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WIVERN and Operations Manager
Job Requisition ID: 20377
Date Posted: 5 May 2026
Closing Date: 26 May 2026 23:59 CET/CEST
Publication: Internal & External
Type of Appointment : 4 years, extendable to indefinite
Directorate: Earth Observation Programmes
Workplace:
Noordwijk, NL
Location
ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands
Description
WIVERN System and Operations Manager in the WIVERN Project in the Earth Explorer Missions Programme within the Earth Observation Project Department, Directorate of Earth Observation Programmes (D/EOP).
WIVERN, WInd VElocity Radar Nephoscope, is the 11th Earth Explorer Mission and is designed to deliver the first global observations of the three-dimensional wind field, along with associated cloud and precipitation structures, across a wide range of atmospheric phenomena. In addition, it will provide valuable observations of sea ice and snow, as well as ocean surface currents. These observations will address critical gaps in the current global observation system.
At the heart of the mission is a conically scanning 94 GHz Doppler radar, which operates from a 500 km near-polar orbit. With a 3 metre conically scanning antenna, the mission will sample across an 800 km swath, with vertical resolution of 600 metres and horizontal resolution of approximately 1 kilometre. With near-daily global coverage, WIVERN will enable the measurement of in-cloud winds from the surface to the upper stratosphere.
You will report to the WIVERN Project Manager within the Earth Observation Programmes Department. You will be responsible for managing the system and operations aspects of WIVERN, in close cooperation with teams from other EOP departments and ESA directorates. You will be in charge of functionally leading and coordinating support from other engineers working on the Project, as well as specialised technical support from the Directorate of Technology, Engineering and Quality.
Duties
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