ERS-EO Downstream & Applications Manager

Job Requisition ID:20401

Date Posted:20 March 2026

Closing Date:10 April 2026 23:59 CET/CEST

Publication:Internal & External

Type of Appointment:4 years, extendable to indefinite

Directorate:Earth Observation Programmes

Workplace:Frascati, IT

Grade Band:A4 - A4
- This post is classified A4 with an upgrade to A5 tonce EOGS will be confirmed via the approval of the European Competitiveness Fund by the EU Council confirming the central role of ESA in the implementation of EOGS.

Location
ESRIN, Frascati, Italy

Description
Downstream and Applications Manager in the ERS-EO Programme (European Resilience from Space - Earth Observation Programme). Reporting to the Head of the Earth Observation Mission Management and Ground Segment Department, you will be responsible for the coherent management and strategic integration of the ERS-EO Downstream,



End-to-end Proof of Concepts and Space Resilience Nodes activities.The overall objective of the ERS-EO Programme is to prepare and accelerate the future implementation of EOGS — the EU Earth Observation Governmental Service — in close partnership with the EU and to bring together initiatives relating to dual-use Earth observation surveillance systems among ESA Member States.
The EOGS includes the EOGS-SM, a potential EU-owned constellation providing dedicated observation capacity to the EOGS.The following three complementary classes of activities, falling under the scope of the position of ERS-EO Downstream and Applications Manager, jointly contribute to the unified delivery of the ERS-EO Programme:
- The ERS-EO Downstream activities, including the definition and implementation of the EOGS‑SM ground segment framework, as well as the ground system architecture and associated functionalities, enabling interoperability across all ERS‑EO downstream components;
- The Space Resilience Nodes activities, addressing the implementation of digital, physical and human components to deliver space

📌 Ers-eo Downstream (Frascati)
🏢 European Space Agency
📍 Frascati