Head of Earth Observation Projects & Mission Delivery

ESA; Noordwijk; Vor Ort; EUR 120.000 - 160.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

ESA, based at ESTEC in Noordwijk, Netherlands, seeks a Head of the Earth Observation Projects Department. You will be responsible for the overall system definition and management of approved ESA EO programmes up to launch and in-orbit verification.

Your role will include leading teams designing the space segment for missions such as Earth Explorer, Copernicus, ERS-EO and others, and directing project planning and monitoring to ensure cost, schedule, and technical integrity.

Qualifikationen

• Experience in leading large, multi-disciplinary engineering teams.
• Proven track record in project planning, cost/schedule control, and risk management.

Aufgaben

• Lead the design and implementation of the space segment for ESA Earth observation missions, up to launch and in-orbit verification.
• Direct, plan, distribute and monitor ESA projects to ensure programmatic alignment and on-time delivery.
• Endorse and consolidate the future mission programmatic framework including cost, schedule, procurement and geo-return considerations.

Jobbeschreibung

ESA, based at ESTEC in Noordwijk, Netherlands, seeks a Head of the Earth Observation Projects Department. You will be responsible for the overall system definition and management of approved ESA EO programmes up to launch and in-orbit verification.

Your role will include leading teams designing the space segment for missions such as Earth Explorer, Copernicus, ERS-EO and others, and directing project planning and monitoring to ensure cost, schedule, and technical integrity.