Senior Flight Instrumentation Engineer

Senior Flight Instrumentation Engineer

Isar Aerospace

Ottobrunn, Germany

Mission Brief

As part of the AGNC Test team, you will move horizontally across the design teams. You will be responsible for the selection and qualification of our launch vehicle Spectrum’s sensors, while maintaining the corresponding interfaces across the departments. Furthermore, you will work with all design teams to select and integrate sensor components, define operative procedures, and test the equipment before and after the integration into Spectrum.

Your Role in Our Space Mission:

• Be the focal point for all instrumentation on Spectrum:
  • Support all design teams in the selection and qualification of sensors;
  • Support the assembly, integration and testing teams in the definition of operative procedures;
  • Establish design and operative standards for flight instrumentation.
• Perform qualitative and quantitative checks on the sensors on-board the vehicle:
  • Propose alternatives and assist the design teams in the selection process;
  • Estimate and calculate errors resulting from the measurement chain in the corresponding systems;
  • Perform hands-on assembly and testing of instrumentation.
• Own and maintain the flight instrumentation list across the vehicle:
  • Align with the design teams and periodically update the list and sensor configuration files;
  • Ensure all change requests are incorporated into the list between flights;
  • Conduct instrumentation reviews and improve the already existing selected equipment.
• Perform functional and environmental qualification of the selected sensors;
• Assist with the integration of flight sensors to the Flight Test Instrumentation system.

Qualification Checklist

• BSc/MSc in Electrical/Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science or similar;
• Strong hands-on experience with assembly and calibration of sensor systems;
• Extensive experience with mechanical and thermal system characterization using accelerometers, strain gauges, pressure transducers, RTDs, etc.;
• Knowledge in handling typical sensors (microphones, rotation sensors, switches, position sensors, gas detectors, and more);
• Extensive experience in the selection and usage of pressure transducers (absolute, gauge, differential, and more);
• Experience with data acquisition systems;
• Experience with error calculations of measurement chains and data evaluation;
• Clean, organized, and structured way of work;
• Basic knowledge in Python, C++, or similar;
• Fluent in English.

Bonus Skills:

• PCB design and debugging with common electrical/electronic equipment;
• Basic understanding of common systems within the aerospace industry (communication protocols, Radio Frequency, solenoids, aerodynamic/structural loads, lithium-ion batteries, etc.).