Junior Attitude & Orbit Control Design Engineer

Thales Group; Roma; Hybrid; EUR 35,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Thales Alenia Space in Rome is seeking a Junior Attitude and Orbit Control System Design Engineer to contribute to the full subsystem lifecycle from feasibility studies to in-flight activities. You will work on architecture sizing, control and estimation algorithms, hardware spec support, and verification through simulations, with opportunities to grow in an international engineering group.

The role requires a Master in Aerospace Engineering, fluency in English, problem-solving mindset, and

Qualifications

• Master degree in Aerospace Engineering with focus on attitude control or control systems.
• Fluent in English with strong listening and reading skills.
• Proactive, organized, and able to work in a team.
• Strong problem-solving mindset and ability to deliver within constraints.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to all phases of the subsystem lifecycle from feasibility studies to in-flight activities.
• Participate in architecture definition, sizing and technical justification.
• Analyze attitude perturbations environment and support hardware spec management.
• Design, implement and verify control modes and estimation algorithms.
• Assist in monitoring the technical procurement of hardware components.
• Support flight operations for in-orbit activities and data analysis.
• Model units and configure design frameworks for testing.
• Travel to other locations for short or mid-term periods as needed.

Skills

Matlab

Simulink

C++ programming

Automatic code generation

Space engineering standards

English (fluent)

Education

Master degree in Aerospace Engineering

Job description

Thales Alenia Space in Rome is seeking a Junior Attitude and Orbit Control System Design Engineer to contribute to the full subsystem lifecycle from feasibility studies to in-flight activities. You will work on architecture sizing, control and estimation algorithms, hardware spec support, and verification through simulations, with opportunities to grow in an international engineering group.

The role requires a Master in Aerospace Engineering, fluency in English, problem-solving mindset, and