Mechanisms Engineer (Space Mechanisms)

Location: Noordwijk, Netherlands

Company

HE Space is an international space-sector services and consulting company providing engineering expertise and managed services for European space programmes.

What you will do

• Provide technical support to ESA space programmes from phase 0 to phase E, including system and subsystem design reviews.
• Assess hardware design, manufacturing, testing, and associated engineering analyses.
• Review industry proposals during invitation-to-tender processes and contribute technical expertise to CDF studies.
• Identify critical development problems and support their resolution through design follow-up and cross-analyses.
• Participate in failure and non-conformance investigations, review boards, technical meetings, workshops, and working groups.
• Review safety data packages and support safety panel meetings and ISS payload safety reviews.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in engineering or a relevant discipline.
• At least 4 years of experience in space mechanisms.
• Fluent English, spoken and written.
• Experience with ESA projects is advantageous.
• Ability to work in Noordwijk, Netherlands.

Culture & Benefits

• International working environment focused on the European space industry.
• Opportunities to contribute to programmes including Galileo, Copernicus, ExoMars, LISA Pathfinder, Euclid, Ariane, Vega, and the International Space Station.
• Support for professional development and participation in multidisciplinary space-sector activities.
• Inclusive workplace committed to gender diversity and respectful collaboration.

Hiring process

• Submit a CV in English in Word or PDF format.
• Quote job reference NL-HP-26179 in the application.
• Applications are accepted until 15 November 2026.