Fault Management Engineer (Aerospace)

TL;DR

Fault Management Engineer (Aerospace): Developing and implementing fault management strategies and FDIR logic for orbital service vehicles with an accent on reliability, availability, and safety assurance. Focus on performing FTA and FMECA analyses, mitigating potential failure modes, and collaborating across multidisciplinary teams to ensure mission success.

Location: On-site in Munich, Germany or Turin, Italy. Must be a national of an ESA member state, Canada, or specific European countries listed. Relocation assistance and visa sponsorship provided.

The Exploration Company

A space startup developing modular and reusable orbital vehicles to democratize space exploration.

What you will do

• Define and validate fault management strategies and FDIR logic for in-orbit service vehicles.
• Lead FTA and FMECA analyses to identify and mitigate potential failure modes.
• Perform reliability and availability prediction studies and allocate targets to subsystems.
• Conduct hazard analyses for ground, orbital, and re-entry mission phases.
• Collaborate with mechanical, thermal, avionics, and software teams to integrate RAMS requirements.
• Analyze in-orbit data to drive continuous improvements in system reliability.

Requirements

• Advanced degree (Master’s or PhD) in engineering or aerospace.
• Proficiency in reliability tools (FMECA, FTA, reliability block diagrams).
• Hands-on experience with spacecraft FDIR strategy definition and validation.
• Fluent in English.
• Must be a national of: Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, Canada, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, or Slovakia.

Culture & Benefits

• Agile decision-making environment.
• Open and collaborative culture with transparent communication.
• Opportunity to work on unique, mission-critical space technology.
• Relocation assistance and visa sponsorship available.