GNC Testbed Engineer: End-to-End Flight Hardware

PAVE Space SA.; Villeneuve (VD); On-site; CHF 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

PAVE Space SA is building LYOBA, a heavy kick stage moving up to 4-tonne payloads from LEO to high-energy orbits in under 24 hours. You will own GNC test benches and drive PIL, tabletop HIL, and dynamic HIL setups, enabling around-the-clock testing on-site in Villeneuve.

We seek hands-on engineers with MATLAB, Python or C++ skills to characterize sensor/noise and actuator performance, investigate anomalies, and own end-to-end integration tooling as flight hardware comes together.

Qualifications

• Hands-on testing of GNC sensors, actuators or control hardware.
• Strong foundation in electrical and mechanical design for test setups.
• Proficiency in MATLAB, Python or C++ for test automation and data analysis.
• Track record of building something from scratch to a working, instrumented hardware.
• Comfort owning scope end to end, from design through commissioning.
• Nice-to-have: advanced degree or space avionics knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Build and commission GNC test benches for sensors and actuators, from concept to working hardware
• Design and maintain PIL, tabletop HIL, and dynamic HIL simulation setups
• Automate test environments so unattended, around-the-clock testing runs safely and efficiently
• Characterise sensor noise, bias, drift, and actuator performance, and turn data into pass/fail results
• Investigate hardware and software anomalies surfaced during testing
• Own integration tooling and vehicle acceptance test processes as flight hardware comes together

Skills

GNC testing

Test automation

Data analysis

Python

MATLAB

C++

Education

Aerospace Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Robotics

Tools

MATLAB

Python

C++

Job description

PAVE Space SA is building LYOBA, a heavy kick stage moving up to 4-tonne payloads from LEO to high-energy orbits in under 24 hours. You will own GNC test benches and drive PIL, tabletop HIL, and dynamic HIL setups, enabling around-the-clock testing on-site in Villeneuve.

We seek hands-on engineers with MATLAB, Python or C++ skills to characterize sensor/noise and actuator performance, investigate anomalies, and own end-to-end integration tooling as flight hardware comes together.