Hardware-in-the-Loop Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Bordeaux, France

Company

Develop spacecraft and the Huracan cryogenic rocket engine, integrating e-pumps, power electronics, valves, embedded software, and control systems.

What you will do

• Design, build, and maintain HIL test environments from engine controller board level through the integrated propulsion subsystem.
• Define the hardware and software architecture of propulsion HIL benches, including signal conditioning, fault-insertion hardware, real-time targets, and I/O configuration.
• Integrate real-time plant models for feed systems, valves, pumps, motors, combustion chambers, and thermal behaviour into NI VeriStand.
• Emulate sensors and actuators, integrate electrical loads and power electronics, and implement deterministic control loops using NI hardware, LabVIEW RT, and FPGA.
• Develop LabVIEW applications, custom devices, bus interfaces, NI TestStand workflows, data acquisition, automated reporting, and fault-injection scenarios.
• Validate models against component and engine test data, troubleshoot the bench and unit under test, maintain configuration control, and support verification campaigns.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Control Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Hands-on experience building and operating HIL benches for closed-loop control systems.
• Proficiency in LabVIEW, NI VeriStand, real-time test environments, and simulation-model integration.
• Experience with electrical-level sensor and actuator emulation, motor drives or inverters, fault-insertion hardware, and FDIR verification.
• Experience with NI TestStand, LabVIEW FPGA, Python automation, real-time systems, and hardware/software integration.
• Background in liquid rocket propulsion or fluid and thermal system modelling, aerospace standards such as ECSS or DO-178C, and engine or integrated-system test campaigns.

Culture & Benefits

• Fast decision-making with an Agile approach.
• Open and collaborative work focused on transparent risk and obstacle management.
• Opportunity to contribute to the development of spacecraft and the democratisation of space.
• Relocation assistance is provided for candidates willing to relocate, including visa sponsorship where applicable.
• Employment offers are contingent on a role- and country-dependent background check.