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Launch Pad Operations Engineer (m/f/d)

Andøya, Norway💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-11 → 2026-09-26

Core

Perform test and launch campaigns for the Spectrum launch vehicle on the Andøya arctic island, including pad readiness, ground/vehicle system operation, and stage testing.

Role type

Senior IC launch operations engineer (physical/field)

Builds

Test and launch campaigns for the Spectrum launch vehicle

Domain

Aerospace / Rocketry / Launch Operations

Deliverable

physical/clinical work

Required skills

Aerospace or mechanical engineering degree, hands-on experience with complex systems under extreme conditions (cryogenic, high pressure/temp), test data acquisition and analysis (Python/Matlab), fluid and mechanical system design understanding, multidisciplinary troubleshooting, physical dexterity for confined spaces and lifting 25kg

Preferred skills

Experience with fluid systems/piping, knowledge of rocket propulsion systems and structures

Technologies

Python, Matlab

Responsibilities

Execute launch campaigns from preparatory work to pad operations, conduct stage test campaigns, develop and improve operational procedures, maintain high quality standards for flight hardware

Seniority

Mid-Senior, hands-on IC

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