Upper Stage Propulsion Engine System Technical Leader

MaiaSpace; Vernon, Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

MaiaSpace is seeking an Upper Stage Propulsion Engine System Technical Leader to drive the propulsion design and integration for MSP launcher. You will manage engine specifications, ensure consistency with launcher architects, and contribute to tests, flight preparation, and data analysis.

You will lead technical planning with suppliers and align with propulsion roadmap. The role requires strong experience in liquid propulsion, system architecture, and cross-disciplinary collaboration in a

Qualifications

• Master's degree or equivalent in aerospace engineering.
• > 10 years of professional experience in liquid propulsion and launcher systems.
• Sound knowledge in fluid systems, avionics systems and mechanical architecture, design and development.
• Sound knowledge of cryogenic fluids, control and regulation, mechanical justification.
• Sound knowledge of launcher system architecture design (function analysis, phase analysis, specification...).
• Sound knowledge in products and supplier management.
• Sound knowledge in test and launch campaign preparation.
• Experience with development and qualification process.

Responsibilities

• Design (Mechanical, Functional & Avionics); include concept studies and trade-offs.
• Technical specification requirements.
• Functional and justification files synthesis for MSP.
• Safety file.
• Roadmap and logics e.g. tests.
• Supplier management; ensure coordination and convergence.
• Support to the company’s technical strategy; propulsion roadmap.
• Support to industrialization and operation.

Skills

Customer oriented

Autonomous

Team collaboration

Decision making

Negotiation

Agile

Education

Master's degree in aerospace engineering

Job description

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.

Upper Stage Propulsion Engine System Technical Leader

Within MaiaSpace Technical Team, you'll be in charge of the overall Engines Propulsion Systems:

Manage the engine specification for MSP launcher and ensure convergence and consistency with all the architects of the launcher and with the Upper stage architect). A particular attention, on the launcher exploitation phase must be considered aiming to optimize Expendable Launch Vehicle and Reusable Launch Vehicle business performance.

Contribute to the launcher development and verification plan with a strong link with tests (objectives, exploitation and measurement plan)

Contribution to the tests and flight preparation (i.e flight worthiness file), forecast, and analysis

Manage First stage Engine technical data base, configuration management and coordination planning activities with Engines supplier.

Draw and Manage with Engines supplier the technical logic and actions plan regarding technical issues

Ensure consistency with First stage Engine system design

Monitor target engine performance under development worldwide

Your duties will include:

• Design (Mechanical, Functional & Avionics)
  Concept studies, including trade-offs
• Technical specification Requirements
• Functional and justification files synthesis for MSP
• Safety file
• Roadmap and logics i.e tests
• Supplier management
  Ensure coordination and convergence
• Support to the company’s technical strategy
  Support to the Propulsion roadmap
• Support to industrialization and operation

Qualification

• Master's degree or equivalent in aerospace engineering
• > 10 years of professional experience in the field of liquid propulsion and launcher systems
• Sound knowledge in fluid systems, avionics systems and mechanical architecture, design and development
• Sound knowledge of cryogenic fluids, control and regulation, mechanical justification
• Sound knowledge of launcher system architecture design (function analysis, phase analysis, specification...)
• Sound knowledge in products and supplier management
• Sound knowledge in test and launch campaign preparation
• Experience with development and qualification process

Skills

• Customers oriented
• Autonomous, proactive attitude towards resolution of problem
• Team player with the ability to collaborate with people from different disciplines and cultures
• Curious, pragmatic and capacity to arbitrate and make choice to guarantee the launcher optimization
• Negotiation skills
• Knowledge or practice of Agile methodology

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.