Avionics Engineer - Thrust Vector Control Actuator

Avionics Engineer - Thrust Vector Control Actuator

Isar Aerospace

Ottobrunn, Germany

Mission Brief

You will be an integral part of the Avionics, Guidance, Navigation & Control (AGNC) department, specifically the Avionics Control Systems team, that designs, tests and integrates electronic control units for the Spectrum launch vehicle.

You will be the product owner of the Thrust Vector Control Actuator of the Spectrum Launch Vehicle. You will own the lifecycle of it, manage associated interfaces and ensure delivery on time, budget and scope. Interdisciplinary tasks and fast paced R&D are your daily business, and you thrive in that kind of environment.

Your Role in Our Space Mission:

• Take on unit level tasks for your product including design, qualification & acceptance testing, as well as integration and return analysis;
• Be the product owner of the PCB of your product, drive requirements definition, schematic capture, layout and design verification;
• Own all interfaces of your products across their lifecycle, from unit to system level integration & testing, including all technical and programmatic interfaces;
• Define and develop procedures for automated end-of-line testing of your hardware;
• Plan and conduct vehicle integration and testing for your products, both in Germany and on the launch pad;
• Build up and maintain automated qualification & acceptance testing infrastructure;
• Actively participate in the definition of the Avionics architecture and associated technology roadmaps.

Qualification Checklist

• University Degree in Electrical Engineering or comparable;
• 2+ years of working experience with Electric or electrohydraulic drives;
• Excellent knowledge of Power Electronics and Electrical Machines;
• Excellent knowledge of Control of Electrical Machines;
• Experience in the verification of Electrical Drives;
• Experience in E-CAD tools (Schematic & Layout Design), preferably Altium Designer;
• Experience in verification of complex circuitry, such as embedded systems, DCDC converter and analog frontends;
• Hands On mentality, can-do attitude;
• Fluent in spoken and written English.

Bonus Skills:

• Experience in Electronic Unit design;
• Experience with electrohydraulic systems;
• Previous product ownership;
• Experience in embedded software or digital design.