System Engineer

**Function title**: System Engineer (Air Traffic Control Simulation Platform)
- **Reference**: NOC-EG-2025-AST/910
- **Location**: Brétigny-sur-Orge
- **Nature of competition**: Internal and external competition
- **Applicable regulations**: Staff regulations governing officials of the EUROCONTROL Agency
- **Type of post**: Assistant
- **Job level**: AST4-AST6
- **Generic job title**: Specialised Technical/Administrative Assistant
- **Number of posts**: 1
- **Duration of appointment**: 5 Year(s) - extension or conversion of the contract is possible - see “Useful information” section
- **Security clearance**: Security vetting may be required in accordance with the relevant EUROCONTROL security policies
- **Directorate/Service**: EGSD/INO/ENG - Engineering Centre of Expertise
- **Working arrangement**: Hybrid work (A blend of onsite and remote work). **Please note that EUROCONTROL does not offer full-time remote working arrangements.**:

- **Competition publication date**: 17/04/2025
- **Competition closing date**: 15/05/2025 (23:59 Brussels time)
- **Reserve list**: Applicable
- YOUR TEAM

Within the The European Green Sky Directorate, the EUROCONTROL Innovation Hub (EIH) carries out research, innovation and simulation activities to help improve European aviation performance, safety and sustainability, bridging the gap between R&D and operations. The EIH also addresses emerging new technologies as well as deployment of drones and urban air mobility systems.

You will join the Engineering Centre of Expertise (CoE) and play a pivotal role in designing, developing and implementing software solutions as part of EUROCONTROL’s innovation hub projects.

YOUR ROLE

Your role will be to:

- Provide specialised technical support in planning, designing, and executing integration, verification, and system-level tests to ensure system reliability, functionality, and compliance with requirements and standards.
- Monitor system performance to identify, document, escalate, and resolve incidents and bugs through root cause analysis and effective mitigation solutions.
- Install, configure, and integrate system components on test platforms while collaborating with teams to troubleshoot and resolve integration issues.
- Assess the impact of changes, manage version control, and support the planning and execution of system updates and releases to ensure smooth transitions.
- Assist in configuring, testing, and deploying system updates and migrations, ensuring readiness and addressing any identified issues.
- Gather technical and functional requirements and contribute to the definition of specifications.
- Identify, analyse, and report risks and issues while providing recommendations to enhance system reliability and mitigate potential challenges.
- Organise, validate, and manage data for testing, simulation, and analysis to support accurate and effective system evaluations.
- Develop and maintain technical documentation, including test scenarios and reports, while providing actionable insights and updates.
- Assist in the development of new tools, methodologies, and workflows to enhance testing efficiency, system quality, and overall productivity.
- Provide technical support and training to users of the systems, responding to inquiries and guiding them in using system features; contribute to training materials and conduct presentations as needed to support end-users and internal teams.
- Develop knowledge and skills in field of expertise under the guidance of more senior staff.
- Carry out any other task in line with the main purpose of the job.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE & COMPETENCIES
- Post secondary education in a relevant domain (e.g. Computer Science, (Aerospace) Engineering or any other related field) with a minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience. Holding a Bachelor’s degree would be an advantage.
- Experience in users’ needs identification and writing technical software specifications.
- Knowledge in software verification and validation.
- Knowledge of Linux, virtual and cloud environment, shell scripting.
- Technical drafting skills (English).
- Analytical thinking: you analyse information and you are able to identify relationships.
- Planning and organising: you know how to plan and adapt as required.
- Teamwork: you foster teamwork.
- Communication: you are able to foster two-way communication.
- Result focus: you strive to meet work expectations.
- Ability to work in a multinational and multicultural environment.
- Professional conduct in line with the corporate behaviours of the Agency, i.e. result-driven, readiness to change, customer focus, integrity and team-player approach.
The levels relate to the European-framework-reference Common European Framework of References for languages (CEFR).

USEFUL INFORMATION
- Applications will be accepted from nationals of EUROCONTROL Member States only.
If selected, the person will keep their current type of appointment duration (undetermined or determi