About this role
X IRIS² Future Services Integration and Exploitation Officer Job Requisition ID: 20843 Date Posted: 3 September 2026 Closing Date: 17 September 2026 23:59 CET/CEST Publication: Internal & External Type of Appointment : 4 years, extendable to indefinite Directorate: Resilience, Navigation and Connectivity Workplace: Bruxelles, BE Location ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands Description IRIS² Future Services Integration and Exploitation Officer in the IRIS² Integrated Programme Team (IPT), Secure Connectivity Programme Department, Directorate of Resilience, Navigation and Connectivity. The European Union Secure Connectivity Programme currently provides governmental services under the IRIS² Concession Agreement through a concession scheme. Future activities, including Direct to Device (D2D) and Satellite Internet of Things (IoT), may be integrated into the existing concession scheme or implemented through new contracts, notably through public-private partnerships. To support this activity, ESA is launching complementary activities under Element 3 of the programme agreed upon at the Council meeting at ministerial level in 2025 (CM25), addressing narrowband and broadband communications, other governmental services and the extension of the Satellite Transport Layer services. These activities will also prepare for future evolutions of the current IRIS² architecture. Reporting functionally to the European Commission Exploitation Manager within the Commission/ESA IRIS2 IPT and hierarchically to the ESA IRIS2 Future Programmes Manager, you will be responsible for preparing future service exploitation models, for Direct to Device and Satellite Internet of Things for example, within the Union Secure Connectivity Programme, as well as ensuring coordination between Commission and ESA initiatives. Duties - under the direct authority of the Exploitation Manager, taking overall responsibility for the preparation of the exploitat...