Upper Stage Propulsion Engine System Technical Leader

🚀 MaiaSpace is a European space tech company, designing, manufacturing and operating competitive and sustainable solutions for space mobility. We are driven by the belief that access to space is a major enabler for a better and more sustainable life on Earth, addressing the challenges faced by humanity: climate, resources, connectivity, and data. Our aim is to successfully design and test a cost-effective and reusable mini-launch vehicle by 2026.

🚀 Upper Stage Propulsion Engine System Technical Leader Within MaiaSpace Technical Team, you’ll be in charge of the overall Engines Propulsion Systems: Manage the engine specification for MSP launcher and ensure convergence and consistency with all the architects of the launcher and with the Upper stage architect). A particular attention, on the launcher exploitation phase must be considered aiming to optimize Expendable Launch Vehicle and Reusable Launch Vehicle business performance.

Contribute to the launcher development and verification plan with a strong link with tests (objectives, exploitation and measurement plan) Contribution to the tests and flight preparation (i.e flight worthiness file), forecast, and analysis Manage First stage Engine technical data base, configuration management and coordination planning activities with Engines supplier.

Draw and Manage with Engines supplier the technical logic and actions plan regarding technical issues Ensure consistency with First stage Engine system design Monitor target engine performance under development worldwide Your duties will include: Design (Mechanical, Functional & Avionics) Concept studies, including trade-offs Technical specification Requirements Functional and justification files synthesis for MSP Safety file Roadmap and logics i.e tests Supplier management Ensure coordination and convergence Support to the company’s technical strategy Support to the Propulsion roadmap Support to industrialization and operation