AOCS Engineer
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Our mission is supported by an ambitious vertically integrated approach: design & manufacture of small satellites combined with development of earth observation services.
Since its creation in 2018, the company has already grown substantially. Our team gathers more than 25 engineering expertise, from hardware design to software development & data science.
In 2025, Aerospacelab counts offices in Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium), Toulouse (France), Lausanne (Switzerland) and US West Coast with more than 350 full-time employees, with the ambition to position itself as the European leader in small satellites.
Role overview
As an AOCS engineer at Aerospacelab, you will participate in designing and implementing attitude and orbit control solutions for satellites across various missions. Utilizing your expertise, you will work to ensure our missions achieve the various mission performances on pointing, stability and robustness throughout their missions, as well as participate in improving our design and simulation toolchain. Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, you will have your hands on the AOCS design from concept through launch.
Duties
- Participate in the development of Attitude and Orbit Control Systems
- Participate in the development of simulation products
- Provide support and analyses for mission and systems engineering, and operations
- Provide support for testing of AOCS subsystem and hardware
Must have
- MSc or PhD in a relevant field
- Good knowledge of AOCS design
- Familiarity with Matlab/Simulink
- Fluency in English
Nice to have
- Understanding of version control in Git
- Experience in building complex simulations and models
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Department
Space Projects & Platforms
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Office
All Offices & Remote
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Contract type
Full Time
What we offer
Build your own career path
Direct impact on the growth of the company
Flat hierarchy
Fast-paced environment
Flexible ways of working
Salary package consistent with your experience