Senior Mission Systems Engineer - RPO & Space Ops

Infinite Orbits; Toulouse; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

International team

Creative and innovative work env

Competitive salary

Job summary

Infinite Orbits in Toulouse is seeking a Mission Systems Engineer to define and ensure end-to-end consistency of missions from customer requirements to in-orbit operations for the Orbit Guard and Endurance programs.

You will translate mission objectives into system requirements, define the concept of operations, establish an approach strategy for rendezvous and proximity operations, and maintain traceability across platform, payload, and ground segment.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree (Master's degree) in aerospace, systems engineering, or equivalent discipline; PhD appreciated.

Responsibilities

• Define and develop the concept of operations (ConOps) for missions (Inspection, life extension).
• Perform mission analyses: approach and rendezvous strategy, budgets, system simulation.
• Define nominal and degraded operational scenarios, including fault detection, isolation, and recovery (FDIR) strategies at the mission level.
• Elaborate the end-to-end mission timeline, from launch to end of life.
• Assess mission risks and propose mitigation strategies.
• Translate customer and programmatic needs into mission requirements and high-level system specifications.
• Flow down mission requirements to the platform, payload, and ground segment, and ensure traceability in the requirements baseline.
• Define and monitor mission performance budgets (delta-V, autonomy, availability, navigation accuracy).
• Participate in design trade-offs impacting mission performance.
• Interface with GNC and flight dynamics teams on the approach strategy and safety constraints.
• Coordinate with the ground segment and operations teams on the preparation and validation of mission procedures.
• Contribute to verification and validation (V&V) planning at the mission level and to associated reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, ORR).
• Serve as the technical focal point for the customer on mission aspects.
• Capitalize on lessons learned from previous missions for future developments.

Job description

Infinite Orbits in Toulouse is seeking a Mission Systems Engineer to define and ensure end-to-end consistency of missions from customer requirements to in-orbit operations for the Orbit Guard and Endurance programs.

You will translate mission objectives into system requirements, define the concept of operations, establish an approach strategy for rendezvous and proximity operations, and maintain traceability across platform, payload, and ground segment.