Junior Engine Control System & Monitoring Engineer

The role

You will develop and test control and monitoring algorithms for the Storm high-thrust cryogenic rocket engine. You will work with engine functional models and contribute to the controller development environment through various simulation and testing methods.

What you will do

• Design and implement engine control and monitoring algorithms.
• Contribute to the definition of the engine regulation strategy.
• Support the definition of control and monitoring requirements for engine subsystems.
• Contribute to setting up the controller development environment.
• Integrate engine functional models into the control design and simulation environment.
• Run closed-loop simulations to assess controller performance.
• Implement fault detection and sensor validation logic.
• Support failure mode analyses and the management of failure modes.
• Prepare and run MiL, SiL, and HiL test campaigns.
• Support Storm engine and component cryogenic test campaigns.

Required qualifications

• Master's degree (or equivalent) in Aerospace, Electrical, Control or Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Recent graduate (or graduating within the next months).
• Solid fundamentals in control theory, both classical and modern (state-space, robustness, digital control).
• Practical use of MATLAB/Simulink and Python through coursework or projects.
• Basic knowledge of C/C++.
• Basic understanding of fluid dynamics and thermodynamics.
• Strong interest in cryogenic propulsion and turbomachinery.
• Fluent in English.

Nice to have

• A master's thesis, internship or academic project in control, propulsion or embedded systems is a strong plus.
• Exposure to MiL/SiL/HiL testing or real-time embedded systems.
• Experience with auto-coding from Simulink models.
• Familiarity with safety-critical design practices, reliability engineering or failure mode analysis.
• Interest or experience in data science applied to health monitoring and anomaly detection.
• Knowledge of space standards (ECSS, MIL-STD, NASA-HBK…).
• German and/or French.

Benefits

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

Before you apply

• Relocation assistance is provided including visa sponsorship where applicable.
• All offers are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check.

About the company

The Exploration Company is developing, producing and operating Nyx, a modular and reusable orbital space vehicle. They develop their own propulsion systems aiming for high efficiency and reliability.