Mission Analysis Intern (H/F)

Opus Aerospace; Brétigny-sur-Orge; On-site; EUR 8,900 - 18,000; Full time

Job summary

OPUS Aerospace is seeking an engineering student to contribute to aerodynamic and trajectory studies for operational launches. You will help develop modules for our in-house flight simulator to better reflect real flight conditions in future studies.

The role requires a cross-disciplinary understanding of propulsion, structures, aerodynamics and flight dynamics, with hands-on work in MATLAB/Simulink or Python. C++ is a plus, and you will join an international, multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Understanding of propulsion, structures, aerodynamics and flight dynamics.
• Experience with MATLAB/Simulink or Python is preferred.
• Autonomous and proactive with ability to work in a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Develop modules for the in-house flight simulator.
• Study downrange distance, aero stability and vehicle performance.
• Collaborate with propulsion, structures and control teams.

Skills

Aerodynamics

Flight dynamics

Propulsion knowledge

Autonomous and proactive

Education

Final-year engineering student or Master’s student in aeronautics or space

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

Python

C++

Job description

OPUS Aerospace is a start-up founded in 2020, positioned at the crossroads of space and defense, based in Brétigny-sur-Orge on the former Air Base 217, developing sounding rockets for very high altitude up to the edge of space, dedicated to dual-use applications.

Through Mesange, its supersonic sounding rocket, the company addresses defense applications such as simulating aerial threats, qualifying detection and interception systems, and training armed forces, as well as civilian missions such as microgravity experiments, upper atmosphere research, and qualifying space technologies in a real environment.

As it prepares for Mesange’s first flight, OPUS Aerospace is building a sovereign, disruptive capability brick by brick.

Poste

As part of the Systems department, you will contribute to the aerodynamic and trajectory studies supporting operational launches: downrange distance, aerodynamic stability, vehicle performance, impact dispersion analysis and interactive visualisation of results.

Your main mission will be to develop new modules for our in-house flight simulator, so that it better represents real flight conditions in future studies. This work requires a cross-disciplinary understanding of propulsion, structures, aerodynamics and flight dynamics.

Modules you may develop during the internship include:

• Perturbation models: propellant sloshing, aeroelastic effects, non-standard atmospheric conditions
• Control and manoeuvrability: guidance and control laws, manoeuvring capability analysis
• Final-year engineering student or Master’s student in aeronautics or space, with a strong interest in the defence and space sectors
• Good understanding of launch vehicle systems and flight mechanics
• Experience designing and testing 0D/1D analytical models, using tools such as MATLAB/Simulink or Python; C++ is a plus
• Motivated, autonomous and proactive
• Comfortable working in a multidisciplinary, international team