VN 25/72 Mission Control System Applications Engineer
European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT)
Full-time Job Expired 1 Feb 2026
The EUMETSAT Mission Control System is a central and strategic asset of the EUMETSAT Ground Segment for the preparations and operations of Earth Observation missions.
Within the Satellite Systems Ground Segment Division (SGS), the Mission Control System Applications Engineer will perform the technical management of the development, maintenance and evolution of the EUMETSAT Mission Control Systems.
The successful candidate will be part of an international team responsible for the big spectrum of Mission Control & Operations Applications. She/he will play a key role in the definition of roadmaps for the EUMETSAT Mission Control Systems, contribute to the provision of operationally reliable systems, pursue an efficient usage of resources and promote technologies and tools oriented towards these goals. Close collaboration with the Flight Control Teams will offer her/him the enriching experience of seeing the end-use of the systems under her or his responsibility.
Engineering degree in a relevant discipline (e.g. computer science, software engineering).
The official languages of EUMETSAT are English and French. Candidates must be able to work effectively in English and have some knowledge of French.
26 January 2026
Knowledge and experience required:
It is considered a distinct advantage the knowledge and proven experience in the following areas/systems:
The contract for the successful candidate will only be issued after obtaining formal approval of the EPS-Sterna Programme by EUMETSAT Member States.
The initial contract will be of 4 years’ duration, with subsequent 5 year contracts being awarded thereafter, subject to individual performance and organisation requirements. There is no limit to the amount of follow-up contracts a staff member can receive up to the EUMETSAT retirement age of 63 and there are certainly opportunities to establish a long career perspective at EUMETSAT.
This post is graded A2/A4 on the EUMETSAT salary scales. The minimum basic salary for this post is EURO 7340 per month (net of internal tax but excluding pension contribution and insurances) which may be negotiable on the basis of skills and experience. The salary scale provides for increments on the anniversary of taking up employment, and scales are reviewed by the EUMETSAT Council with effect from 1 January each year. In addition to basic salary, EUMETSAT offers attractive benefits. Further information, including salary details, is available on the EUMETSAT web site.
EUMETSAT is committed to providing an equal opportunities work environment for men and women.
Please note that only nationals of EUMETSAT Member States may apply. The EUMETSAT Convention requires that Staff shall be recruited on the basis of their qualifications, account being taken of the international character of EUMETSAT. Applicants are required to disclose all nationalities they have held and currently hold in order to determine whether they can exercise the role as advertised in compliance with applicable export control regulations.
EUMETSAT is Europe’s meteorological satellite agency. Its role is to establish and operate meteorological satellites to monitor the weather and climate from space - 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. This information is supplied to the National Meteorological Services of the organisation's Member States in Europe, as well as other users worldwide.
EUMETSAT also operates several Copernicus missions on behalf of the European Union and provide data services to the Copernicus marine and atmospheric services and their users.
As an intergovernmental European Organisation, EUMETSAT has 30 Member States (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.)
