Upper Stage Propulsion Engine System Technical Leader

Upper Stage Propulsion Engine System Technical Leader

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.

Within MaiaSpace Technical Team, you’ll be in charge of the overall Engines Propulsion Systems:

• Manage the engine specification for MSP launcher and ensure convergence and consistency with all the architects of the launcher and with the Upper stage architect. A particular attention, on the launcher exploitation phase must be considered aiming to optimize Expendable Launch Vehicle and Reusable Launch Vehicle business performance.
• Contribute to the launcher development and verification plan with a strong link with tests (objectives, exploitation and measurement plan).
• Contribution to the tests and flight preparation (i.e flight worthiness file), forecast, and analysis.
• Manage First stage Engine technical data base, configuration management and coordination planning activities with Engines supplier.
• Draw and Manage with Engines supplier the technical logic and actions plan regarding technical issues.
• Ensure consistency with First stage Engine system design.
• Monitor target engine performance under development worldwide.

Your duties will include:

Design (Mechanical, Functional & Avionics)

• Concept studies, including trade-offs
• Technical specification Requirements
• Functional and justification files synthesis for MSP
• Safety file
• Roadmap and logics i.e tests

Supplier management

• Ensure coordination and convergence

Support to the company’s technical strategy

• Support to the Propulsion roadmap
• Support to industrialization and operation

Qualification

• Master’s degree or equivalent in aerospace engineering
• 10 years of professional experience in the field of liquid propulsion and launcher systems
• Sound knowledge in fluid systems, avionics systems and mechanical architecture, design and development
• Sound knowledge of cryogenic fluids, control and regulation, mechanical justification
• Sound knowledge of launcher system architecture design (function analysis, phase analysis, specification)
• Sound knowledge in products and supplier management