{"id":3282290,"url":"https://alion.io/job/vitrocisetbelgium-on-board-computers-and-data-handling-support-engineer","title":"On-Board Computers and Data Handling Support Engineer","company":{"id":4416417,"name":"Vitrocisetbelgium","domain":"vitrocisetbelgium.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/vitrocisetbelgium","size_band":"51-200","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Breezy","truth_index":null},"role":"Data Science","role_family":"Data Science","seniority":"senior","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"hybrid","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Noordwijk, Netherlands"],"countries":["NL"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":64000,"max_usd":113000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":28},"experience_years_min":7,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Machine Learning","optional":false},{"name":"SpaceWire","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-26T13:59:49Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-26","last_verified_at":"2026-10-28T14:55:18Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":2,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":2},"description":"Telespazio BeNeLux can count on more than 45 years of experience in the field of Space Operations Service & Engineering activities.\nWe provide a significant contribution to the most major Space programs of the European Space Agency, EUSPA and other Telespazio Groups. Our core business is to work on the ground to build bridges into space, contributing to the success of ambitious missions.\nThe European Space Agency is our biggest client and we provide highly qualified employees to many sites of ESA but mainly for ESTEC in the Netherlands, and we provide a permanent contract with great benefits, a good salary, a relocation package along with genuine support to our employees.\nTelespazio BeNeLux has an on-site service at ESTEC in the Netherlands, and we are looking for a highly skilled On-Board Computers and Data Handling Support Engineer to work there.\nCandidates must be eligible for a security personal clearance from an EU Member State national security administration\nWhat is expected from you:\nThe candidate shall support ESA Staff in providing expert technical support and consultancy to ESA projects, programmes and general studies in the field of On-Board Computers and Data Handling throughout all project phases, including:\nProvide expert consultation and problem-solving assistance throughout ESA projects lifecycle in the field of On-Board Computers and Data Handling\nSupport the development, verification, and validation of:\nData handling system elements, units and architectures\nEnd-to-end data processing chains (including on-board data transfer buses and protocols)\nSupport the main unit level project reviews throughout all the project phases, e.g. SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, etc.\n\nConduct laboratory activities as assigned and required by WP Technical Responsible, and as part of R&D activities of On-Board Computers and Data Handling\nContribute to the dissemination of project results and knowledge transfer across the ESA organization\nSupport ESA Staff with CDF (Concurrent Design Facility) related activities and studies\nSupport to R&D Programmes and Activities\nThe candidate shall provide expert technical support and consultancy to ESA staff for the implementation and execution of R&D programmes and activities in the field of On-Board Computers and Data Handling, including:\ncontributing to the definition of technology development requirements and work plans for the Agency’s technology programmes supporting the ESA Staff in defining, initiating and managing R&D activities covering both long- and short-term needs \nsupporting the ESA Staff in R&D activity reviews and meetings and reporting on the R&D activity development, progress and planning\nsupporting the ESA Staff in updating associated technical dossier, roadmap and harmonisation with European industries, laboratories and national agencies; fostering new application areas for multidisciplinary activities, placing emphasis on innovative concepts, cutting-edge technologies and system architectures\n\nSupport ESA ESA Staff in the procurement of on-board data handling hardware, including:\nOn-board computers (OBCs)\nSolid State Mass memories\nInstrument Control Units (ICUs).\nRemote terminal/interface units (RTU/RIU).\n(Optical) Payload processing units.\nData and control interfaces and associated protocols: High Speed Serial Links (HSSL), command and control interfaces\nCubesat/SmallSat/MiniSat data handling system modules and units\n\nSupport the section in maintaining and improving the coordination and knowledge management in the field of On-board computers and Data Handling via the following tasks:\ncontributing to the dissemination of the results of the activities performed and the transfer of knowledge across the Agency\nIntroducing any lesson learnt, important information and results from R&D developments, Project support and hands-on activities in common repository and in any other ad hoc directories that will be specified\nsupporting the monitoring of applicable scientific and technological trends and maintaining state-of-the-art expertise \n\nSupport to the Data Handling Laboratory Facilities\nThe Data Handling Laboratory consists of the following facilities:\nArtificial Intelligence Facility\ninvestigation, development, assessment, testing and benchmarking of Artificial\nIntelligence and Machine Learning algorithms, utilizing both hardware elements (MPSoC, GPUs, microprocessors, etc), and associated software.\n\nPayload Data Handling Facility:\nInvestigation, development, assessment, testing, validation and benchmarking of mission data links and associated protocols (SpaceWire, SpaceFibre, Ethernet, etc), front-end electronics for optical payloads, SSMM architectures and technologies, high performance (optical) payload processing hardware and software.\n\nADHA/SAVOIR/RASTA Facility:\nThe RASTA facility comprises of redundant OBC functions and their associated SW, payload models, TM/TC functions and all corresponding data and control links and interfaces. The ground facility is also emulated, connected via the TM/TC function.\nThe ADHA facility, currently under development, will consist of ADHA unit racks and backplanes in 6U and 3U configurations, test modules, and the relevant EGSE test equipment. It will enable the integration and testing of 6U and 3U ADHA modules of different platform and payload processing functions, and the interconnection of 6U and 3U ADHA units to model different avionics architectures, in a flat-sat setup. Both RASTA and ADHA are based on the SAVOIR reference architectures, with some further updates.\n\nCubeSat Facility:\nThe CubeSat facility consists of different CubeSat modules (OBC, TT&C, TM/TC, interfaces, payloads), the associated software (drivers, OS, firmware, application SW) and test equipment in a flat-sat configuration, enabling the development, integration, testing, validation, optimization, debugging and benchmarking of CubeSat architectures, configurations, applications and algorithms.\n\nThe candidate Team will support the activities run by the ESA Staff in these facilities. For each specific lab facility, tasks will include:\nManage setup, development, update, optimization, including the relevant HW and SW elements\nAssist ongoing projects with the design implementation, prototyping, testing, evaluation, optimization, benchmarking, debugging, and validation on the corresponding facility\nProvide expertise in the implementation, use, testing, operation, and validation of the functionality and performance of designs\nPlan, specify and setup of integration, functional and performance test and validation campaigns\nPerform integration, functional and performance testing of relevant hardware and software elements in the facility\nRecording, analysis and documentation of test and validation activities and test results, including equipment setup and configuration, and failure incidents\nManage the planning of the facility accounting for priorities given by the WP Technical Responsible\nService provider personnel shall comply with the ESA Quality Management System\n\nWhat you offer:\nMaster's degree in the relevant field\nExperience in Spacecraft On-Board Computers (OBC) or Data Handling.\nPreferably >7 years relevant experience in the relevant field.\nNice to have:\nExperience in ESA projects to be able to support the project reviews throughout all the project phases, e.g. SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, etc.\nExperience in Spacecraft avionics architecture and microprocessors\nA clear understanding of the role, its responsibilities, and the support available to enable success\nWhat we offer:\nA competitive salary\n30 days of paid annual leave, plus the days ESTEC is closed including public holidays (~12 days) based on a 40-hour working week;\nHybrid working scheme (3 days in the office and 2 days remote in the Netherlands)\nFlexible working hours; you are in charge of your own agenda respecting core working hours\nFully paid collective extensive health insurance scheme;\nA good pension scheme with no personal contribution;\nA career development (Coursera membership + training budget);\nTravel allowance;\nExtensive relocation package\nWhat we offer:\nA competitive salary\n30 days of paid annual leave, plus the days ESTEC is closed including public holidays (~12 days) based on a 40-hour working week;\nHybrid working scheme (3 days in the office and 2 days remote in the Netherlands)\nOpportunity to telework from abroad\nFlexible working hours; you are in charge of your own agenda respecting core working hours\nFully paid collective extensive health insurance scheme;\nA good pension scheme with no personal contribution;\nA career development (Coursera membership + training budget);\nTravel allowance;\nExtensive relocation package\nWhere:\nYou will be working within ESTEC, the European Space Agency’s offices in the Netherlands as a contractor for Telespazio BeNeLux. We don’t expect the employees to be on-site full time however you will still have to relocate to the Netherlands for this position.\nCheck out the ESTEC site here: esa.int/About_Us/ESTEC\nWhen\nDeadline to apply: ASAP\nPlease note that interviews will be held via Teams.\nWe look forward to receiving your application for this position!","description_format":"text","description_chars":9157,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":7,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"master","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Annual leave","Flexible schedule","Health insurance","Hybrid work"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"Netherlands","iso":"NL","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":true,"industries":[],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-26T17:00:27Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":90,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.903,"p_room":1,"age_days":1,"expected_fill_days":36,"reasons":["conf:0","velocity","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-10-28T05:59:10Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/vitrocisetbelgium-on-board-computers-and-data-handling-support-engineer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/vitrocisetbelgium-on-board-computers-and-data-handling-support-engineer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-28T16:22:13Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":22156,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-29T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":4416417},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=4416417"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fvitrocisetbelgium-on-board-computers-and-data-handling-support-engineer"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fvitrocisetbelgium-on-board-computers-and-data-handling-support-engineer"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fvitrocisetbelgium-on-board-computers-and-data-handling-support-engineer"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/vitrocisetbelgium-on-board-computers-and-data-handling-support-engineer\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fvitrocisetbelgium-on-board-computers-and-data-handling-support-engineer"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3282290}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"vitrocisetbelgium.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3282290},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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