Key Tasks and Responsibilities

Our Flight Dynamics team supports a wide range of missions from early phases to end of life of satellites and from low earth orbit to deep space missions. 

The main support services required are in the following areas:

• Spacecraft Telemetrie retrieval, processing, and monitoring;
• Prediction of spacecraft state (attitude, mass, modes, AOCS parameters);
• Generation of spacecraft Telecommanding files;
• Spacecraft sensor calibration (Star Tracker, Sun Sensor, Magnetometer, Gyros).

Qualifications

• University degree in a relevant engineering field, astronomy, mathematics or physics;
• Very good skills in linear algebra, in particular for problem solving related to geometry in the Euclidean 3–dimensional space;
• Very good skills in calculus in one or several variables;
• Skills in numerical methods;
• Very good skills in classical mechanics;
• Ability to solve mechanics problems via analytical mechanics methods (e.g. Lagrangian formulation) is a valuable asset;
• Ability to define, implement, validate and operate software which applies the above solutions (using e.g. Unix and/or Linux scripting languages, Fortran 77 and/or 95, Python, C++);
• Will to take operational responsibility in multi-discipline teams;
• Fluency in English, both in speech and writing.

Additional Information

This job is located in Darmstadt. 

If you think you have what it takes for this job, please send your CV (in English and in Word or PDF) to Andrés Izquierdo, by clicking on the button “I´m interested” quoting job DE-HP-24184.

An exciting and dynamic international working environment awaits you!

Please note: Due to work permit requirements for this position, please apply only if you are citizen of a European Union state or if you are eligible to obtain a work permit for Germany.