The Exploration Company

1 day ago

[Nyx Earth] Senior Propulsion Structural Engineer

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Job Summary

Own structural substantiation for propulsion components on Nyx, from concept through qualification. Perform structural analysis to produce justified stress and fatigue results (including fracture control) and ensure traceability between requirements, analysis, and test. Collaborate with design engineers on mechanical sizing and structural solutions, support coupon/sub-assembly test campaigns with correlation, and contribute to anomaly/root-cause and non-conformance disposition work. Based primarily in Bordeaux with intermittent travel to Munich.

Location: Munich

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Construction, Civil & Site Engineering

Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

•Review static and dynamic load inputs, material properties, test data, and component requirements to set up structural analysis cases.
•Produce stress and fatigue analysis with validation methodologies and justified structural margins for propulsion structures, including fracture control for NASA certification standards.
•Design and iterate mechanical solutions with design engineers, including creating basic components and supporting trade studies on structural architecture and joint design.
•Develop and support hardware test campaigns (coupon/sub-assembly), defining objectives/success criteria and correlating results back into analysis models.
•Contribute to anomaly investigations and non-conformities by performing root-cause analyses and justifying disposition decisions while feeding lessons learned back into standards and practices.

Travel: Low travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: EUR 62,000 - 88,000 annually

Key Requirements

•5+ years of hands-on structural analysis experience for launch vehicles, spacecraft, or space capsules, ideally with liquid propulsion structures and systems exposure.
•Strong command of FEA tools (NASTRAN or equivalent) plus solid hand-calculation skills for static and dynamic (vibration, shock, fatigue) load cases.
•Familiarity with structural certification standards and processes (e.g., NASA-STD-5001, ECSS) and experience producing analysis reports that withstand formal review.
•Working knowledge of CAD environments (CATIA, NX, or equivalent) to review, sketch, and propose mechanical design changes.
•Experience supporting or running hardware test campaigns and contributing to anomaly investigations or non-conformance dispositions.

Experience:5+ yearsSpaceAerospaceLaunch vehiclesSpacecraftPropulsion

Skills:Hands-on problem-solvingCollaborationOrganizational skillsAbility to multitaskCommunication

Tech Stack:FEANASTRANCATIANXNASA-STD-5001ECSS

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 day ago

[Nyx Earth] Senior Propulsion Structural Engineer

✓ Verified Job

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

Source: Company careers pageValidated by: Fursa AI

Last checked: 3 hours agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Location: Munich

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Construction, Civil & Site Engineering

Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

•Review static and dynamic load inputs, material properties, test data, and component requirements to set up structural analysis cases.
•Produce stress and fatigue analysis with validation methodologies and justified structural margins for propulsion structures, including fracture control for NASA certification standards.
•Design and iterate mechanical solutions with design engineers, including creating basic components and supporting trade studies on structural architecture and joint design.
•Develop and support hardware test campaigns (coupon/sub-assembly), defining objectives/success criteria and correlating results back into analysis models.
•Contribute to anomaly investigations and non-conformities by performing root-cause analyses and justifying disposition decisions while feeding lessons learned back into standards and practices.

Travel: Low travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: EUR 62,000 - 88,000 annually

Key Requirements

•5+ years of hands-on structural analysis experience for launch vehicles, spacecraft, or space capsules, ideally with liquid propulsion structures and systems exposure.
•Strong command of FEA tools (NASTRAN or equivalent) plus solid hand-calculation skills for static and dynamic (vibration, shock, fatigue) load cases.
•Familiarity with structural certification standards and processes (e.g., NASA-STD-5001, ECSS) and experience producing analysis reports that withstand formal review.
•Working knowledge of CAD environments (CATIA, NX, or equivalent) to review, sketch, and propose mechanical design changes.
•Experience supporting or running hardware test campaigns and contributing to anomaly investigations or non-conformance dispositions.

Experience:5+ yearsSpaceAerospaceLaunch vehiclesSpacecraftPropulsion

Skills:Hands-on problem-solvingCollaborationOrganizational skillsAbility to multitaskCommunication

Tech Stack:FEANASTRANCATIANXNASA-STD-5001ECSS

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