The Exploration Company
Here at The Exploration Company, we are developing, producing, and operating Nyx, a modular and reusable space orbital vehicle that can eventually be refuelled in orbit and that can carry cargo - and potentially humans in the longer run.
Key Responsibilities
- Supplier Coordination: Interface with suppliers, including technical exchanges, specification discussions and schedule management. Coordinate supplier visits and potential joint activities. Support qualification reviews.
- Project Coordination: Interface with internal teams for integration and testing. Support project development logic, planning, risk assessment, and technical reviews.
- Integration & Testing: In alignment with the Guidance, Control & Navigation (GNC), Flight Software (FSW) and Hardware-in-the-Loop (HiL) teams, define and execute verification and validation plans (unit-, subsystem-, and system-level tests). Support the integration of the navigation sensors with other subsystems of the spacecraft. Carry out unit-level incoming inspection tests. Ensure correct configuration and configuration management of each unit.
- Documentation & Standards Compliance: Produce detailed documentation for architecture description, analysis, test procedures, test reports. Contribute to reviews with customers and certification authorities for the Navigation Sensing Suite (NSS). Ensure compliance with space-grade standards (NASA-STD, ECSS).
Required Qualifications
- Masters degree in Aeronautics/Aerospace Engineering, or related field.
- Experience: recent graduate or entry-level. Experience in sensor technology, testing, or systems engineering is a plus.
- Good level of understanding of the following domains: Navigation, Guidance and Control, Navigation sensors, Hardware testing.
- Proficiency with simulation and software development tools (e.g. Python, Github, C/C++).
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and technical documentation skills.
- Fluent in English; ability to write clear technical specifications and reports. French and German are a plus.
Desirable Skills
- Experience with spacecraft or aircraft platforms.
- Experience with testing.
- Experience with navigation sensors.
- Experience with GNC-code implementation.
Why you should join us!
What makes us special here at The Exploration Company and why we think you will enjoy working here is:
- We're Agile - we make decisions fast whilst keeping our goals and systems in mind
- We're Open and Collaborative - we are transparent about risks and obstacles, so that we can cooperate to overcome them
- We have a lot of Fun - we refuel our energy knowing we are democratising space. It's a wonderful and rare opportunity, are YOU up for the challenge?