Careers at the European Space Agency Be a

Careers at the European Space Agency Be a Star in ESA’s Universe Bruno Altieri – ESA Science directorate Czech Science week, 14 November 2018

ESA facts and figures § Over 50 years of experience § 22 Member States § 8 sites/facilities in Europe, 2323 staff § 5. 25 billion Euro budget (2016) § Over 80 satellites designed, tested and operated in flight

Activities Nearly all areas of space activity Scientific Programme and Basic Activities are Mandatory Programmes, all Member States contribute to them according to GNP. All other programmes are optional, funded by Participating States. space science human spaceflight exploration earth observation launchers navigation operations technology telecommunications

Purpose of ESA “To provide for and promote, for exclusively peaceful purposes, cooperation among European states in space research and technology and their space applications. ” Article 2 of ESA Convention

ESA’s locations Salmijaervi (Kiruna) Moscow Brussels ESTEC (Noordwijk) ECSAT (Harwell) EAC (Cologne) Washington Houston Maspalomas ESOC (Darmstadt) ESA HQ (Paris) Oberpfaffenhofen Santa Maria Kourou Toulouse New Norcia Perth Redu Malargüe ESAC (Madrid) Cebreros ESA sites Offices ESA Ground Station + Offices ESA sites + ESA Ground Station ESRIN (Rome)

ESA budget for 2016 ESA Activities and Programmes Other income: 5. 5%, 204. 4 M€ Programmes implemented for other Institutional Partners AT: 1. 3%, 47. 6 M€ CA: 0. 4%, 13. 2 M€ BE: 5. 0%, 188. 9 M€ UK: 8. 7%, 324. 8 M€ CH: 3. 9%, 146. 4 M€ CZ: 0. 4%, 15. 6 M€ DK: 0. 8%, 29. 5 M€ Other income: 2. 4%, 35. 6 M€ EE: 0. 0%, 0. 9 M€ Income from Eumetsat 9. 8%, 147. 9 M€ FI: 0. 6%, 21. 6 M€ SE: 2. 0%, 73. 9 M€ ES: 4. 1%, 152. 0 M€ RO: 0. 7% 26. 1 M€ PT: 0. 4%, 16. 0 M€ Total: 1. 51 B€ Total: 3. 74 B€ PL: 0. 8%, 29. 9 M€ NO: 1. 6%, 59. 6 M€ NL: 2. 7%, 102. 6 M€ FR: 22. 6%, 844. 5 M€ Income from EU: 87. 8%, 1324. 8 M€ LU: 0. 6%, 22. 0 M€ DE: 23. 3%, 872. 6 M€ B€: Billion Euro IT: 13. 7%, 512. 0 M€ IE: 0. 6%, 23. 3 M€ GR: 0. 3%, 11. 9 M€ HU: 0. 1%, 5. 0 M€ Total ESA budget for 2016: 5. 25 B€

Staff by nationality Austria Belgium Czech Republic 6 Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Poland 13 Portugal Romania Spain Sweden Switzerland UK Canada Total international staff: 2270

Workforce 2323 staff from 22 Member States and Canada 88 Young Graduate Trainees 54 Research Fellows 718 Contractors

What we can offer? (apart from astronauts)

Technical & scientific disciplines ESTEC ESOC ESRIN ESAC ECSAT Netherlands Germany Italy Spain UK Applied mathematics √ √ Earth observation & environmental science (geophysics, meteorology, climatology) √ Electrical engineering √ Location Discipline Ground segment systems & operations Life & materials sciences, materials & processes engineering √ Mechanical engineering √ Product/quality assurance & safety √ Planetary & space science (astronomy, astrophysics, solar & heliospheric physics) √ Software Engineering √ Systems Engineering √ Telecom & integrated applications √ √ √ √

What are we looking for? v Masters or Ph. D level v Industrial experience v Professional curiosity & expertise v Language skills/aptitude

What do we offer? v Being part of ESA’s Space programmes v Intellectually stimulating v Team-oriented v Cultural diversity v Active social, sports and cultural programmes v Competitive conditions

Traineeship Programmes @ ESA Ø Students Placements Ø National Trainees Programmes Ø Young Graduate Trainees Ø Research Fellowship Programme Ø Networking Partnering Initiative (NPI)

Students Placements (Stagiaire) ESAC traineeship v Students completing their Bachelors' degree or are Masters degree students. v Gain experience in the space sector as part of their studies. Fulfils internship requirements for graduation. Can contribute to thesis. v Application between September and December o http: //www. esa. int/About_Us/Careers_at_ESA/Student_Internships 2 o ESAC : https: //www. cosmos. esa. int/web/esac-trainees/training-opportunities 21 projects offered for 2019, application deadline : 28 December 2018 v 3 - 6 month placement, can be split into two parts v Over 100 students each year, 75 at ESTEC, 20 to 30 at ESAC

National Trainee Programmes v Bilateral agreements between ESA and the respective national entities. v Target: young graduates from Belgium, Germany, Luxemburg, Portugal and Switzerland with a recent Masters degree in one of ESA’s technical fields of specialisation v On-the-job training under the supervision and guidance of a tutor. v 2 years, with an evaluation at the end of the 1 st year. v About 30 national trainees every year.

Young Graduate Trainees (YGT) v Recent graduates with Masters Degree and limited professional experience v Prepares the YGT for a job afterwards in Europe’s space industry and research institutes. v It aims, for example, at engineers, physicists, biologists or medical graduates, but also business graduates and lawyers. v 1 year contract. Exceptionally, can be extended for a second year. v Trainee Opportunities advertised mid-Nov on the ESA web site. Interviews Feb/March. Start date between June - Sept. Ø 2018: 17 November – 16 December v 85 traineeships annually - across all establishments. v 3000 applications

Research Fellowship Programme v Recently attained doctorate (Ph. D) in a relevant field v Preference given to nationals from over-represented countries. v Carry out advanced research related to space science, space applications and space technology. v 2 year contract, usually extended into a third year in the Science directorate v Approx. 50 Research Fellows every year, 22 in D/Sci

ESA research fellowship in Space Sciences – Applications call yearly by 1 st October – https: //www. cosmos. esa. int/web/science-faculty/research-fellowship

Networking Partnering Initiative (NPI) v Doctoral and post-doctoral research fellowship programme v Candidates Masters Degree in a field closely connected to space activities. v Up to 3 years for Ph. D students, 2 years for Post-Doctoral, both with a mandatory stay at ESA establishment (at least 6 month up to 1 year) v Candidate will be employed by university/research institute v Average selection is ~20 NPI students per year

Fields of activities for Traineeships and critical domains v Fields of activities: Space Science; Earth Observation and Environmental Science; Telecommunications and integrated applications; Launchers; Navigation; Life Sciences and Science in Microgravity conditions; Space technology (spacecraft structures, propulsion, mechanisms, thermal control, environmental control, life support technologies, RF systems, Antennas, Optics, Attitude and orbit control, electronics power conditioning and control, Product Assurance, System engineering); Ground segment technologies; Applied mathematics and data processing; Non technical domains (Law, Communication, Finance, Business Administration) v Critical technical domains: Power supply & conditioning, Navigation, Payload engineering, Telecom systems/sub-systems, Space mechanisms, Optical Engineering, Thermal Engineering, Propulsion, Product Assurance & Safety, Components & Materials, Systems Engineering, SW Avionics, Simulation AIV Ø More information: http: //esamultimedia. esa. int/docs/careers/ESA-BR-277_B. pdf

After an ESA Traineeship… v 15% of ESA staff have been either a YGT or Internal Research Fellow v 10% of YGT’s and Research Fellows become on site contractors v 8 National Trainees became ESA staff v Research Fellows in the fields of Astronomy, Planetary Sciences, Helio-physics and Instrumentation pursued their career in Research Institutes and Universities v Most YGT’s find a job in the European Space or non-space Industry v Many YGT’s pursue a Ph. D

ESA jobs & career info on the internet t n i sa. w . e w w

ESA jobs & career info on the internet

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