Space System Engineer

ispace is seeking a highly motivated and talented Systems Engineer to join the System Design Group under the Global Design directorate, responsible for the design and development of lunar landers and other transportation and/or communication/navigation platforms.

The ideal candidate will have in-depth experience (i.e. design, implementation, integration, V&V and operations) on at least one spacecraft subsystem, good technical knowledge of multiple spacecraft subsystems and experience in the system engineering disciplines for spacecraft design.

This is a unique opportunity to join a truly fascinating project, the first stage of ispace’s plans to perform resource prospecting on the moon. In this position, you will be assigned to one or more of ispace's projects, and join a small, international team of engineers working towards the detailed design and qualification of our first missions.

Candidates with demonstrated "hands-on" experience in some engineering domains and interdisciplinary experience are preferred. Teamwork is valued, and depending on the strengths of each member of the systems engineering team, the responsibilities listed below will be assigned accordingly.

· Bachelor or Masters degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace Engineering or equivalent

· 3+ years of experience in any of the following: Structure, Thermal, Avionics, GNC, Propulsion, Communications, Software

· Experience in defining requirements for spacecraft systems

· Experience with programming languages such as Matlab, Python, or equivalent

· Familiarity with spacecraft design and test standards: ECSS, MIL-STD, or similar

· Self-motivated and comfortable making key decisions within a fast-paced environment

· High sense of accountability and ownership

· Excellent presentation skills, both verbally and written. Enthusiastic attitude and team player

· Business level English 

· 3+ years of experience of systems engineering within the space industry under a Model-Based Systems Engineering paradigm.

· Requirements management and traceability of requirements until verification

· Experience performing FMECA, reliability analysis, and/or hazard analysis

· Experience with system level testing such as hardware-in-the-loop testing

· Experience with spacecraft operations

· Native/ business level Japanese