Propulsion Systems Engineer

Arkadiaspace; España; Ibrido; EUR 60.000 - 80.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Remote work up to 8 days/mo

Accommodation support if relocating

University campus facilities

Descrizione del lavoro

Arkadia Space in Castellón, Spain, seeks a Systems Engineer for Propulsion Systems to define and mature propulsion products from concept to qualification and flight. You will establish cross-project design rules, high-level requirements, and participate in design reviews with customers and suppliers to ensure coherence across the product range.

In this fast-paced environment you will coordinate with product owners and engineers, support manufacturing and test campaigns, and help manage budgets

Competenze

• MSc in Aerospace Engineering or Mechanical Engineering required.
• 3 years of experience in systems engineering for space systems.
• Experience with requirements management.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Understanding of design rules, sizing, budgets and margins.
• Knowledge of product management and development cycles.
• Knowledge of launch manuals and/or range safety.
• Familiarity with documentation and review processes.
• Experience working in multidisciplinary development environments.
• Comfortable taking ownership in fast-paced, iterative teams.
• Advanced English (spoken and written).

Mansioni

• Define and maintain the design rules for all propulsion systems.
• Define and maintain the high-level requirements system, including cross-project applicability and flow-down to products.
• Ensure compliance with high-level authorities such as launch and range safety.
• Manage high-level technical budgets definition and methods (mass, power, performance, margins, etc).
• Coordinate product assurance tasks and documentation.
• Create operations manuals and system-level documentation such as FMEA or RAMS.
• Define interfaces across internal products for system-level compatibility.
• Coordinate and own system design tasks to comply with commercial contracts.
• Support manufacturing, integration and test campaigns.
• Identify and mitigate technical risks throughout the development lifecycle.
• Contribute to customer technical discussions and design reviews.

Conoscenze

Systems engineering

Requirements management

Multidisciplinary teamwork

English - advanced

Formazione

MSc in Aerospace Engineering

Strumenti

ECSS standards knowledge

NASA GEVS familiarity

Launch manuals knowledge

Descrizione del lavoro

Arkadia Space is a European company specializing in space propulsion, headquartered in Castellón, Spain. We develop innovative green propulsion systems for the in-space market. Our systems are already flying, and we are scaling rapidly.

We design, build and test real hardware contributing to some of Europe’s most inspiring space programmes.

About the Position

As a Systems Engineer for Propulsion Systems at Arkadia, you will play a key role in defining and maturing propulsion products and technologies from concept to qualification and flight.

You will be responsible for defining and maintaining the cross-product and cross-project tools and technologies that will enable the design engineers to build propulsion systems for commercial contracts. Occasionally you will support the product and project development directly, in design, analysis, test campaigns and/or project milestone reviews.

This is a high-impact role where your decisions influence real hardware, real campaigns and real missions, across the entire product range.

You will work in close coordination with various product responsible and project engineers, as well as customers and suppliers to ensure technical and programmatic coherence.

What you’ll be doing

Define and maintain the design rules for all propulsion systems.

Define and maintain the high-level requirements system, including cross-project applicability and flow-down to products.

Ensure compliance with high-level authorities such as launch and range safety.

Manage high-level technical budgets definition and methods (mass, power, performance, margins, etc).

Coordinate product assurance tasks and documentation.

Create operations manuals and system-level documentation such as FMEA or RAMS.

Define interfaces across internal products for system-level compatibility.

Coordinate and own system design tasks to comply with commercial contracts.

Support manufacturing, integration and test campaigns.

Identify and mitigate technical risks throughout the development lifecycle.

Contribute to customer technical discussions and design reviews.

What you'll need

MSc. in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or similar.

3 years of experience in systems engineering for space systems.

Experience with requirements management.

Strong organizational skills.

Understanding of design rules, sizing, budgets and margins.

Knowledge of product management and development cycles.

Knowledge of launch manuals and/or range safety.

Familiarity with documentation and review processes.

Experience working in multidisciplinary development environments.

Comfortable taking ownership in fast-paced, iterative teams.

Advanced English (spoken and written).

Nice to have

Familiarity with ECSS standards, NASA GEVS or similar frameworks.

Familiarity with SpaceX and Ariane launch manuals.

Knowledge of US Range Safety requirements.

Experience with product testing.

Hands-on experience in system design.

Spanish is a plus.

What we Offer

Because here you will:

Work alongside a passionate and highly skilled space team

Have real technical ownership and visibility across disciplines

Enjoy flexibility and a collaborative atmosphere

Benefit from up to 8 days of remote work per month

Receive onboarding and accommodation support if relocating

Benefit from the facilities and ecosystem of the university campus where we are based