GNC Engineer - Mission Analysis (m/f/d)

Isar Aerospace SE · Ottobrunn, Bavaria, Germany

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Mission Brief 

 

As part of the Guidance, Navigation & Control (GNC) team, you will lead mission analysis activities for upcoming flights and play a key role in ensuring mission success from early design through flight operations. You will be responsible for maintaining, utilizing, and continuously improving the company's high-fidelity 6DoF simulation environment, which serves as the primary tool for trajectory, performance, and mission analyses. In addition, you will shape and enhance mission analysis processes, develop supporting tools and automation, and contribute to a robust CI/CD framework that enables efficient and reliable simulation and verification workflows

 

Your Role in Our Space Mission 

Qualification Checklist 

 

  • Master’s degree or PhD in Aerospace, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, Mathematics or similar
  • At least 3 years of experience in mathematical modelling, development, validation and verification of algorithms throughout the disciplines of Guidance, Navigation and Control
  • Strong background in mathematical modelling and data analysis in MATLAB and all relevant Tools (Simulink, Stateflow, autocoding etc.)
  • Strong background in Mission Analysis for orbital vehicles
  • Experience with ASTOS or similar trajectory optimization tools
  • Proficient in data analysis in frequency and time domain with Python
  • Experience in C/C++ flight software development
  • Proficient in rigid and elastic body dynamics and Orbit mechanics
  • Experience with large software projects in GIT
  • Experience with project management tools like Jira
  • Fluent in English

 

Bonus Skills

 

  • Maintain and drive a high standard of technical documentation
  • Able to formulate technical requirements
  • Take responsibility for technical decisions

 

Benefits 

Who we are

We are Isar Aerospace and we are at the forefront of New Space building a modern space business to enable faster, better and cheaper access to space.

Our mission is to help democratise space and use it for good in order to improve life on Earth now and for the future generations.

We are a fast-growing company aiming to provide sustainable and environmentally friendly launch solutions for small and medium-sized satellites and constellations into Low Earth Orbit. The company is privately funded by world-leading technology investors with strong commitment and support and our team is made of driven and talented people with a real passion for space innovation.

We're making rockets in a way that hasn't been done before disrupting a traditional industry. If you are up for the challenge, want to work on cutting-edge projects and be part of a team changing the world for better, come, join us and launch your career!

Want to find out more about us?

Visit www.isaraerospace.com

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Disclaimer
Isar Aerospace SE is an equal-opportunity employer committed to fairness and inclusivity. We do not prioritize any specific religion, gender, nationality, or background. Due to security clearance requirements, affiliations with countries listed under § 13 para. 1 no. 17 SÜG may affect the application process. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.

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