EUSPA AND THE HIRING DEPARTMENT
The European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) provides safe, secure, and innovative satellite navigation and communication services for Europe. We advance the commercialisation of Galileo, the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS), and Copernicus data and services, while engaging in secure SATCOM (GOVSATCOM & IRIS²), and operating the Space Surveillance and Tracking (SST) Front-Desk. Our work strengthens European autonomy in space technologies, fosters innovation, and supports critical sectors such as transport, agriculture, and economic development across the EU. For more information on the EUSPA and the EU Space Programme, click here.
At EUSPA, we aim for our workforce to be representative of European society and strongly welcome applications from all qualified candidates. We actively seek to create a workplace where each staff member feels valued and respected, can give their best and can develop to their full potential. We believe that diversity drives excellence, and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive and contribute to our shared mission.
To promote diversity and establish a geographically balanced pool of candidates, we strongly encourage applicants from Member States which are lesser represented in the Agency workforce to apply. These Member States are currently Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia and Sweden. Recruitment will however remain strictly based on the merits of all applicants and no advantage will be given and no positions will be reserved for nationals of any specific Member State.
The current vacancy will offer an opportunity to lead the SST team responsible for the EU Space Programme’s SST Front Desk operations. The Front Desk is the main interface for delivering SST information and services between the EU SST Partnership and the user community, including activities related to user coordination, service performance, engagement and communication.
The position requires permanent relocation to Spain. The place of employment for this position is the Galileo Security Monitoring Centre back-up site located in Technological Institute La Marañosa, San Martín de la Vega, Community of Madrid.
TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
EUSPA is looking for a Space Surveillance and Tracking (SST) Team Leader who, among other things, will be responsible for the leadership, management, and development of the SST team and its activities.
The jobholder will be entrusted with the following main tasks and responsibilities:
- Lead and manage the SST team promoting growth and engagement of staff;
- Lead, develop and implement the SST activities, in the scope of domains such as the Space Surveillance and Tracking Support Framework and other related space and defence EU initiatives;
- Be responsible for defining, negotiating, coordinating, and monitoring the execution of the required agreements including projects grants, related with the implementation of SST activities;
- Lead the activity outcomes, overall planning and coordination of related projects activities, under different functional grouping (i.e. project management, user engagement, communication; software development and security; operations and reporting), and the use of the dedicated financial resources;
- Ensure SST activities are user-oriented in view to build-up and expand the community of SST Users, aligned with the development of EUSPA’s role, and in close cooperation with Member States;
- Develop and implement SST activities, in synergy and cooperation with internal and external stakeholders, including Member States, European Commission, SST Users among others;
- Acts as a liaison person, when appropriate, for cooperation on SST matters with external entities, and represents EUSPA both at working and decision-making levels (incl. participation to relevant SST Committees);
- Contribute to the strategic planning for the future of EUSPA in SSA as well as in related activities, including for all components of SSA, such as Space Surveillance and Tracking, Space Weather and Near-Earth Objects, and in other areas of development such Space Traffic Management and Space Domain Awareness;
- Liaise with other departments, notably in the area of Administration, to ensure the execution of related corporate tasks, such as planning, reporting, administration, financial & budget management, risk management;
- Contribute to any other tasks of the department as necessary.
