Space Sustainability Engineer [26125]

Responsibilities

• Support the development and implementation of sustainability strategies for ESA programmes, including sustainability assessment methodologies and maturity frameworks.
• Coordinate ex-ante and ex-post sustainability evaluations and studies in collaboration with programme directorates and stakeholders.
• Contribute to the deployment of ESA’s eco-design policy, including Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodologies, working groups, and sustainability tool development.
• Support change management, communications, and awareness activities promoting sustainability across the Agency.
• Coordinate the annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions assessment, analyse results, identify improvement opportunities, and support the deployment of reporting tools and dashboards.
• Support the Green Agenda Project Management Office through planning, reporting, risk monitoring, stakeholder coordination, and performance tracking.
• Coordinate the preparation and publication of ESA’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report, ensuring alignment with relevant international standards.
• Manage stakeholder consultations and maintain ESA’s materiality assessment framework.
• Support activities related to the Financial Framework Partnership Agreement (FFPA), including reporting, coordination with ESA directorates, the European Commission, and EUSPA.
• Organise and support Environmental Protection Working Group (EPWG) meetings and related activities.
• Contribute to the implementation and monitoring of ESA’s ESG Transformation Initiative, including KPI tracking and reporting.
• Support environmental assessments of major ESA procurements, providing life‑cycle impact evaluations and sustainability recommendations to support decision‑making.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree (or equivalent) in Engineering or a related field.
• Minimum of 4–6 years of professional experience.
• Knowledge of sustainability reporting, greenhouse gas accounting, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), and ESG frameworks.
• Knowledge and experience in Sustainability Engineering topics (Clean Space, Zero Debris, Eco‑Design, Space Circular Economy, Active Debris Removal, In‑Orbit Servicing).
• Knowledge and experience with environmental regulations, such as REACh and RoHS.
• Strong analytical, organisational, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Fluency in English is mandatory; knowledge of another European language is an advantage.

Job location: Paris, France