ESA Hiring Insights & Trends

Based on UNjobnet job posting data from the last 12 months. Updated automatically.

Hiring Activity

Active jobs

Last 3 months

249

Last 6 months

333

Last 12 months

High

Momentum

Oct 8, 2026

Last posted

Typical posting stays open ~22 days before the deadline.

Top Job Categories (last 12 months)

Top Locations

Duty stations

Noordwijk188
Frascati53
Paris46
Darmstadt34
Porz-Wahn16

Countries

Netherlands188
Italy53
Germany50
France48
United Kingdom11

Grade / Level Mix

G-level 0%
D-1/D-2 1%
Internship 12%
Other/Unspecified 87%

Contract Types

Staff position · 83% Internship · 12% Fellowship · 5%

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Latest ESA Jobs

Head of EOP Security Office

European Space Agency

Frascati (Italy)

Noordwijk (Netherlands)

Staff position

Posted 5 days ago Closes 29 Oct 2026

Space Segment Product Engineer

European Space Agency

Noordwijk (Netherlands)

Harwell (United Kingdom)