Systems Engineer
Leiden Area
Full time (40 hours per week)
Junior-Medior
About this job
We are currently looking for a Systems Engineer to join the team in the Leiden Area.
As a System Engineer, you will support the design, integration, and validation of high-performance systems for the space industry. The role focuses on projects involving spacecraft testing, satellite simulation systems, and advanced satellite communications, including laser communication technologies. The position is part of a multidisciplinary engineering team engaged in end-to-end system development, from requirement analysis through delivery and operational support.
Job details
Systems Engineer
Main responsibilities
- Analyse customer requirement specifications (CRS) and Statements of Work
- Perform system decomposition and design across hardware, software, and COTS components
- Contribute to project planning, cost assessments, resource estimation, and risk evaluation
- Lead and coordinate internal and external technical discussions and reviews
- Develop and maintain comprehensive system design documentation, including test plans
- Support milestone reviews such as PDR, CDR, and TRR with stakeholders and clients
- Oversee or execute system configuration and integration activities
- Define and coordinate system-level test procedures and validation strategies
- Provide input for procurement of system components
- Report progress and key updates to the Project Manager
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Optical Engineering or Electronics
- Minimum of 2 years of experience in a system engineering role
- Strong teamwork, proactive attitude, and hands-on approach
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, especially in multidisciplinary environments
- Familiarity with SDA, CCSDS, and ECSS standards is considered a plus
- Experience with laboratory test equipment is advantageous
- Understanding of modulation and coding techniques is a plus
- Background or familiarity with the aerospace industry is an asset
Are you enthusiastic about becoming our new Systems Engineer?
Apply via our application form, or send your CV and motivational letter
directly to recruitment@stcorp.nl.
Our story
At S[&]T we contribute to a safer life on earth by translating space data into valuable and actionable insights. We oversee data from instruments to application, and apply our expertise within our software frameworks, information products and consultancy.
Our society relies on space and scientific instruments for climate change monitoring, navigation, defence and national security, and other crucial services we all use in our daily lives. These instruments produce an enormous quantity of complex data, and our goal is to unlock its value.
We have more than 20 years of experience working on instrument calibration, the creation of data quality monitoring tools, the development of real-time data processing frameworks, and the development of application-specific algorithms. With this, we help organisations, governments and industries to strengthen their information position and thereby improve their decision making. We focus on the following domains: Space & Science, Defence & Security, Environment & Sustainability, and High-Tech Consulting.
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How to apply
Would you like to hear more? Send your CV and
motivational letter to
recruitment@stcorp.nl
or
apply directly
through our website.
Kindly note that acquisition from third parties (e.g.
agencies) based on this vacancy is not welcome.