Scientific Projects Exploitation
Pubblicato il 03-10-2026 - Serco in Frascati
Serco is a trusted leader in Space Services, with a proud history spanning over 55 years and a track record of supporting more than 50 space missions for world-renowned agencies like ESA and NASA. Our expertise covers the entire space lifecycle - from satellite testing and launch services to spacecraft operations, space surveillance, and data management - making us a key partner in advancing national strategies and driving innovation in the New Space era.
We are looking for a Scientific Projects Exploitation professional to join our team, supporting our client, the European Space Agency (ESA) at ESRIN in Frascati, Italy.
Duties and responsibilities
- Support the management of ESA EO projects (review of deliverables, issue RIDS, coordinate feedback.....) with a focus on oceanography and glaciology.
- Support the production of new technical/scientific materials (presentations, flyers, training material....) or datasets as requested by the Agency.
- Demonstrate and present tools or results as requested by the Agency.
- Contribute to the organisation of scientific workshops or training events or Webinars and hackathons.
- Support testing of toolboxes, platforms or technical deliverables provided by the Industry supporting ESA.
- Contribute to International Initiatives in support to the Agency.
Skills and attributes
- The specialist will work in a team of multilingual experts.
- The candidate must be fluent in English. Additional European languages are an asset.
- The successful applicant will hold a university degree in Physics, Remote Sensing or similar.
- Have an in-depth knowledge of satellite remote sensing (in particular satellite altimetry), image processing and analysis, geomatics and GIS technology, applications and programming. In particular, experience in EO data processing and applications exploiting modern technologies (cloud computing, big data, AI…), and some teaching and/or communication experience are sought.
Knowledge and experience
- PhD in a topic