Junior Space Mechanisms Engineer

Aerospacelab, Inc.; Louvain-la-Neuve; Sur place; EUR 55 000 - 75 000; Plein temps

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Build your own career path

Direct impact on company growth

Fast-paced environment

Flexible ways of working

Résumé du poste

Aerospacelab, Inc. in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, is seeking a Mechanism Engineer to join our satellite hardware team. You will contribute to the design, analysis and testing of mechanisms used in reaction wheels, gimbals, deployable booms and actuators, from concept through final assembly.

You will collaborate with multi-disciplinary engineers, perform trade-offs, ensure reliability, and help push state-of-the-art solutions in a fast-paced, feedback-driven environment.

Qualifications

• MSc in Electro-Mechanical Engineering or Aerospace Engineering or related field.
• Structured, proactive mindset and clear problem-solving.
• Strong teamwork and communication skills.
• Ability to learn quickly.
• Fluency in English.

Responsabilités

• Support the development of mechanism systems (pointing systems, deployable structures, attitude control systems).
• Support all aspects of development: specification, design, integration, test, commissioning, mass manufacturing.

Connaissances

Fluency in English

Structured and proactive mindset

Strong teamwork and communication

Fast learner

Problem-solving with simple, creative;

Formation

MSc in Electro-Mechanical Engineering or Aerospace Engineering

Outils

CAD software

Tribology knowledge

Description du poste

Our mission is supported by an ambitious vertically integrated approach: design & manufacture of small satellites combined with development of earth observation services.

Since its creation in 2018, the company has already grown substantially. Our team gathers more than 25 engineering expertise, from hardware design to software development & data science.

In 2025, Aerospacelab counts offices in Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium), Toulouse (France), Lausanne (Switzerland) and US West Coast with more than 350 full-time employees, with the ambition to position itself as the European leader in small satellites.

Role Overview

As a satellite manufacturer and operator, Aerospacelab develops a range of units, payloads and platforms, several of them requiring mechanisms with stringent requirements: smooth and extended lifetime for reaction wheels, lightness and accurate pointing for gimbals, compactness and stiffness for deployable booms and arms, reliability and strength for release mechanisms, low power and repeatability for actuators... you name it! To support those activities, we are looking for passionate and talented engineer with a user-centric mindset.

As mechanism engineer, you will join an efficient team that works on cutting-edge products from their inception to their final assembly in the satellite: our activities range from performing the concept trade-offs and the overall design studies to the validation of the product through extensive testing.

At Aerospacelab, our motto is work hard, play hard. With strive to innovate, in a fun and inclusive work environment. We work in short cycles – no waiting for years before manufacturing and testing to get valuable feedback. Expect an exciting job, where you will learn constantly and contribute to building state-of-the-art designs, that will play a crucial role in our missions.

Key activities

• Support the development of mechanism systems at Aerospacelab (pointing systems, deployable structures, attitude control systems...)
• Support all aspects of the development: specification, design, integration, test, commissioning, mass manufacturing...
• Perform concept trade-off, carry out overall design studies and validate the product through extensive testing
• Support a team of multi-disciplinary engineers working on mechanism project

Must have

• MSc degree in Electro-Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or related field
• Structured and proactive mind, you strive for clarity, make sure to address the right problem, and you address them proactively with simple and creative solutions
• Strong team spirit, an urge to make yourself useful, associated to good communication skills
• Ability to learn quickly, capitalize on your knowledge and share it
• Fluency in English

Nice to have

• Know-how / experience in mechanism design (non-space mechanism is fine), the more you know the better
• Hands-on experience in tribology
• Proficiency with common industry mechanical/electronic design software

What we offer

Build your own career path

Direct impact on the growth of the company

Fast-paced environment

Flexible ways of working

Salary package consistent with your experience