In-Orbit Services Fault Management Engineer

The role

The In-Orbit Services Fault Management Engineer ensures the reliability, availability, maintainability, and safety of orbital service vehicles and systems. This role supports technical risk reduction and mission success through design, development, and operational assurance.

What you will do

• Define, implement and validate fault management strategies including FDIR logic.
• Coordinate between hardware and flight software teams to architect fault management solutions.
• Lead definition and execution of fault tree analyses and FMECA.
• Perform reliability and availability prediction studies and allocate reliability targets.
• Conduct hazard analyses for ground, orbital, and re-entry phases.
• Collect and analyze in-orbit data to drive improvements in fault management and system reliability.
• Support the creation and improvement of RAMS analysis tools and technical documentation.
• Work with multidisciplinary engineering teams to integrate RAMS and fault management requirements.
• Prepare and present technical data, recommendations, and reports to stakeholders.

Required qualifications

• Advanced degree (Master’s or PhD) in engineering, aerospace, or a related field
• Proficiency in reliability tools (FMECA, FTA, reliability block diagrams) and fault management methodologies
• Hands-on experience with spacecraft FDIR strategy definition and validation planning and execution
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Willingness to give proactive and mindful feedback across all company levels
• Highly motivated to work in a fast paced, autonomously driven, and demanding start-up environment
• Fluent in English

Nice to have

• Specialization in electronics, system engineering or fault management

Benefits

• Relocation assistance is provided for those willing to relocate including visa sponsorship where applicable

Before you apply

• Applications are only considered from nationals of Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland,
• All offers are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check

About the company

The Exploration Company is building spacecraft for humanity. Their In-Orbit Services unit develops new technologies, products and programs to expand and complement these capabilities.