Senior AOCS Engineer

Aerospacelab; Toulouse; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Aerospacelab Toulouse is seeking a Senior AOCS Engineer to lead designing and implementing attitude and orbit control solutions for satellites across missions. You will guide the AOCS design from concept through launch and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure pointing, stability and robustness.

The role requires MSc or PhD in a relevant field, 5+ years of industry experience, strong AOCS design and simulation skills, proficiency in Matlab/Simulink, and good English knowledge.

Qualifications

• MSc or PhD in a relevant field.
• 5+ years of relevant industry experience.
• Strong demonstrated skillset in AOCS design.
• Experience in building complex simulations and models.
• Proficiency in Matlab/Simulink.
• Good English knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical development and testing of Attitude and Orbit Control Systems on project level.
• Participate in the development of simulation products.
• Support LEOP and AOCS commissioning activities.
• Provide support and analyses for mission and systems engineering, and operations.
• Support preparation of project proposals.

Skills

AOCS design

Simulation development

Matlab/Simulink

English proficiency

Education

MSc or PhD in a relevant field

Tools

Git version control

Job description

About Aerospacelab

Our mission is supported by an ambitious vertically integrated approach: design & manufacture of small satellites combined with development of earth observation services.

Since its creation in 2018, the company has already grown substantially. Our team gathers more than 25 engineering expertise, from hardware design to software development & data science.

In 2024, Aerospacelab counts offices in Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium), Toulouse (France), Lausanne (Switzerland) and US West Coast with more than 200 full-time employees, with the ambition to position itself as the European leader in small satellites.

Role overview

Asa Senior AOCS engineer at Aerospacelab, you will lead designing andimplementing attitude and orbit control solutions for satellites across variousmissions. Utilizing your expertise, you will be key in ensuring our missionsachieve the various mission performances on pointing, stability and robustnessthroughout their missions, as well as participate in improving our design andsimulation toolchain. Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, you willguide the AOCS design from concept through launch.

Duties

• Leadthe technical development and testing of Attitude and Orbit ControlSystems on project level
• Participatein the development of simulation products
• SupportLEOP and AOCS commissioning activities
• Providesupport and analyses for mission and systems engineering, and operations
• Supportpreparation of project proposals

Must have

• MScor PhD in a relevant field
• 5+years of relevant industry experience
• Strongdemonstrated skillset in AOCS design
• Experiencein building complex simulations and models
• Proficiencyin Matlab/Simulink
• Good English knowledge

Nice to have

• Understandingof version control in Git
• Experiencewith supporting operations of a satellite
• Goodunderstanding of embedded software architecture