Cryogenic First Stage Tank Design Engineer

MaiaSpace; Rezé; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

MaiaSpace is seeking a Cryogenic First Stage tank Design Engineer in Rezé, France. You will contribute to designing and testing a mini-launch vehicle while collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams.

The ideal candidate should have a mechanical engineering degree, experience in mechanical design, and proficiency in Solidworks. Strong teamwork and communication skills are essential. Join a dynamic team where collaboration and innovation are key.

Qualifications

• Prior demonstrated experience on mechanical architecture activities of vehicles.
• Prior experience in CAD design with Solidworks.
• Knowledge on bill-of-material management with Solidworks PDM or equivalent.
• Knowledge on metallic material properties and manufacturing processes.
• English level sufficient to read and write technical documentation.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the tank design within the First Stage.
• Propose designs according to high level technical requirements.
• Perform trade-offs to meet mass and cost targets.
• Contribute to the 3D CAD modelling of various structures.
• Exchange with other teams to understand constraints and needs.

Skills

Team play

Communication skills

Adaptability

Open-mindedness

Abnegation

Education

Mechanical engineering degree (+5 years post-Baccalaureate)

Tools

Solidworks

Job description

Overview

Cryogenic First Stage tank Design Engineer
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 by 2026.

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 by 2026.

Responsibilities

Broadly speaking, you will contribute to the tank design within the First Stage, inside the Tank and structure team. You will rely heavily on a general mechanical background and on facilitating and communication skills.

• Propose designs in agreement with high level technical requirements defined for the structure
• Perform trade-offs in order to identify best technical solutions to meet mass and cost targets
• Contribute to the 3D CAD modelling of the different pressurized and non‑pressurized structures of the tank, deliver the corresponding detailed design
• Exchange with other teams in order to understand their constraints and their needs, and negotiate with them if necessary
• Contribute to the choice of final design, taking into account the different constraints (cost, performance, lead time of parts to manufacture, integration, …)
• Compute functional cotation, taking into account low cost approach and simplification of manufacturing operations
• Contact different suppliers and perform the choice taking into account previous constraints
• Follow parts manufacturing and accompany methods and integration teams, in interaction with the industrialization team leader
• Manage tank interfaces with the stage in interaction with Propulsion, System and Lay-out First Stage team
• Contribute to the management of the definition in Solidworks PDM
• Communicate and help each other in a dynamic team

Also, consistently with the Agile way of working, you may be asked to contribute more generally to mechanical design activities of the stage in collaboration with other members of the team, in particular its architect.

Qualifications

Job Requirements

• Specific competences & abilities: Team play, communication skills, adaptability, open-mindedness and abnegation
• Prior demonstrated experience on mechanical architecture activities of vehicles (automotive, naval construction, aeronautics, space industry)
• Prior experience in CAD design with Solidworks
• Knowledge on bill-of-material management with Solidworks PDM or equivalent
• Knowledge on metallic material properties and manufacturing processes
• English level sufficient to read and write technical documentation, to perform oral technical presentation and to interact on technical topics

Qualification:

• Mechanical engineering degree (+5 years post-Baccalaureate) ideally specialized in structure design
• At least 3 years experience on the related field

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.