Space Navigation System Security Architect

EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY; Noordwijk; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

European Space Agency is seeking a Galileo PRS and System Security Engineering Unit lead to coordinate end-to-end system design for PRS and security functions, ensuring traceability from mission and security requirements to system implementation.

You will lead system security activities, evolve architectures, assess deviations, manage compliance matrices, and coordinate with ESA, EC and Member States to ensure service readiness and regulatory alignment.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in system engineering or a related discipline and four years of relevant professional experience, or a bachelor’s degree with four years of experience.
• Experience in Phase C/D is considered an asset.
• Good knowledge of security engineering principles (confidentiality, integrity, availability, authentication, accountability, non-repudiation).
• Knowledge of space system engineering standards and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate end-to-end system design of the Galileo PRS and Security functions, ensuring traceability from MRD/SSRS to system implementation.
• Lead system security activities to evolve PRS and security architectures (logical, physical, operational).
• Assess and approve requests for deviation/waiver and engineering change proposals and evaluate impacts on security, procurement and schedules.
• Define, maintain and verify mission and security statements of compliance throughout system builds and configurations.
• Lead a team of engineers and coordination with Directorate units and industrial contractors.
• Interface with Accreditation Team for security evidence and compliance justifications.
• Engage with ESA, EC, Member States on security compliance and service readiness, and participate in security working groups.
• Monitor evolving technologies, threat landscapes, security standards and regulatory developments; propose architecture evolutions.
• Contribute to long-term security roadmaps including future capabilities and mission resilience.
• Prepare technical reports and management briefings for the Head of Galileo PRS and System Security Engineering Unit.

Skills

Security engineering

System design coordination

Threat assessment

Security standards

Education

Master's degree in system engineering or related discipline

Bachelor's degree with at least four years of relevant experience

Tools

MBSE tools

Job description

European Space Agency is seeking a Galileo PRS and System Security Engineering Unit lead to coordinate end-to-end system design for PRS and security functions, ensuring traceability from mission and security requirements to system implementation.

You will lead system security activities, evolve architectures, assess deviations, manage compliance matrices, and coordinate with ESA, EC and Member States to ensure service readiness and regulatory alignment.