VN 26/49 Ground Segment System Engineer (3 posts)
New Closes 1 Dec 2026 CET (UTC+1)
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As part of our succession planning, we are looking for three Ground Segment System Engineers to join the Ground Segment Systems Engineering Competence Area (GSSE) within the Satellite System Ground Segments Division (SGS).
The successful candidates will contribute to a broad range of system and ground segment engineering activities across EUMETSAT and Copernicus programmes, projects and initiatives in which SGS is involved. Working alongside experienced engineering teams and stakeholders, they will play an active role throughout the ground segment lifecycle, from definition and design through specification and implementation to Integration, Verification and Validation (IV&V).
The roles offer an opportunity to work across technically diverse programmes and projects and to contribute directly to the development and evolution of the ground segment systems that underpin EUMETSAT’s missions.
This position supports Third Party Programmes in accordance with the respective annual memos on HR planning.
University Degree (or equivalent) in a relevant technical engineering discipline.
2 December 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 A2/A4 on the EUMETSAT salary scales. The minimum basic salary for this post is EURO 7,553 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.
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