Automation & Robotics Engineer

n/a, Netherlands

Type: n/a

Category: Engineering & Manufacturing

Requirements: English
Company: Akkodis

We are looking for an Automation & Robotics Engineer (E3) to join our Akkodis Aerospace team, working onsite at the European Space Agency in the Netherlands.

Akkodis has proudly supported the Aerospace & Defence industry in the Netherlands for decades. Our partnership with the European Space Agency (ESA) has been one of the many success stories allowing our people to expand their career horizons. Akkodis experts are contributing to some of the most important technical advances in Aerospace and Defence which impact the way we live our lives today, through specialised engineering expertise and other required skillsets. This could be your future. Become part of our successful team!

General tasks to be performed:

Day-to-day operation and maintenance of the different units of the Automation and Robotics Laboratory:

• Maintenance and servicing of the laboratory hardware and software.
• Support in planning and implementing new procurements.
• Maintenance of the laboratory inventory.
• Implementation of the laboratory safety rules.
• Planning, execution and documentation of laboratory experiments as:
• Specific engineering support to existing ESA space projects.
• Preparation of engineering, technology and facility infrastructure competence for potential future ESA projects.
• Assessment and integration into end-to-end testbeds of the various outputs from ESA technology development contracts.
• Demonstration of the Automation and Robotics capabilities.

To successfully perform the above mentioned tasks, the following background / experience is required:

• Master degree in Telecommunications, Electrical Engineering, Physics or Aerospace Engineering.
• Experience in specification and analysis of robot manipulation, locomotion and control systems.
• Education in mechatronics (covering aspects from mechanical, electrical and computer engineering including data communications and digital image processing systems).
• Practical experience in robot systems and related engineering tools (e.g. standard design, analysis and simulation s/w).
• Experience in space project work.

About ESA-ESTEC

The European Space Agency (ESA) has sites in several European countries.

The European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC), has grown into ESAs largest establishment and the technical and organizational hub of Europes space sector. Missions designed and tested at ESTEC are circling Earth, have landed on planetary bodies and have probed far into the Solar System.

The infrastructure and equipment assembled here, together with the expert knowhow of its 2800 personnel, make ESTEC a unique resource for Europe. The work done here by teams skilled in every aspect of engineering for space has enabled the creation of novel communication, navigation and information services, creating new jobs and growth while improving the lives of European and world citizens.

Please send your CV to recruitmentaerospace@akkodisgroup.com before 16/06/2025

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