Future Projects RAMS Engineer

Here at The Exploration Company, we are developing, producing, and operating Nyx, a modular and reusable space orbital vehicle that can eventually be refuelled in orbit and that can carry cargo - and potentially humans in the longer run.

We want you as a talented RAMS (Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, Safety) Engineer to help us in our mission by being responsible of the RAMS activities for our Future Projects that prepare the future growth of the Nyx vehicles family. These future projects focus on early phases of the development and cover a wide range of vehicles, including launch systems, lunar landers and LEO servicers.

You will be part of the Future Systems team, reporting to the Principal Engineer of the project and working closely with the other engineering disciplines.

Key Responsibilities

In your capacity as Future Projects RAMS Engineer, your role will be continuously evolving, but day to day your duties will include:

• performing and maintaining the Fault Tree Analyses and FMECA (Failure Modes Effect and Criticality Analysis), in support of the design through the generation of Technical Recommendation and RAMS requirements.

• performing Safety activities, such as hazard analyses on ground, during space operations, and during re-entry and recovery, including analyses to show compliance to the FSOA and the ESA Space Debris Mitigation requirements.

• performing trade-offs and redundancy optimisation studies in coordination with each Sub-System responsible.

• performing and maintaining the Reliability prediction analysis flowing allocations to the Sub-systems and Equipements.

• driving the FDIR (Failure Detection, Isolation and Recovery) strategy definition coordinating between the hardware responsible and the flight software engineers.

• performing the Availability analysis for the critical phases.

• driving the Maintainability concept and processes for reusable vehicles.

What we would love to see from you

In the role of Future Projects RAMS Engineer ideally, you will have the following:

• Advanced degree (Master of Science or PhD) in Engineering, aerospace engineering, or another related field; specialisation in electronics is a plus.

• Minimum of 2 years of experience working in RAMS engineering and / or aerospace system engineering

• Good knowledge in programming (expecially Python)

• Fluent in English. German and French is an asset

Regarding your skills and behaviours, we expect:

• Strong oral and written communication skills

• Strong organizing and prioritization of tasks

• Positive and flexible attitude to get the job done

• Ability to communicate at all levels of the business

• Demonstrates behaviors consistent with The Exploration Company’s core values of Vision, Competence, Integrity, and Passion

• Space enthusiast: ready to change the European space industry

Why you should join us!

What makes us special here at The Exploration Company and why we think you will enjoy working here is:  

• We’re Agile - we make decisions fast whilst keeping our goals and systems in mind 

• We’re Open and Collaborative - we are transparent about risks and obstacles, so that we can cooperate to overcome them  

• We have a lot of Fun - we refuel our energy knowing we are democratising space. It’s a wonderful and rare opportunity, are YOU up for the challenge?  

We'd love to hear from you if you wish to be a part of our journey. Please submit your CV now for immediate consideration and we will be in touch shortly. 
 
The Exploration Company is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status. Relocation assistance is provided for those willing to relocate including visa sponsorship where applicable.