Can I apply for more than one vacancy at the same time?

Yes. Vacancies published on the EUSPA Careers page are independent of each other and unless otherwise specified, candidates are welcome to apply for more than one vacancy.

May I submit an unsolicited/spontaneous application?

EUSPA does not consider unsolicited/spontaneous applications. Only applications for published vacancies on the Careers page can be taken into consideration. 

The only exception is the expressed interest in an ad hoc free traineeship. 

Who can apply?

Our vacancies are open to applicants who meet all the eligibility criteria (listed in a dedicated section in each vacancy notice) on the closing date for applications. 

To be considered eligible, it is mandatory to have a nationality of an EU Member State, Norway or Iceland.

EUSPA is an equal opportunity employer and accepts applications without distinction on grounds of sex, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age or sexual orientation. 

There is no nationality or gender quota applied at EUSPA, however, EUSPA is required to strive for a broad range of nationalities and gender equality in order to ensure a well-balanced environment and promote diversity among our staff members.

Galileo Security Monitoring Centre

The Galileo Security Monitoring Centre (GSMC) is an integral part of the Galileo infrastructure based on two sites: one in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, close to Paris, France, and one in San Martín de la Vega, close to Madrid, Spain. 

The GSMC, organised as a Security Operations Centre (SOC), monitors and takes action regarding security and cyber-security threats and alerts, and in particular the operational status of the Galileo system’s components. The purpose of this monitoring is to detect accidental or deliberate security events that could cause a disruption to the programme’s services. The GSMC is also responsible for managing access to the Public Regulated Service (PRS) and ensuring that sensitive information relating to the use of the PRS is properly managed and protected. The Centre also provides PRS and Galileo security expertise and analysis.

In the event of a threat to the security of the Union or of one or more of its Member States1 or to mitigate serious harm to the essential interests of the Union or of one or more of its Member States arising from the deployment, operation or use of the systems set up and services provided under the components of the Union Space Programme; or in the event of a threat to the operation of any of those systems or the provision of those services, the Council shall issue instructions to the EUSPA, and the GSMC is responsible for implementing these instructions.

The role of the GSMC is expected to be extended also to other components of the Union Space Programme.

 

Galileo Reference Centre

Europe’s GNSS Performance Monitoring Hub

Located in Noordwijk, the Netherlands, the Galileo Reference Centre (GRC) is a cornerstone of the Galileo service provision. It provides EUSPA, and other EU stakeholders, with an independent system to evaluate the quality of the GNSS services. In doing so, it helps EUSPA to ensure the delivery of high-quality navigation services so users can better rely on and benefit from Galileo.

EUSPA is responsible for the management of the GRC, including its design, development and operations.

The mission of the GRC is to: 

  • perform independent service performance monitoring and assessments of Galileo and also other GNSS; 
  • investigate service performance in the event of degradations, but also during system evolutions; 
  • perform dedicated campaign-based analyses;
  • archive all relevant service performance data;
  • report on all findings to its stakeholders;
  • integrate contributions from EU member states, Norway, Switzerland and Iceland (cooperating entities).

A core facility + member states

The GRC is comprised of both a core facility and contributions from Cooperating Entities. From its core facility in Noordwijk, the GRC is responsible for:

  • generating performance evaluation products and reports using data collected by itself and through cooperation with member states;
  • conducting dedicated campaign-based analyses to support investigations of service performance, service degradations and experimentation;
  • making use of the GRC’s own data, products, and expertise.

In addition, the centre benefits from and contributes to maintaining the long-term competencies and expertise at the cooperating entities’ level. In accomplishing this, the GRC actively integrates contributions from the cooperative entities’ support both its daily operations and specific campaigns. This leverages the broad satellite navigation expertise available in European institutions for the benefit of Galileo users. The contributions include GNSS data from national, regional and worldwide networks of stations, reference products for ODTS and timing, laser ranging campaigns, iono- and tropospheric monitoring and assessment, field campaigns using automotive, vessels, airplanes, drones, etc. 

EU GNSS monitoring concept 

The GRC plays a core role in the EU GNSS monitoring Concept of Operations as agreed by the different European entities (European Commission, EUSPA, EASA and EUROCONTROL) to monitor GNSS constellations as required to comply with the corresponding EU regulations. Based on EUSPA GRC monitoring reports, EASA will carry out the performance assessment of the GNSS elements and will warn airspace users and ATM/ANS providers if a core constellation is no longer compliant in a manner relevant to the safety of GNSS-based aviation operations. EUROCONTROL will assess the operational impact of GNSS events using GRC reports and provide timely notifications to the impacted stakeholders. 

The GRC and the world

The GRC as the European Monitoring and Analysis Centre for Galileo, is part of a joint project of the United Nations that includes contributions from the United States (GPS), Russia (GLONASS) and China (BeiDou). The GRC utilises its functionalities to assess compatibility and interoperability between Galileo and other GNSS (GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou) and regional systems (EGNOS, WAAS, Japanese QZSS, Indian NavIC).

European GNSS Service Centre

The European GNSS Service Centre (GSC) is an integral part of the European GNSS infrastructure and provides the single interface between the Galileo system and the users of Galileo Services, including Open (OS) and High Accuracy (HAS) services.

The GSC serves the user community via a web portal and user Helpdesk. This one-stop-shop portal provides Galileo users with relevant information on the system’s status and easy access to the dedicated Helpdesk. In addition, Service Notices and NAGUs (Notice Advisory to Galileo Users) are provided to registered users about events affecting the Galileo services. 

The GSC provides, among others, a centre of expertise for aspects related to the Galileo, an electronic library including Programme reference documentation for the Galileo services, the HAS Internet Data Distribution interface, the Galileo satellite metadata and the Galileo single-frequency ionospheric correction algorithms. 

EUSPA is responsible for the GSC. The centre is hosted in Spain, which provides the Galileo Programme with the necessary hosting GSC infrastructure and facilities.

The GSC is located in a fully secured environment in Madrid, Spain, within the National Institute of Aerospace Technologies (INTA) facilities at Torrejón de Ardoz, overseen by the Spanish Ministry of Defence. The agreement for the location of the Centre in Spain was signed in May 2011 by the European Commission and the Government of Spain, and it was published in the Official Journal of the EU in February 2012.

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