Careers

The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Directorate of Connectivity and Secure Communications promotes the combined use of space-based systems, enhancing the competitiveness of ESA Member States’ satellite communications industries, developing trusted technologies to protect information and pioneering future networks that will extend connectivity beyond Earth.

OUR WORK SPANS THREE MAIN AREAS

Innovation & Industry

Innovation & Industry. We are supporting competitiveness by helping European companies develop and demonstrate cutting-edge satellite communication technologies and services.

Security & Resilience

We are ensuring secure communications for governments, crisis management, and society at large through robust and trusted solutions.

Future of Connectivity

We are preparing the next generation of global and space-based networks, from 5G/6G integration to Moon and deep-space communications.

To achieve these objectives, we bring together the best minds from diverse fields. Our teams include engineers, researchers, business developers, administrators and support staff. We have frequent vacancies at all career phases, from internships to senior management roles, across all our centres.

By joining ESA’s Connectivity and Secure Communications, you will not only contribute to Europe’s space programmes but also shape how secure and reliable connectivity underpins our societies in the decades to come.

If you can’t find an opportunity within our directorate at this present time, we advise joining ESA’s talent community. Alternatively, you can explore opportunities across ESA by clicking on the buttons below.