The Exploration Company jobs

This mechanical engineering role involves designing and managing mechanical integration and test equipment (MGSE) for space subsystems, including 3D CAD modeling, stress analysis, and assembly/integration support. Requires mechanical engineering degree and AIT experience with aerospace systems. Located in Turin, Italy.

Senior Avionics System Engineer focused on Electrical Power System architecture, design, and verification for spacecraft. Requires 3-5 years spacecraft EPS experience, proficiency with simulation tools, and ECSS/NASA standards knowledge. Full-time position in Munich, Germany.

Future Projects Avionics, Communications and Power Engineer at The Exploration Company in Munich, Germany. The role involves owning work packages for spacecraft avionics, communications, and power system design, including functional architecture, trade-offs, and technical baseline management. Requires master's in electrical/aerospace engineering and 5+ years in aerospace electrical systems. This is a hardware systems engineering position, not operations or revenue-focused.

AIT Spacecraft Electrical Engineering Manager at The Exploration Company in Munich, Germany (non-remote). Leads electrical engineering team within spacecraft assembly/integration/testing, manages team of engineers and technicians, and oversees electrical integration/verification campaigns. Requires Bachelor's/Master's in electrical engineering with 10+ years in aerospace/spacecraft electrical systems and demonstrated team management experience.

Senior Flight Software Engineer at The Exploration Company. Designs and owns flight software modules for spacecraft control, telemetry, fault management, and communications using modern C++ and Python. Responsibilities include software architecture, testing frameworks, simulations, and cross-functional integration with avionics and GNC teams. Full-time position in Munich, Germany.

Test & Metrology Technician at The Exploration Company: A hands-on laboratory technician role operating mechanical testing equipment (tensile, fatigue, CMM) and performing metallographic analysis on aerospace components, primarily 3D printed parts. Requires BTS/DUT/Licence Pro in mechanical testing or materials, 2+ years lab experience, CMM proficiency, and metallography skills. No software engineering component. Location: Bordeaux, France (non-US). This is a materials testing technician role.

Future Systems Flight Software Senior Engineer at The Exploration Company (Bordeaux, Turin, Munich). Leads embedded critical software development for spacecraft servicing, defining functional breakdowns, high-level requirements, software architectures, trade-offs, and low/high-level software implementation. Requires aerospace software architecture experience, real-time distributed system design, C++/Python/MATLAB, and team leadership—targeting senior technical leadership in safety-critical embedded systems.

Mechanism Project Manager at The Exploration Company managing Critical Mechanisms execution for Nyx Earth missions, overseeing schedule, cost, risk, and technical progress. Requires highly experienced PM background with detailed schedule/cost/risk tracking expertise and ability to manage cross-functional engineering, operations, quality, and procurement teams. Full-time, Belgium/Germany-based with remote option, reporting to Chief Program Officer with focus on on-time, on-cost, on-quality delivery.