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X EO Future Mission End-to-end System Engineer (2 posts) Job Requisition ID: 21165 Date Posted: 23 October 2026 Closing Date: 13 November 2026 23:59 CET/CEST Publication Method: Internal & External Directorate: Earth Observation Programmes Workplace: Noordwijk, NL Grade Band: A2 - A4 Location ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands Description Earth Observation (EO) Future Mission End-to-end System and Performance Engineer in the Mission and System Studies Section, Future Missions and Instruments Division, Future Systems and Architecture Department, Directorate of Earth Observation Programmes (D/EOP). Reporting to the Head of the Mission and System Studies Section in the Future Missions and Instruments Division, you will play a key role in shaping future Earth observation missions from their earliest stages. Working closely with colleagues across the Directorate of Earth Observation Programmes, particularly the Earth & Mission Science Division, and with Earth observation user communities such as Scientific Mission Advisory Groups, you will combine engineering, coordination and study-management responsibilities as Study Manager or Technical Officer for the preparation of future EO missions in Phase 0 and/or Phase A. You would also conduct internal technical work and provide support to your colleagues of the Future Missions and Instruments Division. Duties Depending on the missions and studies assigned, your responsibilities will include some or all of the following: - acting as Study Manager for pre-Phase A and mission/architecture studies for future EO missions, including Earth Explorers, Missions of Opportunity, Copernicus and meteorological missions. You will define, negotiate, initiate and manage industrial activities and provide technical coordination to a small team of engineers; - acting as Study Manager for Phase A industrial activities for missions not yet approved for implementation, including Earth Explorers...