Propulsion Test Engineer (m/f/d)

Propulsion Test Engineer (m/f/d)

Your Tasks

• Plan, develop, and execute tests at equipment, subsystem, and system level to verify and validate space systems
• Prepare, maintain, and continuously improve test documentation, including test plans, specifications, procedures, scripts, test reports, and non-conformance resolution activities
• Specify, procure, develop, maintain, and enhance test equipment and test infrastructures
• Coordinate internal and external stakeholders in the planning, organization, and execution of test campaigns, including logistics, transportation, and test setup/decommissioning activities
• Provide technical leadership and support to colleagues and advise subsystem engineers on testing methodologies, hardware concepts, and verification strategies
• Support test campaigns, launch and commissioning activities, as well as in-orbit verification of space systems while ensuring effective knowledge transfer through lessons learned and best practices

Your Qualifications

• Completed degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a comparable technical qualification
• Experience working with flight, test, or integration hardware and in performing technical testing and verification activities
• Proficiency with software tools for data acquisition, analysis, and evaluation of test results
• Experience working in cleanroom environments with a strong focus on quality and safety standards
• High level of accountability, reliability, and a hands-on mindset, combined with strong communication and teamwork skills
• Willingness to travel extensively and work shifts during test campaigns, launch and early operations phases, and in-orbit verification activities

We offer

• Work Life Balance: Flexible working hours, sabbatical, 30 days vacation & special leave days
• Mobile Work: Flexible working arrangement balancing remote and on-site work
• Structured on-boarding process (incl. Assignment of a buddy in the first months)
• Development: Extensive range of training courses, individual professional development, German language courses & annual employee dialogue
• space projects
• Additional benefits: 13. monthly salary, accident insurance & company pension plan
• Catering: High standard company restaurant & generous meals subsidy
• Active health promotion: Health management, E-GYM Wellpass & In-company sports groups
• Family: Kindergarten subsidy / Kindergarten places, Childcare in the vacation period & paid child sickness days
• Mobility: Subsidized Deutschland ticket, Job bike & parking lots
• Company parties & events: Christmas party, Satellite launch events, NextGen Speakers Night
• Innovation: Company suggestion system & free research and development
• A complete overview of our benefits and more details can be found here on our website.
• Become part of our international team and take your professional and personal development to a new level. Don't fulfil all the requirements? No problem - we are happy to receive applications with partial matches! We are looking forward to your application in German or English via our online tool.

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