Working Student - Launch Vehicle Design (m/f/d)

The role

You will support the engineering team in the preliminary design and coordination of reusability experiments. You will perform sizing of structural interfaces, instrumentation layouts, and actuator systems while interfacing with specialist departments.

What you will do

• Reusability upgrade system design constrained by mission objectives and available components
• Support program level decisions with structured results and data driven recommendations
• Interface with Launch Vehicle Structures and AIT departments on system requirements
• Define requirements for ground test rigs and instrumentation setups
• Analyse test data and document results
• Support rapid prototyping and testing activities

Required qualifications

• Currently enrolled in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics or a comparable STEM programme
• Practical experience in multidisciplinary hardware development
• Understanding of interfaces between structural design, vehicle design, avionics and AIT
• Proficiency in CAD
• Foundational knowledge of structural design and FEM
• Programming skills and the ability to develop practical tools for engineering, testing or data analysis
• Hands-on, proactive and adaptable working style
• Strong communication and teamwork skills
• Fluency in English

Nice to have

• Experience with structural sizing, FEM analysis or the design of load-bearing components and interfaces
• Exposure to manufacturing, assembly, integration and test processes
• Participation in a student engineering team

Benefits

• Subsidised lunch
• Flexible mobility budget: choice between a fully financed Deutschlandticket or a fuel allowance
• Sport Clubs membership: sponsored sports club memberships (EGYM Wellpass)
• Free snacks and drinks
• Physical and mental well-being: access via OpenUp to online support from certified psychologists and lifestyle experts at no cost to you and your family

Before you apply

• Due to security clearance requirements, affiliations with countries listed under § 13 para. 1 no. 17 SÜG may affect the application process

About the company

Isar Aerospace is a fast-growing company building a modern space business to enable faster, better and cheaper access to space. They aim to provide sustainable and environmentally friendly launch solutions for small and medium-sized satellites and constellations into Low Earth Orbit.