Job Requisition ID: 20804

Date Posted: 16 October 2026

Closing Date: 6 November 2026 23:59 CET/CEST

Publication Method: Internal & External

Type of Appointment (learn more): Fixed-Term

Directorate: Human and Robotic Exploration

Workplace:
Villanueva de la Cañada, ES

Grade Band (learn more): A2 - A4

This is a fixed-term appointment with an initial duration of 4 years. Depending upon performance and organisational needs, the appointment may be extended up to a possible maximum duration of 8 years.

Location

ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands with a resident assignment to ESAC, Villanueva de la Cañada, Spain.
Description

The Directorate of Human and Robotic Exploration Programmes (D/HRE) is a programme directorate within the ESA matrix structure. Through a partnership between humans and robots, D/HRE is dedicated to exploring destinations in space where humans are already living and working —– or will live and work in the future —– for the purpose of scientific research, economic development, international cooperation and public inspiration.





The Science Operations Department (SCI-S), within ESA’s Directorate of Science (D/SCI), 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. The Department provides support to D/HRE in the curation, archiving and dissemination of data from its planetary missions, such as the Rosalind Franklin Mission (RFM) and other Mars or lunar experiments. Its main objective is to maximise the scientific output of the missions for the benefit of humankind.

You will be assigned as Archive Scientist for ESA planetary missions under the direct responsibility of the Chief Exploration Scientist reporting functionally to the Head of the Science Archives Development and Operations Section, also known as the ESAC Science Data Centre (ESDC) in

📌 Archive Scientist (Villanueva de la Cañada)
🏢 European Space Agency
📍 Villanueva de la Cañada