ReOrbit is looking for a Senior Electric Propulsion Engineer joining the team to push forward the development of our propulsion systems for our Small Satcom project. This chance will enable you to be part of a very experienced team, embarking on the challenging mission of shrinking the size and reducing the cost of a GEO satellite while keeping its performance and life to its maximum capacity.
We are looking for someone who has previous experience working on electric propulsion systems mainly on GEO communications satellites, with a system-level perspective of propulsion. We are looking for a versatile engineer, who is confident to get on and get things done, big on teamwork and is flexible in their approach. We need someone who enjoys working with partners and suppliers and feels comfortable asking the difficult questions. This role will work alongside our existing propulsion engineers. We are looking for a person that has gone through the entire process of designing, implementing and testing propulsion systems in the past.
It's an exciting chance to join a dynamic start-up,
with the opportunity to make a real impact, to reach our goal of pushing the boundaries of space data transfer.
This job can be based in our headquarter in Helsinki, Finland or Bengaluru, India.
Responsibilities
• Mission requirements analysis including propulsion operation modes in all phases of the mission (i.e. Orbit Raising, GEO Station Keeping).
• EPS trade-off analysis & subsystem architecture definition based on mission requirement analysis.
• Definition and evaluation of Thruster layout and configuration options.
• Familiarity with Thruster Pointing Mechanism alternatives (i.e. gimbals, arms), pros and cons, implementation constraints and operation/interfaces.
• EPS requirement specification based on the previous analyses.
• Propellant budget and allocation analysis, including alternatives for Propulsion operations in GEO.
• Tool development to estimate maneuvers and fuel a