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Join ispace EUROPE – Pioneering Lunar Exploration from Luxembourg
With locations in Japan, Luxembourg, and the US, ispace is a global leader in lunar exploration. Our European branch, based in Luxembourg, is uniquely positioned at the heart of rover design, development, and operations.
We’re building the foundations of a sustainable lunar economy — and expanding humanity’s reach beyond Earth.
At ispace EU, engineers, business experts, and creatives work side by side to turn bold ideas into reality, driven by our mission: “Expand our Planet, Expand our Future.”
TITLE: Senior Systems Engineer
LOCATION: Luxembourg KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- System level trade-offs, coordinating inputs from various disciplines within the team to evaluate any proposed changes of the design baseline;
- Requirements management including deriving and writing requirements using functional analysis and flowdown from existing parent requirements sources, planning and executing verification and validation testing, and ensuring all requirements are closed-out at the planned project milestones;
- Develop concept of operations for Rover missions, including consideration of environmental and system constraints, alongside payload operation and science return considerations to maximise the mission return and chances of success
- Develop mission DD&V logic, including model philosophy, test matrix, hardware matrix, incompressible test list, etc
- Independently perform system-sizing simulations and develop configuration design studies.
- Implement, operate, develop, and interpret models and tools for design simulations and budgets;
- Derive system interfaces, author interface documentation such as IRDs, ICDs, and coordinate any necessary design developments with external stakeholders such as instrument providers and lander team
- Support the planning, preparation and hands-on execution of assembly, integration, and test activities as necessary, including taking responsibility for troubleshooting and resolving anomalies and non-conformances in co-ordination with the PA function
- Represent the systems engineering function as necessary in ongoing project control meetings and platforms, including NRBs, CRBs, Risk Reviews, Lessons Learned Reviews, etc
- Define appropriate approaches to standards conformance, including tailoring of ECSS, proposing methodologies to balance conformance to different standards applied in different regions, maintaining a new space approach, while balancing risk, schedule and cost considerations appropriately.
- Appropriately apply margins throughout the program according to agreed practices, including creating and developing these practices where necessary.
- Creation or amendment of Systems Engineering Plan as necessary within the project context
- Authoring of project documentation and other deliverables and lead discussions related to the team’s work in customer reviews;
- Support business team sales activities, develop outstanding proposals and service offers to customers,
- Perform feasibility studies and develop requirements, payload interface documents, statement of work, test procedures, etc with payload customers as necessary
- Support the planning of effort and resources needed for the systems engineering function on a mission, including listing deliverables, timelines and milestones in co-ordination with the Project Manager
- Establish and contribute to the development and improvement of value-added systems engineering processes and tools that enable our company to continue to grow and operate efficiently;
- Become conversant with lunar science, the design of planetary science instruments, ISRU processes
- Speak up, identify risks and issues, define and manage mitigations
- Travel occasionally to ispace offices and to vendor and instrument provider locations, represent ispace at events and conferences
KEY REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor or Master’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace Engineering or equivalent
- 5-7 years of experience within the aerospace industry
- Exhibit sound judgement and a deep understanding of systems engineering processes and thinking
- Be highly organized and capable of autonomously planning and executing complex technical work
- Be knowledgeable in processes for spacecraft systems, subsystems and payload design, and assembly & test.
- Able to quickly develop subject matter expertise in new subjects
- Possess practical experience in one or more of the following: avionics or payload electronics, electrical power systems, communications and RF, mechanical or thermal analysis, or integration and testing of aerospace systems
- Thrive in multi-disciplinary environment in close cooperation with engineering team, business team, and customers
- Must have excellent interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills
- Show initiative, ownership, accountability, and positive can-do attitude
- Be comfortable with change and fast-paced environment
- Have a strong command of English
Preferred Experience
- Has gone through the iterative process of problem identification, approach definition, analysis and/or test, data reduction and interpretation, and communication of results;
- Experience in developing concept of operations, functional analysis, specifications, and procedures;
- Experience with hands-on lab, prototyping, and/or AIT work
- Knowledge of mechanical or structural engineering including design for manufacturing
- Knowledge of spacecraft subsystems and interfaces
- Knowledge of instrumentation/sensor physics and/or lunar science
- Knowledge of spacecraft operations principles, planning and execution
- Experience generating, managing, or controlling requirements
- Experience performing FMECA, FDIR, reliability analysis, and/or hazard analysis
- Experience with Engineering Software Architecture, including understanding of TM/TC formats, modes, interfaces and functional testing
- Familiarity with spacecraft design and test standards: ECSS, MIL-STD, or similar
Why Join ispace EUROPE?
At ispace EU, we’re not just building lunar rovers — we’re shaping the future of space exploration from our base in Luxembourg. As part of a global team spanning Japan, the US, and Europe, we’re on a mission to create a sustainable lunar economy and expand humanity’s reach beyond Earth.
Join a diverse, fast-moving team where engineers, creatives, and business minds work side by side to turn bold ideas into reality. If you're ready to make history — and have fun doing it — we’d love to hear from you.
Let’s go to the Moon together.
Learn more about our recent activities here: https://ispace-inc.com/news-en.
We welcome candidates with diverse experience levels and evaluate the best fit on an individual basis. Your final job level and salary will be determined based on your skills, experience, and the impact you can bring to the role.
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