Head of The Future Engineering Division

4 dagen geleden

Noordwijk, Nederland European Space Agency Voltijd

Head of the Future Engineering Division

**Job Requisition ID**:19220

**Date Posted**:20 December 2024

**Closing Date**:26 January 2025 23:59 CET/CEST

**Publication**:Internal & External

**Type of Contract**:Permanent

**Directorate**:Technology, Engineering and Quality

**Workplace**:Noordwijk, NL

**Grade Band**:A5 - A5

**Location**
ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands

**Description**
Head of the Future Engineering Division, Systems Department, Directorate of Technology, Engineering and Quality.Reporting to the Head of the Systems Department, as Head of the Future Engineering Division, you will play a vital role in driving innovation and fostering collaboration across the domains of artificial intelligence, advanced simulation, sustainability engineering, and digital transformation.Finally, you will be responsible for the management of the Division, its resources and its activities. In addition, you will be accountable within the Agency for the outcome of operational activities conducted within the Division’s technical domain.More specifically, under the direct authority of the Head of the Systems Department, the Head of the Future Engineering Division (in support of the programme directorates) is responsible for:
- supporting pre-Phase A mission and system design studies, including concurrent engineering (CDF) and collaborative engineering methods, in particular model-based systems engineering (MBSE) approaches;
- providing cost estimates and cost engineering analysis, data bases and tools in support to projects and other initiatives, developing cost engineering methodologies, and improving overall Agency capability in cost analysis and supply chain readiness assessments;
- supporting projects with the centre of competence in sustainable engineering for all areas relating to Clean Space, life cycle analysis, eco-design, zero debris, REACh and RoHS;
- establishing and maintaining quality, engineering, management, sustainability, industrialisation, and interoperability standards, references and support and leading the evolution of the ECSS next generation of standards, including end-to-end digitalisation.

**Duties**
Within the technical domains defined above, your tasks and responsibilities will include the following:
- Expert support to Agency projects and programmes within the scope of the Division;
- Development and assessment of relevant future engineering technologies, methods and tools, in particular for AI and data science;
- Modelling and simulation of space missions in support of the design, development and verification process, including real-time test bench technology, system verification software, and ground support equipment;
- Research and development of methods and tools in support of digital engineering, including data modelling, ontologies and system databases;
- Managing ECSS standardisation and its evolution and operations;
- Managing relevant laboratory facilities to support technology demonstration and hands-on training and development, as well as project support;
- Representing the Agency in your area(s) of expertise within ESA and with external entities, such as industry and delegations;
- Coordinating the dissemination of the Division’s results within and beyond ESA, in particular through conferences, workshops and R&D presentation days;
- In line with anticipated technology trends and project needs, defining, promoting and implementing the Division’s contributions to ESA’s technology programmes and R&D activities;
- Coordinating, where applicable, the requirements of technology elements with the overall requirements of systems being developed under the responsibility of other areas in the Directorate;
- Liaising with relevant technology expert groups and coordination mechanisms;
- Establishing good working relationships and technical networks with users, project groups and other organisations both inside and outside the Agency.
At managerial level, your tasks and responsibilities will include:
- establishing the (multi-year) plan of activities for the Division, covering required competences and assignment of resources;
- accountability for all activities and resources delegated to the Division;
- maintaining state-of-the-art expertise within the Division;
- driving the development of people within your area of responsibility;
- managing staff functional mobility and changes;
- accountability to the hierarchy for all daily matters within the Division;
- supporting teamwork, the exchange of experience and lessons learned, and the gathering of feedback;
- contributing to the continuous improvement of working procedures, tools, processes, expert working methods and delivery methods;
- ensuring a positive and motivating working environment for the Division;
- communicating ESA values and ensuring compliance with all ESA policies;
- anticipating and resolving sensitive or difficult situations, detecting and managing health and safety issues, and liaising with HR as required.
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