Avionics Engineer - Thrust Vector Control Actuator

13h13 hours ago

Isar Aerospace

DE · Full-time · €65,000 – €85,000

About this role

You will serve as the product owner for the Thrust Vector Control Actuator of the Spectrum launch vehicle. This places you in the Avionics Control Systems team inside the AGNC department. The team designs, tests and integrates electronic control units for the launch vehicle.

Daily work centers on owning the full lifecycle of your product and managing all associated interfaces. You will handle interdisciplinary tasks across design, qualification, integration and testing while delivering on time, budget and scope. Fast-paced R&D defines the environment.

You will join a focused avionics team that builds control hardware for orbital launch systems. Collaboration spans unit-level engineering through vehicle integration at the launch pad. The setting rewards hands-on problem solving and rapid iteration.

The role offers direct ownership of a critical flight actuator and participation in avionics architecture decisions. You will shape technology roadmaps and automated test infrastructure for future vehicles. Career growth comes through expanding technical and programmatic responsibility.

Requirements

University Degree in Electrical Engineering or comparable
2+ years of working experience with Electric or electrohydraulic drives
Excellent knowledge of Power Electronics and Electrical Machines
Excellent knowledge of Control of Electrical Machines
Experience in the verification of Electrical Drives
Experience in E-CAD tools (Schematic & Layout Design), preferably Altium Designer
Experience in verification of complex circuitry, such as embedded systems, DCDC converter and analog frontends
Hands On mentality, can-do attitude
Fluent in spoken and written English

Responsibilities

Take on unit level tasks for your product including design, qualification & acceptance testing, as well as integration and return analysis
Be the product owner of the PCB of your product, drive requirements definition, schematic capture, layout and design verification
Own all interfaces of your products across their lifecycle, from unit to system level integration & testing, including all technical and programmatic interfaces
Define and develop procedures for automated end-of-line testing of your hardware
Plan and conduct vehicle integration and testing for your products, both in Germany and on the launch pad
Build up and maintain automated qualification & acceptance testing infrastructure
Actively participate in the definition of the Avionics architecture and associated technology roadmaps

Benefits

Employee Participation Program: Share in our success through our virtual company share program
30 days of vacation
Company pension plan featuring a 20% employer contribution after the probation period
Subsidised lunch every day
Fully financed Deutschlandticket
Sponsored sports club memberships (EGYM Wellpass)
Individual learning allowance granted after the probation period
Childcare allowance for non-school-age children