Junior Engine Control System & Monitoring Engineer (LOX/LCH4)

Location: Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Company

Developing, producing, and operating Nyx, a modular and reusable orbital space vehicle, together with the Storm high-thrust LOX/LCH4 cryogenic rocket engine and its propulsion systems.

What you will do

• Design and implement engine control, monitoring, fault-detection, and sensor-validation algorithms for Storm.
• Contribute to thrust and mixture-ratio control, chill-down, start-up, shutdown transients, and subsystem control requirements.
• Set up the controller development environment, including toolchains, model and code configuration management, auto-coding, and MiL/SiL/HiL infrastructure.
• Integrate turbopump, valve, combustion-device, and cryogenic-feed-line functional models into simulation and control-design environments.
• Run closed-loop simulations and test campaigns to assess performance, stability margins, robustness, and controller verification from Simulink models to target hardware.
• Support LOX/LCH4 engine and component tests through preparation, on-site support, data processing, post-test analysis, model correlation, and technical documentation.

Requirements

• Master’s degree or equivalent in Aerospace, Electrical, Control, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Recent graduate or graduating within the next months; no professional experience is required.
• Solid fundamentals in classical and modern control theory, including state-space methods, robustness, and digital control.
• Practical experience with MATLAB/Simulink and Python through coursework or projects, plus basic knowledge of C/C++.
• Basic understanding of fluid dynamics and thermodynamics, with a strong interest in cryogenic propulsion and turbomachinery.
• Fluent English.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including drawing useful conclusions from partial or contradictory data.
• Clear oral and written communication and the ability to work closely with engine, avionics, software, and test teams.
• Organisation, prioritisation, reliable delivery within time constraints, eagerness to learn, and willingness to take on increasing ownership under senior guidance.
• Positive, flexible attitude and enthusiasm for space exploration; behaviour consistent with the company’s values of Mission, Vision, Integrity, Excellence, and Teamwork.

Nice to have

• Master’s thesis, internship, or academic project in control, propulsion, or embedded systems.
• Exposure to MiL/SiL/HiL testing or real-time embedded systems.
• Experience with auto-coding from Simulink models.
• Familiarity with safety-critical design, reliability engineering, or failure mode analysis.
• Interest or experience in data science for health monitoring and anomaly detection.
• Knowledge of space standards such as ECSS, MIL-STD, or NASA-HBK.
• German and/or French.

Culture & Benefits

• Agile environment with fast decision-making while maintaining clear goals and systems.
• Open and collaborative culture focused on transparent discussion of risks and obstacles.
• Opportunity to contribute to the development of reusable spacecraft and cryogenic propulsion systems.
• Relocation assistance is provided for candidates willing to relocate, including visa sponsorship where applicable.
• Equal-opportunity workplace with a commitment to diversity and non-discrimination.
• Employment offers are contingent on a background check appropriate to the country, role, and project.

Hiring process

• Submit a CV for consideration.
• Any offer is subject to successful completion of a background check.