Working Student - Launch Vehicle Design (m/f/d)
Job description
A working student position in the Reusability Program at Isar Aerospace, supporting the engineering team in preliminary design and coordination of reusability experiments for the Spectrum launch vehicle. The role translates test insights into architecture-level performance assessments, design constraints and development targets.
At a glance
- Employment
- Internship
- Work mode
- Remote
- Languages
- English – fluent
What you'll do
- Reusability upgrade system design: architectural design, constrained by mission objectives, pre-existing architecture and available components
- Support program-level decisions by delivering structured results, trade-offs, and data-driven recommendations
- After becoming familiar with existing architecture, interface with Launch Vehicle Structures and AIT departments on system requirements, avionics system capabilities, instrumentation
- Define requirements for ground test rigs and instrumentation setups
- Analyse test data and document results
- Support rapid prototyping and testing activities
- Perform preliminary sizing of structural interfaces, instrumentation layouts, actuator systems, mechanisms and interface with specialist departments (Launch Vehicle structures, AIT) to ensure compatibility and compliance with system constraints
What we're looking for
- Currently enrolled in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics or a comparable STEM programme
- Practical experience in multidisciplinary hardware development, with an understanding of interfaces between structural design, vehicle design, avionics and AIT
- Proficiency in CAD and foundational knowledge of structural design and FEM
- Programming skills and the ability to develop practical tools for engineering, testing or data analysis
- Hands-on, proactive and adaptable working style, with the ability to manage changing tasks and priorities
- Strong communication and teamwork skills, with fluency in English
Nice to have
- Experience with structural sizing, FEM analysis or the design of load-bearing components and interfaces
- Exposure to manufacturing, assembly, integration and test processes, or participation in a student engineering team
Your team
Reusability Program
Engineering team working on reusability experiments, initially supporting ESA reusability studies
Benefits
Physical and mental well-being: Access via OpenUp the online support from certified psychologists and lifestyle experts at no cost to you and to your family
- Subsidised lunch: Stay energised with delicious, subsidised lunches every day
- Flexible mobility budget: Travel your way with a choice between a fully financed Deutschlandticket or a fuel allowance
- Sport Clubs membership: Stay fit with our sponsored sports club memberships (EGYM Wellpass)
- Free snacks and drinks: Indulge in a variety of free snacks and beverages to keep you fuelled throughout the day
- And Much More! Discover additional perks and benefits when you join our team
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About Isar Aerospace
At the forefront of New Space building a modern space business to enable faster, better and cheaper access to space
Isar Aerospace is a fast-growing company aiming to provide sustainable and environmentally friendly launch solutions for small and medium-sized satellites and constellations into Low Earth Orbit. The company is privately funded by world-leading technology investors with strong commitment and support and the team is made of driven and talented people with a real passion for space innovation.
Mission
To help democratise space and use it for good in order to improve life on Earth now and for the future generations
Key facts
- Space launch / aerospace
- Privately funded by world-leading technology investors
- Building launch solutions for small and medium-sized satellites and constellations into Low Earth Orbit
- Making rockets in a way that hasn't been done before, disrupting a traditional industry