TCS and ECLSS Certification Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Bordeaux, France; other locations include Houston, Texas, Turin, Italy, and Munich, Germany. Relocation assistance is provided, including visa sponsorship where applicable.

Company

Develops, manufactures, and operates Nyx, a modular and reusable spacecraft designed to carry cargo to space stations and potentially humans.

What you will do

• Lead TCS and ECLSS verification closure from subsystem level through spacecraft-level qualification.
• Coordinate verification events, evidence generation, qualification matrices, closure notices, and certification documentation.
• Serve as the TCS and ECLSS focal point for NASA certification, SSP requirements, DIDs, and verification products.
• Prepare subsystem contributions to NASA Safety Reviews, including hazards, controls, evidence, and closure rationale.
• Support TVAC, thermal balance, functional, integrated spacecraft, qualification, acceptance, and development test campaigns.
• Identify verification gaps, assess anomalies and non-conformances, and drive closure of actions and verification-related NCRs.

Requirements

• MSc or equivalent degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in spacecraft development, systems engineering, verification, certification, or thermal engineering.
• Strong understanding of spacecraft thermal control systems, ECLSS, and spacecraft development processes.
• Experience with spacecraft verification and qualification methodologies, design reviews, and qualification campaigns.
• Familiarity with NASA and/or ECSS verification standards, requirements management, verification matrices, and closure processes.
• Understanding of thermal analyses, thermal testing, qualification logic, and evidence generation.
• Experience interfacing with external customers, agencies, or certification authorities and managing complex technical documentation and evidence packages.
• Strong organization, coordination, technical writing, and communication skills, with the ability to drive multidisciplinary actions to closure.
• High rigor, traceability, attention to detail, and confidence presenting technical material to senior engineering leadership and external review boards.

Culture & Benefits

• Agile environment with fast decision-making while maintaining focus on goals and system integrity.
• Open and collaborative culture focused on transparent risks and joint problem-solving.
• Relocation assistance is available, including visa sponsorship where applicable.
• Equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and non-discrimination.
• Offers are contingent on a country-, role-, and project-dependent background check conducted with Zinc Work Limited where applicable.

Hiring process

• Submit a CV for immediate consideration.
• Any offer may be conditional on successful completion of the applicable background check.