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Development Engineer - Orbital Stage (m/f/d)

Rocket Factory Augsburg AG🌐 Remote💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-21 → 2026-09-26

Core

System owner for structures and/or fluidic systems on the upper stage of a small launch vehicle, managing the lifecycle from concept to post-flight analysis.

Role type

Senior IC development engineer (orbital stage systems)

Builds

Lightweight structures and fluidic systems for small launch vehicles

Domain

Aerospace / Space launch vehicles

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Aerospace engineering, lightweight structures design, fluidic systems design, CAD modeling (Siemens NX), thermal control hardware integration, high-pressure pneumatic systems, system reliability definition, post-flight analysis

Preferred skills

Thermal control hardware (MLI, heat pipes, heaters), testing/operation environment experience, launch vehicle subsystems knowledge

Technologies

Siemens NX

Responsibilities

Own system lifecycle from concept to integration and analysis, define and maintain system reliability requirements, create CAD models of components and assemblies, collaborate with testing teams to qualify systems, support AIT team and resolve non-conformances, work with Propulsion, Analysis, and Testing peers

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC

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