Head of Department Jobs in Darmstadt

LocationESOC Darmstadt Germany Our team and mission The Astronomy and Fundamental Physics Missions Division is responsible for the design implementation and operations of the mission operations ground segment and the spacecraft operations for Science and selected Space Safety Programme missions in t...

LocationESOC Darmstadt Germany Our team and mission The Astronomy and Fundamental Physics Missions Division is responsible for the design implementation and operations of the mission operations ground segment and the spacecraft operations for Science and selected Space Safety Programme missions in t...

LocationESOC Darmstadt Germany Our team and mission The Operations Definition and Engineering Team is an expert team responsible for providing Ground Segment and Operations support throughout the early phases of missions including participation in CDF and phase A/B1. The Team also provides expertise...

LocationESOC Darmstadt Germany Our team and mission The Product Assurance & Safety Offices coordinate and supervise the Product Assurance & Safety (PA&S) activities for the respective programmes and projects in the relevant application directorate and represent the directorate in all corporate activ...

LocationESOC Darmstadt GermanyOur team and mission These interniship contribute directly to the objectives of the ESA Special Mission Infrastructure Lab Environment ( by fostering innovation experimentation and cross-functional collaboration in the domain of ground operations. Intern will work close...

LocationESOC Darmstadt Germany Our team and mission The Mars Orbiting Mission Operations Unit (OPS-OPM) is a team of 10 engineers responsible for the operations of the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter and the Mars Express spacecraft in-orbit around Mars. This includes monitoring control and mission plannin...

LocationESOC Darmstadt Germany Our team and mission The ESA Member States Outreach Office is responsible for all media and public relations between the European Space Agency and its member states.The team based at ESA ESOC in Darmstadt Germany focuses on Germany Switzerland Austria Poland and the Cz...

LocationESOC Darmstadt Germany Our team and mission The European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) is currently operating several of the first generation of Sentinel missions. Six additional missions also known as the Sentinel Expansion missions are currently being developed and will be added to the fl...

LocationESOC Darmstadt Germany Our team and mission ESAs tracking station network Estrack is a global system of ground stations providing links between satellites in orbit and ESOC the European Space Operations Centre Darmstadt Germany. The core Estrack network comprises seven stations in seven co...

LocationESOC Darmstadt Germany Our team and mission BIOMASS is the 7th Earth Explorer mission of ESA and the youngest member in the family of Earth Explorer missions launched in April 2025. Carrying a novel P-band synthetic aperture radar the Biomass mission is designed to deliver crucial informatio...

LocationESOC Darmstadt Germany Our team and mission The position is opened in the Earth Observation support section within the Flight Dynamics Division which provides Flight Dynamics Engineering and Operations support to the Earth Observation fleet operated by ESOC including ESAs Earth Explorer prog...

LocationESOC Darmstadt Germany Our team and mission Our team is developing ground segment software related to space communication protocols and ESAs network of ground stations. We are very active in research and development and contribute to global standardization activities related to space communi...

LocationESOC Darmstadt Germany Our team and mission The Sentinel-1 mission operated at the European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) is a cornerstone of the Copernicus Earth Observation programme. With the new launches of Sentinel-1C and Sentinel-1D the constellation will be refreshed to continue its...

LocationESOC Darmstadt Germany Our team and mission The Ground-Based Communication and Tracking Assets Section at the European Space Operation Centre is in charge of the ground station antennas used to transmit telecommands to the satellites operated by the centre and receive their telemetry and pay...

LocationESOC Darmstadt Germany Our team and mission Our group is in charge of developing deploying and maintaining software applications for the ground stations of the ESA Tracking Network. That encompasses the domain of monitoring and control data communication as well as planning and this context...

LocationESOC Darmstadt Germany Our team and mission You will be part of the Mission Analysis Section Flight Dynamics Division Ground Systems Engineering Department. The Mission Analysis Section is entrusted with mission studies for future terrestrial lunar and interplanetary missions as well as scie...

LocationESOC Darmstadt Germany Our team and mission OPS-SAT Space Lab is an international award winning project which for the first time allows European and Canadian external experimenters to develop load and execute their own software and firmware in space for no charge. The first mission OPS-SAT-1...

LocationESOC Darmstadt Germany Our team and mission You will be part of the Mission Analysis Section Flight Dynamics Division Ground Systems Engineering Department. The Mission Analysis Section is entrusted with mission studies for future terrestrial lunar and interplanetary missions as well as scie...