Junior Attitude & Orbit Control Engineer (AOCS)

Thales Alenia Space; Roma; On-site; EUR 35,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Thales Alenia Space in Rome seeks a Junior Engineer for Attitude and Orbit Control System design. The role covers the subsystem lifecycle, architecture sizing, and verification of control and estimation algorithms, with travel possible for short term assignments.

Requirements include a Master in Aerospace Engineering with attitude control focus, fluent English, and strong problem-solving and teamwork abilities. Permanent contract, with a modest early-career salary and a performance bonus.

Qualifications

• Master's degree with focus on attitude control or control systems engineering.
• Fluent in English with excellent listening and reading skills.
• Proactive, problem-solving mindset and well-organized with good communication.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and work effectively in a team.
• Results-oriented within given constraints.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to all phases of the subsystem lifecycle from feasibility to in-flight activities.
• Participate in architecture definition, sizing and technical justification.
• Analyze attitude perturbations environment and support hardware unit management.
• Assist in control mode design, estimation algorithms and their verification.
• Support flight operations for in-orbit activities and data analysis.

Skills

Attitude control

Control theory

Matlab/Simulink

C++ programming

Estimation theory

Robust control

Sensors & actuators

Kinematics & dynamics

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering (attitude control)

Tools

Matlab

Simulink

C++

Job description

Thales Alenia Space in Rome seeks a Junior Engineer for Attitude and Orbit Control System design. The role covers the subsystem lifecycle, architecture sizing, and verification of control and estimation algorithms, with travel possible for short term assignments.

Requirements include a Master in Aerospace Engineering with attitude control focus, fluent English, and strong problem-solving and teamwork abilities. Permanent contract, with a modest early-career salary and a performance bonus.