Engine Interface support and Operations focal point

🚀MaiaSpace is a European space tech company, designing, manufacturing and operating competitive and sustainable solutions for space mobility. We are driven by the belief that access to space is a major enabler for a better and more sustainable life on Earth, addressing the challenges faced by humanity: climate, resources, connectivity, and data. Our aim is to successfully design and test a cost-effective and reusable mini-launch vehicle by 2026.🚀

As part of the “System Engineering” team, you will oversee:

In development

• Draw and converge with engine supplier of the activities to be performed to ensure flight performance (integration, transport, preparation before test and flight, monitoring ârameters,and maintenance to reuse)

In Production

• Engine acceptance validation file

• Engine follow up book

• Engine controls validation

• Engine MRO

Main duties will consist of:

User Manual needs and delivery

• Interface between engines supplier and MSP teams to support Kourou ELS operations set up (Fluids, mechanical and avionics)

• Interface between engine supplier and MSP teams to support AIT Vernon and Kourou for factory set up and transport (Fluids, mechanics and avionic)

• Interface between engine supplier and MSP teams to support ground board connections and operations before flight and for recovery

• Engine Focal point for tests preparation and during tests

Engine Follow up from delivery to recovery

• Definition Acceptance at delivery

• Follow up engines anomalies and risks for tests and flight

• Follow integration and tests and controls

• Definition of the reusable conditions for engine

Definition synchronized sequence and exploitation

• Define with engine supplier the synchronized sequence and controls associated

• Ensure convergence between architects and engines supplier of the CONOPS, monitoring parameters and minimum exploitation

Working in tandem with the company's Fluid Propulsion experts, your day-to-day tasks will involve interfacing with the provider of the launcher’s main engine (ArianeGroup).

🎓 Qualification

• Master degree or equivalent in engineering

• A minimum of 5 years of professional experience in the field of propulsion, fluid systems, test engineering and/or launch operations.

• Autonomous, proactive attitude towards resolution of problems and good at team working.

• A good knowledge of ArianeGroup environment & ways of working, including test facilities organization and SSE requirements, would be highly appreciated.

Date and working site

• Working Site: Vernon, with frequent travels to La Défense Engineering facilities.

• Desired start date: January 2025

🎬 Working at MaiaSpace

You will be joining a friendly multi-disciplinary team, comprised of multi-skilled people, following Agile and Scrum methodologies. This means that your role and responsibility may evolve over time with varied assignments and challenges depending on priorities and competences. Your work will be hands-on and in close contact with the final product. We are open-minded, transparent, pragmatic, result oriented and people centric. Teamwork is at the heart of how we work together and our co-workers share the same fundamental values: respect, humility, reactivity and autonomy with a passion for technical excellence. Our newly acquired office space at La Defense is located within the heart of Europe’s largest purpose built business and commercial district with easy access to public transport.

Written and spoken communication is in French and English.

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