Head of Engineering Department

• Lead, mentor and grow the high-performing engineering team in all locations, promoting excellence, team work, ownership and responsibility within the team and across the Agency. The team currently comprises approximately 45 highly skilled engineering experts supported by external consultancy;

• Ensure coherency and drive continuous improvement of engineering methodologies and best practices through all activities under the responsibility of EUSPA for all relevant components of the EU Space Programme (navigation, secured telecommunication, earth observation and space traffic management);

• Foster a cohesive and high-performing engineering culture by constantly developing state-of-the-art expertise and know-how necessary for the Agency to fulfil its mission;

• Manage resources and provide the means for the department’s staff to deliver technical activities to the programme departments (Galileo, EGNOS, Secured Communications, IRIS², Space Surveillance and Tracking, Copernicus and Earth Observation Governmental Services, Launch services, Market Downstream and Innovation) and to Security Operations and Monitoring;

• Define and execute the technical vision, strategy, policies, processes and procedures at department-level to ensure the Agency’s objectives and operational needs are met;

Ensure close collaboration with other departments and stakeholders to align the technical goals with the overall Agency vision;

• Liaise with Administration, to ensure the seamless execution of related corporate tasks, such as planning, reporting, administration, financial and budget management, risk management;

• Represent the Agency with external stakeholders for engineering-related matters, and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.