Space Cost Estimator & Data Science Engineer

Telespazio; Noordwijk; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working scheme

Health insurance

Pension plan

Coursera membership

Travel allowance

Relocation package

30 days annual leave

Job summary

Telespazio Belgium is seeking a highly skilled Cost Estimating Engineer to join the team at ESTEC in the Netherlands as a contractor for Telespazio Belgium. The role requires independent cost estimation across various cost categories and provides an opportunity to influence ongoing European Space Agency programs.

You will work within a hybrid framework (3 days in the office, 2 days remote in the Netherlands) while relocating to the Netherlands is required.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Physics, Engineering or Computer Science.
• Experience with ECOS (ESA Costing Software), preferably Version 6.
• Strong knowledge of Space Systems Cost and cost estimation methods.

Responsibilities

• Provide independent cost estimates, typically covering Industrial Technical and Programmatic Risk Margin, Launch cost, ESA Internal cost and related margins.
• Develop and maintain cost estimate templates for Industry and support tender evaluations and negotiations.
• Support analyses of cost estimates prepared by Industry in the role of expert.
• Develop and maintain the cost databases and tools required for cost estimating activities.
• Contribute to data science tasks: gather cost data, perform exploratory analysis, and build predictive cost models and dashboards.
• Promote cost estimating practices across the Agency and its partners.

Skills

Cost estimation

Data analysis

Cost engineering

Education

Master’s degree in Physics/Engineering/Computer Science

Tools

ECOS (ESA Costing Software)

Job description

Telespazio Belgium is seeking a highly skilled Cost Estimating Engineer to join the team at ESTEC in the Netherlands as a contractor for Telespazio Belgium. The role requires independent cost estimation across various cost categories and provides an opportunity to influence ongoing European Space Agency programs.

You will work within a hybrid framework (3 days in the office, 2 days remote in the Netherlands) while relocating to the Netherlands is required.