E2E Mission Performance Engineer — Noordwijk

Qabird; Noordwijk; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support

Enrollment in pension scheme

40-hour work week

Training for career development

Social security & Dutch tax system

Company pension contributions

Job summary

SSC Space Netherlands is seeking two End-to-End Mission Performance Engineers for Noordwijk, Netherlands. These permanent roles support mission performance across space systems, working in a Linux environment and collaborating with the systems engineering team.

Candidates should hold a Master’s degree in Physics, Engineering, or Computer Science and be proficient in C/C++, Python, Linux, and Docker, with strong English. Relocation support is available and remuneration follows ESA job class.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Physics, Engineering, or CS.
• Proficiency with Linux: command line, remote servers, SSH, and file transfers.
• Good understanding of C/C++ and Python: read code, interpret errors, adjust parameters.
• Docker knowledge: starting/stopping containers, basic diagnostics, images.
• Experience with optical imagers for simulation and processing.
• Proficient English language ability.

Responsibilities

• Support the systems engineering team by running simulations to assess mission performance.
• Operate End-to-End simulators and related tools in a remote Linux environment via CLI.
• Support reviews of E2E mission software in C/C++ and Python; participate in meetings.
• Assist in production and verification of test data sets for performance simulators.
• Support pre-launch/in-orbit commissioning activities.
• Contribute to analysis of data from on-ground and in-orbit campaigns.
• Identify software anomalies and report to developers.
• Perform software installation, integration, and environment setup on remote Linux servers.
• Support Verification Control Boards (VCB) preparation and status tracking.
• Participate in technical reviews with relevant inputs.

Skills

Linux command line

C/C++

Python

Optical imagers

English

Education

Master’s Degree or equivalent in Physics, Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

Docker

Job description

SSC Space Netherlands is seeking two End-to-End Mission Performance Engineers for Noordwijk, Netherlands. These permanent roles support mission performance across space systems, working in a Linux environment and collaborating with the systems engineering team.

Candidates should hold a Master’s degree in Physics, Engineering, or Computer Science and be proficient in C/C++, Python, Linux, and Docker, with strong English. Relocation support is available and remuneration follows ESA job class.