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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 skilledSpace Solar Array & GeneratorEngineer 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 provide expert technical support and consultancy on behalf of ESA to any ESA Projects, programmes, general studies and missions as needed, in the field of the solar cell and solar generator technologies throughout all project phases, including electrical and mechanical design, development, manufacturing, integration, testing and in-orbit performance evaluation, in coordination with the Areas of Competences and defined by the Head of the Areas of Competences.\nThe candidate shall also provide technical support to the members of the Areas of Competences for any matter concerning solar array in support to ESA Projects. In particular:providing technical support to ESA projects, programmes and general studies\nparticipating in feasibility studies, project reviews and evaluation of procurement proposals\nidentifying critical development problems and assisting in their resolution\n\nSupport to R&D Programmes and activities:\nThe candidate shall provide support to the ESA TOs in solar cells and solar generators R&D programmes and activities. This shall include:Contributions to R&D idea formulation, technology development plans under the various ESA programmes, and other preparatory activities in support of the TO.\nSupport the TO in R&D activity reviews and meetings, and possible related verification and analysis activities\nSupport the definition, promotion and implementation of the technological research programmes for advanced photovoltaic generator technology, including solar cells, photovoltaic assembly processes and components (e.g. cover-glasses), solar generator subsystems, environmental effects models, testing methods and test facilities.\nSupport the updating of the solar generator technology dossiers and roadmaps and supporting their harmonisation with European industries, laboratories and national agencies;\n\nSupporting the ESA TR where applicable:Perform the daily work in the development of the activity\nOrganize the monthly meetings\nPerform the daily work in the development of the activity\nOrganize and coordinate the activity reviews\nProvide feedback to ESA personnel about the activity development\nContribute to the definition of technology development requirements and work plans for the Agency’s technology programmes\nContribute to defining, initiating and managing R&D activities covering both long- and short-term needs\nContribute to foster new application areas for multidisciplinary activities, placing emphasis on innovative concepts, cutting-edge technologies and system architectures.\n\nSupport the Area of Competence in Hands On activities\nSupport the development of Hands On activities The support includes specific tasks defined by the ESA TO like:Electrical characterization, tests and inspections of solar cells, solar cell assemblies, Coupons of solar panels, solar panels and solar arrays in the Solar Generator facilities of the ESA Space Power Laboratory\nAnalysis and calculations related to any aspects of design, development and in-orbit performances of the solar array, from the single items composing the solar array to the complete solar array, considering the ground and space environment\nMaintenance and development of the Areas of Competencies IT infrastructure, simulation tools, databases and models\n\nSupport CDF studies\nProvide technical support in specific CDF studies related to ESA missions in the application directories.\nPerform simulations at solar array level using PEPS/EcosimPro and build new models as needed for the studies.\nProvide feedback to ESA personnel about the CDF study\nSupport ESA personnel to TEC-EPG laboratory management\nSupport tests and characterization performed in the solar generator facilities of ESA Space Power Laboratory\nSupport the investments and the maintenance of the ESA solar generator laboratory facilities and the execution of engineering and qualification tests\nSupport the Solar Generator Area of Competence in teamwork coordination and knowledge management\nSupport the Solar Generator Area of Competences in maintaining and improving the coordination and knowledge management via the following mandatory tasks:Participation at the weekly Solar Generator Team meetings\nIntroducing any lesson learnt, important information and results from R&D developments,\nProject support and hands-on activities in the EPG WIKI and in any other ad hoc directories that will be specified\nSupport to monitor applicable scientific and technological trends and maintain a state-of-the-art expertise\nSupport to the dissemination of the results of the activities performed and the transfer of knowledge across the Agency\nPromoting activity and results outside the Agency when required\n\nSupport the European Standards\nSupport the definition, review, tailoring and implementation of European standards in the solar generator domain.\nWhat you offer :\nA master's degree in physics, or electrical engineering, or mechanical or aerospace engineers is required for the delivery of this service\nGeneral background and specific experience in the technical domains including hands-on hardware experience covered by the position\n5+ years of experience in the relevant field\nExperience in the design, development and verification of space hardware\nExperience in related technologies, R&D trends and the industrial landscape\nProject support experience in a relevant domain\nExperience in the preparation of procurement activities for technology development and innovation (Statements of Work, proposal evaluation, etc.)\nExperience in the management and monitoring of industrial activities, including participation in reviews\nExperience with Space Engineering Standards and their preparation and implementation\nExperience of solar cells and solar generators for space applications\nExperience in technology, process development and manufacturing at part level of space solar cells and related components (e.g. Ge wafers, solar cell shunt diodes), and at sub-system level of space photovoltaic assemblies and solar 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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\n Please note that interviews will be held via Teams.\nWe look forward to receiving your application for this position!","description_format":"text","description_chars":9032,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":5,"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":["Solar Energy"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-15T02:24:22Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":2,"expected_fill_days":23,"reasons":["conf:3","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-10-15T05:46:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/vitrocisetbelgium-space-solar-array-generator-engineer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/vitrocisetbelgium-space-solar-array-generator-engineer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-15T17:35:20Z","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":26644,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-16T00:00:00Z"}},"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-space-solar-array-generator-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-space-solar-array-generator-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-space-solar-array-generator-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-space-solar-array-generator-engineer\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fvitrocisetbelgium-space-solar-array-generator-engineer"}]}