Science Archives Development and Operations Manager

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Science Archives Development and Operations Manager

Job Requisition ID: 20147

Date Posted: 21 January 2026

Closing Date: 18 February :59 CET/CEST

Description

The European Space Agency maintains a world-leading Science Programme with missions in heliophysics, planetary science, astrophysics and fundamental physics. Its mission is to “empower Europe to lead space science”.

The Science Operations Department (SCI-S), within ESA’s Directorate of Science, hosts the scientists and engineers who oversee the space missions from study to the end of operations, develops the science operation systems for the missions and operates the missions in space, and archives and curates their data during operations and beyond. Its main objective is to maximise the scientific output of the missions for the benefit of humankind.

You will be assigned as the Head of the Science Archives Development...