GNC & Mission-Prep Engineer for Space Launcher

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 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.