Control & Mission Preparation Engineer

MaiaSpace; Fontainebleau; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

MaiaSpace in France seeks a Control Engineer to join the GNC team, tune guidance and control software for the launcher, and develop the Mission Preparation & Exploitation software tools.

You will lead control tuning for propulsion phases, analyze tools, coordinate with teams, and contribute to system synthesis. Fluent French and English required; agile environment in La Défense office.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of robust control techniques and tuning.
• Good knowledge of launcher flight dynamics.
• Experience with GNC system interfaces.
• Proficiency in MATLAB/Simulink and Python.
• Bilingual French and English.

Responsibilities

• Robust control tuning for propelled phases.
• Perform synthesis and analysis with robust control techniques for exo-atmospheric propelled phases based on existing tools.
• Standardization of control synthesis procedure across launcher different stages.
• In coordination with all the team, development of global GNC mission preparation software & participation of the workflow definition.
• Analysis of existing tools & scripts.
• Rationalization of existing Control tuning software in anticipation of mission preparation.
• In coordination with all the team, development of Control post flight exploitation software & participation of the workflow definition.
• Overseeing of subcontracted work in your responsibility field.
• Scope of work definition.
• Contract management and follow-up.
• Delivery acceptance.
• Contribution to the overall launch system definition: Contribute to the engineering effort of your team and cross-functionally between teams, even if it involves work outside your main field of action, in order to contribute to the vehicle system synthesis

Skills

Robust control

Launcher dynamics

GNC interfaces

MATLAB/Simulink

Python

French & English

Education

Generalist engineer, GNC specialization

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

Python

Job description

MaiaSpace is a European space tech company, designing, manufacturing and operating competitive and sustainable solutions for space mobility. We are driven by the belief that access to space is a major enabler for a better and more sustainable life on Earth, addressing the challenges faced by humanity: climate, resources, connectivity, and data. Our aim is to successfully design and test a cost-effective and reusable mini-launch vehicle.

Control Engineer

Inside MaiaSpace development teams you will join the team that elaborates and tunes the Guidance Navigation Control Software of our launcher and develops the global Functional Environnement Simulator. Within your multidisciplinary team you will lead Mission Preparation Software for control tuning including the associated tools development. You will be in close collaboration with the development leaders and in collaboration with the different simulators developed in house. Perform attitude control tuning for propelled phases for all stages. You will lead the development of our Mission Preparation & Exploitation software tool.

In this perimeter your responsibilities will include:

• Robust control tuning for propelled phases
• perform synthesis and analysis with robust control techniques for exo-atmospheric propelled phases based on existing tools
• Standardization of control synthesis procedure across launcher different stages
• 2. In coordination with all the team, development of global GNC mission preparation software & participation of the workflow definition
• Analysis of existing tools & scripts
• Rationalization of existing Control tuning software in anticipation of mission preparation
• Proposal and justification of communalization or separation
• Development and implementation of rationalized processes
• 3. In coordination with all the team, development of Control post flight exploitation software & participation of the workflow definition
• 4. Overseeing of subcontracted work in your responsibility field
• Scope of work definition
• Contract management and follow-up
• Delivery acceptance
• 5. Contribution to the overall launch system definition: Contribute to the engineering effort of your team and cross-functionally between teams, even if it involves work outside your main field of action, in order to contribute to the vehicle system synthesis

Specific Skills:

• strong knowledge of robust control techniques (familiarity with systune, nichols plots)
• good knowledge of launcher flight dynamics
• good knowledge of overall GNC system interfaces
• Proficiency in Matlab/Simulink, Python
• Good level of French & English

Know-how :

• Team spirit, sharing and solidarity
• Curiosity, Adaptation, Pragmatism, Proactivity
• Rigor and precision

Qualification:

Generalist engineer, specialization in GNC, AeroSpace, production experience

Level: 3-5 years’ experience in GNC

Working at MaiaSpace

You will be joining a friendly multi-disciplinary team, comprised of multi-skilled people, following Agile and Scrum methodologies. This means that your role and responsibility may evolve over time with varied assignments and challenges depending on priorities and competences. Your work will be hands-on and in close contact with the final product. We are open-minded, transparent, pragmatic, result oriented and people centric. Teamwork is at the heart of how we work together and our co-workers share the same fundamental values: respect, humility, reactivity and autonomy with a passion for technical excellence. Our newly acquired office space at La Defense is located within the heart of Europe’s largest purpose built business and commercial district with easy access to public transport.

Written and spoken communication is in French and English.