Space Systems Engineer: In-Orbit Autonomy & FDIR

D-Orbit; Lomazzo; On-site; EUR 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meal vouchers

Variable pay

Wellhub platform

Serenis platform

Flexible scheduling

Job summary

D‑Orbit is seeking a Space Systems Engineer to lead end-to-end engineering for in-orbit servicing missions. You will work with multidisciplinary teams across design, verification, and operations to deliver autonomous FDIR and autonomy solutions for the new GEA spacecraft platform.

Responsibilities span requirements, interfaces, test campaigns, and in-orbit support, with opportunities to influence proposals and interact with external stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Autonomous fault detection and recovery concepts with FDIR methodologies.
• RAMS processes and deliverables (FMEA, FTA).
• Understanding of complex spacecraft and safety-critical systems.
• ECSS Engineering and Dependability standards.
• Requirements engineering: capture, derivation, maintenance and verification.
• Embedded software and on-board flight software architectures.
• AOCS architectures and algorithms.
• Knowledge of spacecraft subsystems design rules.
• System analysis, budgeting and trade-offs.
• System integration and testing experience.
• Authoring technical documents and milestone data packs.
• Coordinating multiple external stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; structured thinking.
• Self-starter with organisational skills; independent and team work.
• Excellent verbal and written communication; technical documentation and presentations.
• Full professional English; additional languages are an asset.
• Pro-active mindset to improve project performance.
• Deep knowledge of AI tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead lifecycle of system, segment, subsystem and/or equipment specifications.
• Lead architectural and design definition of space segment solutions.
• Perform and maintain system analysis studies, including budgeting and performance analyses.
• Generate engineering plans such as Design and Development, Verification or Validation plans.
• Define and maintain interfaces for the systems you work on.
• Support specialty engineering teams to design and develop spacecraft subsystems, equipment and components.
• Plan, execute and report integration, verification, validation and qualification activities.
• Prepare flight operations for new spacecraft solutions and investigate in-orbit anomalies.
• Prepare and maintain key systems engineering deliverables (specs, interface documents, lifecycle concepts, design files).
• Tailor and justify compliance to ECSS CSSDS and internal processes.
• Lead technical efforts in the preparation of proposals.
• Interact with external stakeholders representing D-Orbit's technical team.

Skills

FDIR concepts

RAMS processes

ECSS standards

Requirements engineering

Embedded software

AOCS architectures

System budgets

System integration

Technical documentation

Stakeholder coordination

English proficiency

AI tools

Job description

D‑Orbit is seeking a Space Systems Engineer to lead end-to-end engineering for in-orbit servicing missions. You will work with multidisciplinary teams across design, verification, and operations to deliver autonomous FDIR and autonomy solutions for the new GEA spacecraft platform.

Responsibilities span requirements, interfaces, test campaigns, and in-orbit support, with opportunities to influence proposals and interact with external stakeholders.