Job
- Level
- Experienced
- Job Field
- IT, System, Embedded
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Contract Type
- Permanent employment
- Salary
- 65.000 to 82.500€ gross/year
- Location
- Munich
- Working Model
- Onsite
Job Summary
In this role, you will design EGSE hardware and software architectures, perform test automation, and integrate systems for spaceflight testing, collaborating closely with cross-functional teams.
Job Technologies
Your role in the team
- Design, develop, and maintain Electrical Ground Support Equipment (EGSE) sub-system and system level testing.
- Define and implement EGSE hardware and software architectures tailored to specific test scenarios, AIT campaigns, and HiL environments.
- Develop LabVIEW-based applications, for both desktop and real-time platforms (e.g., PXI, cRIO), supporting checkout, functional, and pre-launch test operations.
- Integrate and configure NI VeriStand as part of real-time test setups, including simulation of spacecraft interfaces and umbilical/harness verification.
- Design and support power, signal conditioning, and telemetry/telecommand interfaces between EGSE and the Unit/Spacecraft Under Test.
- Support RF test activities for the TT&C chain, including uplink telecommand injection, downlink telemetry reception, and coordination of conducted/radiated test setups with the RF/comms subsystem team.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (AIT, systems, RF, electrical, and FSW) to ensure seamless integration of EGSE hardware and software into functional test platforms.
- Support test execution, data acquisition, logging, and automated reporting during integration, functional, and environmental test campaigns.
- Create and maintain technical documentation, including EGSE architecture specifications, ICDs, code documentation, and user/operator guides.
- Provide support for debugging, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement of EGSE and test platforms, including on-site support during AIT/launch campaigns.
- Develop a robust and scalable EGSE software framework supporting reuse and modularity across projects.
- Define test automation workflows.
- Design and maintain EGSE-to-EUT interface hardware (harnesses, breakout boxes, simulators, load banks) with correct isolation, protection, and safety interlocks.
- Own cable and harness design for EGSE-to-EUT connections, including pinout definition, connector selection, shielding/grounding strategy, and drawing generation.
- Coordinate closely with electrical, RF, and systems engineers to ensure requirements traceability, interface compatibility, and test coverage.
- Drive the continuous evolution of EGSE/HiL infrastructure, with an emphasis on performance, reliability, and maintainability.
- Ensure all solutions meet space-grade quality, safety, and cleanliness standards (e.g., ESD, contamination control), aligned with project and range safety requirements.
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Our expectations of you
Education
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
Qualifications
- Proficiency in LabVIEW, including desktop and real-time application development.
- Vertrautheit mit NI TestStand für Testautomatisierung und Ausführungsmanagement.
- Solid understanding of EGSE/test platform architectures, hardware/software integration, and real-time systems.
- Working knowledge of ICD development and requirements traceability between EGSE and flight hardware.
- Ability to influence and shape ICDs and connector/pinout definitions upstream, rather than solely implementing to a fixed interface - working with electrical/systems engineers early in the design cycle to ensure EGSE testability and harness manufacturability.
- Familiarity with RF test equipment and techniques (signal generators, spectrum/vector signal analyzers, RF switches, calibrated attenuators) for TT&C uplink/downlink stimulation and monitoring.
- Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills, with a structured and methodical approach, including at hardware bring-up and integration level.
- Ability to write and integrate Python scripts to extend test workflows or support automation tasks.
- Vertrautheit mit Test- und Messtechnik-Hardware (Oszilloskope, DMMs, Netzteile, elektronische Lasten) und deren programmatischer Steuerung (z. B. VISA/SCPI).
- Understanding of EMC/ESD-safe practices for handling flight and flight-like hardware.
- Fluent in English, with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Proven ability to work independently, drive initiatives end-to-end, and deliver in a high-paced environment.
- Willingness to travel/support on-site AIT or launch site campaigns is a plus.
Experience
- Hands-on experience with NI VeriStand in real-time test environments.
- Experience with spacecraft electrical interfaces: power distribution/simulation, discrete/analog telemetry, telecommand encoding, and standard space communication protocols (e.g., CAN, RS422/485, MIL-STD-1553, SpaceWire, Ethernet).
- Experience with cable/harness design, including connector selection, pinout/wiring diagrams, shielding and grounding practices, and generation of harness drawings (e.g., in ECAD tools or draw.io/Visio equivalents).
- Experience working with LabVIEW FPGA is appreciated.
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What we offer
- Relocation assistance is provided for those willing to relocate including visa sponsorship where applicable.
- All offers are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check, which will be subject to the country, role, and project you applied for.
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About Your Employer
The Exploration Company
The Exploration Company was founded in 2021 as a German-French space startup based in Gauting near Munich. The company is working on the modular and reusable spacecraft Nyx, designed for missions to new space stations in Earth and lunar orbits. It is the first European space company to sign a Space Act Agreement with NASA.
Description
- Company Type
- Startup
- Working Model
- Onsite
- Industry
- Aviation, Space Travel
EGSE Engineer
- Salary
- 65.000 to 82.500€ gross/yearEstimated net salary based on the gross salary in the job ad using tax class I.40.091 to 49.371 € net/year · Tax class I
- Location
- Munich
- Working Model
- Onsite
- Diversity
- Open for all genders
- English Only
- English only required
