VN 26/47 Head of Altimetry Missions Development Division and Ocean Altimetry Programme Manager
New Closes 24 Nov 2026 CET (UTC+1)
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The Altimetry Missions Development Division (ALT) at EUMETSAT is responsible for the preparation and development phases of Ocean Altimetry Missions and Programmes. The scope of the division implements the future EUMETSAT Altimetry Programme. The Altimetry Programme encompasses the development and operations preparation of the Copernicus Sentinel-3 Next Generation Topography and the Sentinel-6 Next Generation missions. Members of the Altimetry Division work closely with the Copernicus Mission Development Division, the Copernicus Programme and Service Management Office as well as the PRD Programme Management Office (PMO) and the New Programmes and Services (NPS) division and in collaboration with our partners (ESA, CNES, NASA, NOAA) and our stakeholders.
Reporting to the Director of Programme Preparation and Development (D/PRD), the Head of Altimetry Missions Development Division and ltimetry Programme Manager manages the portfolio of EUMETSAT mission development activities in the field of ocean altimetry, focusing on system and ground segment development, integration and validation.
A University degree in a relevant discipline or comparable qualifications in an engineering field is required.
The official languages of EUMETSAT are English and French. Candidates must be able to work effectively in English and have some knowledge of French.
24 November 2026
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 A4/A5 on the EUMETSAT salary scales. The minimum basic salary for this post is EURO 10,830 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.)
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