Senior Structural & Thermal Engineer

Your mission

We're looking for a hands-on Structural & Thermal Engineer to take full ownership of structural analysis and thermal subsystem design for our instruments. You'll turn CAD into analysis models, tell us whether the design survives launch and orbit, and shape the hardware when it doesn't. From the first FEM mesh to the last thermal-vacuum cycle, this is your domain.

What you'll do

Structural

Define requirements and load levels for payload units

Build structural FEM models of satellite systems and subsystems directly from CAD

Run static, modal, random vibration, sine and shock analyses at the relevant qualification and acceptance levels

Feed results back to the mechanical engineers and drive design changes where margins aren't there

Own, plan and run environmental test campaigns (vibration, shock, thermal cycling, thermal vacuum): test plans, fixtures, facility coordination, execution and test-to-model correlation

Thermal

Build and run satellite thermal models based on CAD, thermal interfaces and power consumption profiles

Evaluate power and heat balance across hot and cold cases and mission phases

Feed results back to mechanical and electrical engineers and drive design changes where margins aren't there

Define the thermal control strategy, including MLI design, manufacturing and integration

Decide where temperature sensors and heaters go, and size the heater circuits

Document analyses and test results to support design reviews and launch provider requirements

Your profile

Bachelor's or Master's in aerospace or mechanical engineering, or a related field

4+ years of experience in structural and/or thermal analysis for space hardware

Hands-on FEM experience (e.g. NX, Ansys, Femap/Nastran, Abaqus) including modal, random vibration and shock analysis

Thermal modelling experience with tools such as ESATAN-TMS, Thermal Desktop or Systema

Experience planning and running environmental qualification or acceptance tests

Working knowledge of ECSS standards and launcher environment requirements

Comfortable working from CAD (e.g. SolidWorks, Siemens NX) and owning decisions end-to-end

Fluent English

Nice to have

Flight heritage: you've seen your hardware through launch

Experience with small satellites or airborne payloads

Test-to-model correlation of both structural and thermal models

Scripting (Python) to automate analysis and post-processing

Optical or detector thermal stability requirements (e.g. LiDAR, hyperspectral instruments)

Why us?

Real ownership: the structural and thermal design of our satellites is yours

Hardware that flies, on a mission that matters for the climate

A small, hands-on team where your analysis directly changes the design

Benefits such as Gym and Deutschlandticket subsidy.

Office in the heart of Berlin

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