as a contractor for Telespazio Belgium. We don’t expect the employees to be on-site full time however you will still have to relocate to the Netherlands for this position.

ESTEC site reference: esa.int/About_Us/ESTEC

When

Deadline to apply: 13/11/2025

Please note that interviews will be held either via skype, webex, other digital platforms or onsite in ESTEC.

We look forward to receiving your application for this position!