IRIS² Future Services Integration and Exploitation Officer - European Space Agency (Brussels)

About this position

The summary below is published by European Space Agency on the official vacancy notice. Our own analysis — salary realism, comparable openings, career trajectory, language profile — follows further down the page.

Key responsibilities

According to the vacancy notice, the role centres on the following duties:

• Prepare exploitation models for new service integration into IRIS² from programmatic and strategic perspective
• Interface with ESA for supervision of industrial activities relating to development and validation
• Interface with DG CONNECT and Commission services on Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) Decision implementation
• Interface with Member States' authorities to facilitate IRIS² IoT and D2D implementation
• Prepare elements of relevant contracts in cooperation with the IPT
• Interface with Satellite Navigation Unit on integration of new services such as Positioning, Navigation and Timing
• Report to Exploitation Manager and provide support as needed
• Support establishment of new structures within Commission and ESA for IRIS² usage in system-of-systems approach

Are you eligible?

Check these requirements from the notice before investing time in an application:

• Education: Master's degree in engineering
• Key skills: Experience working on EU governmental services (hardgov services), Knowledge of IRIS² Regulation and Concession Agreement, Knowledge of European Commission internal decision-making process and EU interinstitutional environment, Knowledge of comitology and relations with EU Member States, Knowledge of procurement process within European Commission and EU Financial Regulation, Knowledge of resilience, preparedness and civil-military cooperation in EU context

Contract and working arrangements

Hiring unit: IRIS² Integrated Programme Team (IPT), Secure Connectivity Programme Department, Directorate of Resilience, Navigation….

Position details

Reference

1433026433

Last Verified

15 September 2026

Position overview

This is the official EU Careers listing for IRIS² Future Services Integration and Exploitation Officer at ESA based in Brussels (Other). The vacancy reference is 1433026433.

Job Requisition ID:20843

Date Posted:3 September 2026

Closing Date:17 September 2026 23:59 CET/CEST

Publication:Internal & External

Directorate:Resilience, Navigation and Connectivity

Location

ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands

Description

IRIS² Future Services Integration and Exploitation Officer in the IRIS² Integrated Programme Team (IPT), Secure Connectivity Programme Department, Directorate of Resilience, Navigation and Connectivity.

The European Union Secure Connectivity Programme currently provides governmental services under the IRIS² Concession Agreement through a concession scheme. Future activities, including Direct to Device (D2D) and Satellite Internet of Things (IoT), may be integrated into the existing concession scheme or implemented through new contracts, notably through public-private partnerships. To support this activity, ESA is launching complementary activities under Element 3 of the programme agreed upon at the Council meeting at ministerial level in 2025 (CM25), addressing narrowband and broadband communications, other governmental services and the extension of the Satellite Transport Layer services. These activities will also prepare for future evolutions of the current IRIS² architecture.

Reporting functionally to the European Commission Exploitation Manager within the Commission/ESA IRIS2 IPT and hierarchically to the ESA IRIS2 Future Programmes Manager, you will be responsible for preparing future service exploitation models, for Direct to Device and Satellite Internet of Things for example, within the Union Secure Connectivity Programme, as well as ensuring coordination between Commission and ESA initiatives.

Duties

- under the direct authority of the Exploitation Manager, taking overall responsibility for the preparation of the exploitation model(s) for new service integration into IRIS² from a programmatic and strategic point of view; - interfacing with and relying on ESA for supervision of industrial activities relating to the development and validation activities in accordance with the Contribution Agreement and the Programme Management Plan; - interfacing with DG CONNECT and other relevant services of the Commission on matters relating to the implementation of the Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) Decision and related legislative acts; - interfacing with the Member States’ relevant authorities to facilitate the timely implementation of IRIS² IoT and D2D; - preparing the various elements of the relevant contracts in close cooperation with the IPT; - interfacing with the Satellite Navigation Unit of the European Commission to study and provide for the integration of new services, such as Positioning, Navigation and Timing, into the new hardgov services; - reporting to the Exploitation Manager of the IPT and supporting them as needed; - supporting the establishment of new structures within the Commission and ESA addressing IRIS² usage in the context of an overall system-of-systems approach (European Resilience System intiatives).

Technical competencies

Experience of working on EU governmental services (hardgov services).

Knowledge of the IRIS² Regulation and Concession Agreement.

Knowledge of or experience in the European Commission internal decision-making process, the EU interinstitutional environment and comitology (relations with EU Member States).

Knowledge of or experience in the procurement process within the European Commission and the EU Financial Regulation.

Knowledge of or experience in matters relating to resilience, preparedness and civil-military cooperation in an EU context.

Behavioural competencies

Education and professional experience

A master’s degree in engineering is required.

Additional requirements

The following are considered assets for this position:

- previous experience with Galileo or satellite navigation; - additional education or professional experience in international relations or EU affairs.

Application timeline

This vacancy was first listed on 3 September 2026, 12 days ago.

The deadline is today, 17 September 2026. Applications submitted after the cut-off time set in the vacancy notice will not be considered.

Last verified against the EU Careers feed on 15 September 2026.

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