First Stage Software and Ground operations Engineer

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.

First Stage Software and Ground Operations Engineer

We are looking for a fluid engineer to join our First Stage Team working on First Stage software development and fluid ground operations definition. You will contribute to the First Stage fluid activities depending on priorities, but in particular you will be in charge of:

• Contributing to the First Stage fluid on-board software development in collaboration with First Stage fluid function responsibles and avionics software teams - including:

• The definition of First Stage fluid on-board algorithms

• The consolidation of First Stage fluid on-board software validation logic

• The validation of First Stage fluid algorithms

• The definition of validation simulators as needed

• The configuration management of First Stage fluid on-board algorithms (including algorithms, data, coherence with mission)

• Contributing to the consolidation of First Stage ground and flight phase sequences

• Contributing to the definition of First Stage fluid ground phase operations in collaboration with First Stage fluid function responsibles and operation teams - including:

• The definition of operational requirements for fluid operations covering Assembly & integration, tests, fluid operations in launch pad zone

• The definition of specifications to ground command & control software as needed

• The validation of operational requirements

• The configuration management of operational requirements (including operation description, data, thresholds, etc.)

• The resolution of anomaly as needed and update of operational requirement for correction or optimisation

• Exchanging with other MaiaSpace team members (from First Stage or other teams) in order to understand their constraints and their needs, and reaching best compromise with them as necessary

Consistently with the Agile way of working, activities may evolve within the perimeter described above depending on program priorities. You may also be asked to contribute more generally to fluid activities of the stage in collaboration with other members of the team, in particular its architect.

You will be in interface mainly with the following MaiaSpace team members:

• First Stage fluid function responsibles

• First Stage engine interface responsible

• First Stage architect

• Ground infrastructures team

• Avionics team

• Operation team

• Reliability and safety teams for analysis of degraded cases

Job requirements

Specific competences & abilities

• Team player, high communication skills, adaptability, open-mindedness, autonomy, motivation, dedication, rigorous, synthesis skills

• Prior demonstrated experience on fluid functional activities (cryogenic fluids is a plus) or/and software development

• Prior experience in Simulink

• English level sufficient to read and write technical documentation, to perform oral technical presentation and to interact on technical topics

Qualification

• Engineering degree (+5 years post-Baccalaureate) with ideally specialization in fluid topics or / and software development

• At least 2 years experience on the related field

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.