The Exploration Company

1 month ago

CAD Design Engineer -Thermal Protection Systems

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Job Summary

Join a spaceflight-focused engineering team to design and integrate Thermal Protection Systems (TPS) and spacecraft structures using Siemens NX. You’ll contribute from early concepts to detailed definition, ensuring robust interfaces, mass estimation, and co-engineering with systems, aerodynamics, and propulsion to achieve a coherent vehicle architecture.

Location: France

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)

Key Responsibilities

•Contribute to the CAD design of the Thermal Protection System (TPS) using Siemens NX, from early architectural concepts to detailed definition.
•Support the CAD design and maturation of primary and secondary spacecraft structures, in close connection with TPS needs and constraints.
•Define and model TPS elements and ensure their structural integration with the vehicle.
•Contribute to the definition and maturation of the overall vehicle physical architecture, including aeroshape, structure, and subsystem accommodation.
•Iterate and mature CAD models based on thermo-mechanical analysis loops, structural analyses, material trade-offs, and system-level constraints.

Key Requirements

•Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or Manufacturing Engineering

Experience:3+ yearsAerospaceSpacecraftTPS

Education:Master's in Mechanical Engineering / Aerospace Engineering / Manufacturing Engineering

Skills:CommunicationProblem-solvingOrganisingPrioritisation

Languages:EnglishFrench

Tech Stack:Siemens NXCADNASA-style designAerospace design

Company Brief

The Exploration Company

Designs and develops reusable crewed and cargo spacecraft for low Earth orbit missions. The company builds orbital transfer and return vehicles to enable routine transportation, research, and commercial services in space.

Industry: Space Technology

Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)

Growth: Growth Stage Startup

Headquarters: Munich, Germany

Founded: 2018

Website LinkedIn

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The Exploration Company

1 month ago

CAD Design Engineer -Thermal Protection Systems

✓ Verified Job

Canonical indexed version, validated from employer's careers page.

Source: Company careers pageValidated by: Fursa AI

Last checked: 2 hours agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Location: France

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)

Key Responsibilities

•Contribute to the CAD design of the Thermal Protection System (TPS) using Siemens NX, from early architectural concepts to detailed definition.
•Support the CAD design and maturation of primary and secondary spacecraft structures, in close connection with TPS needs and constraints.
•Define and model TPS elements and ensure their structural integration with the vehicle.
•Contribute to the definition and maturation of the overall vehicle physical architecture, including aeroshape, structure, and subsystem accommodation.
•Iterate and mature CAD models based on thermo-mechanical analysis loops, structural analyses, material trade-offs, and system-level constraints.

Key Requirements

•Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or Manufacturing Engineering

Experience:3+ yearsAerospaceSpacecraftTPS

Education:Master's in Mechanical Engineering / Aerospace Engineering / Manufacturing Engineering

Skills:CommunicationProblem-solvingOrganisingPrioritisation

Languages:EnglishFrench

Tech Stack:Siemens NXCADNASA-style designAerospace design

Company Brief

The Exploration Company

Industry: Space Technology

Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)

Growth: Growth Stage Startup

Headquarters: Munich, Germany

Founded: 2018

Website LinkedIn