As support to a European space company we are looking for several Thermal Engineers

Activities

You will be part of a team of experts in the competence center of a European leading company in exciting and technologically sophisticated projects in the areas of space transportation and satellites. You will be involved in the development of the new Ariane 5 upper stage development, responsible for several of the following activities:

• You will execute theoretical investigations, computations and estimations in connection with thermal aspects of spacecraft and space transport systems
• You will establish mathematical models for thermal and fluid dynamic analysis of upper stages and apply these models
• System engineering for dedicated development activities
• Definition of support to tests of spacecraft items; establishment of test plans and procedures; analytical test evaluation
• Execution of special tasks in the context of the analytic design of spacecraft items:
  • Development or contribution of system and sub-system specifications
  • Preparation and maintenance of interface documentation
• Contribution to proposals for/with business lines; establishment of planning and cost estimations
• Autonomous execution of work orders including comprehensive technical reporting and presentation of results to customers. This involves:
  • Acquisition of technical information
  • Review of technical documents and deduction of necessary activities/analyses, e.g. from requests for proposals and technical specifications
• Contribution to establishment of department planning; autonomous tracking of schedules and costs

Skills

You have the following qualifications and experience:

• Degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering or similar
• Experience in thermal or fluidic analysis and system engineering
• Knowledge of ESARAD/ESATAN would be highly advantageous
• Ability to work in teams, flexibility and ability to work autonomously
• Fluency in English, basic language skills in French and German advantageous

Starting date: March/April or as soon as possible thereafter

An exciting international working environment in a highly innovative team awaits you. You will benefit from focused training and personal development bundled with a competitive salary.

HE Space Operations is a growing international space company. For over 25 years we have provided our customers with consultancy services in Engineering and Business Administration. We open the door to working directly on-site with our principal customers in the space sector who rank amongst the top 25 engineering employers in Europe: EADS and the European Space Agency.