# Thermal/Cryogenics Engineer

Thermal/Cryogenics Engineer in the Thermal Control Section, Thermal Division, Mechanical Department, Directorate of Technology, Engineering and Quality. Workplace: Noordwijk, NL Location: ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands Type of appointment: 4 years, extendable to indefinite Grade band: A2 - A4 Description The Thermal Control Section provides functional support to ESA projects and carries out technological research and development (R&D) in the field of thermal control, including cryogenics, two-phase heat transport and thermal protection. The Section is part of a key centre of competence in space thermal engineering, covering the complete temperature range, and is staffed with more than 25 engineers supporting all ESA projects and the development of thermal hardware technologies. The Section offers a unique opportunity to contribute on the thermal challenges needed for ESA missions, spacecraft, instruments and equipment, and it is very active in knowledge management. Duties Reporting to the Head of Section and within the technical fields described above, your main tasks and responsibilities will include: providing expert technical support and consultancy to ESA project

- **Id**: 4067915
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/esa-thermalcryogenics-engineer>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: explicit
- **Locations**: Noordwijk, Netherlands
- **Countries**: NL
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-11T09:43:27Z
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-11T09:43:27Z
- **Board verified**: no
- **Days open**: 0
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- **Relocation offered**: no

## Company

- **Id**: 1784516
- **Name**: ESA
- **Domain**: esa.nl
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/esa-nl>
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no

## Trust

- **Level**: not_scored
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Hiring locations

- **Austria** — Iso: AT; Kind: country
- **Belgium** — Iso: BE; Kind: country
- **Netherlands** — Iso: NL; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-11T12:15:11Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 25
- **Reasons**: seen:0, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T13:14:00Z

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