Mechanisms Engineer- Luxembourg
The space industry is an exciting place to be – technology advancements and cost reductions across the industry are fuelling a vibrant new space economy. Rapid growth in the commercial sector and the development of new space applications promise to benefit people globally, improving communication, education, healthcare, access to information, and a host of other services. Like any terrestrial ecosystem, the one emerging in space will need supporting services. ClearSpace was founded in 2018 with the mission of making this thriving commercial space economy more sustainable, affordable, and reliable by offering a wide variety of in-orbit services.
ClearSpace was selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) for a Maturation phase on the ENCORE mission, focused on active debris removal (ADR). The ground-breaking ClearSpace-1 Mission will safely deorbit an uncontrolled ESA owned object, the first step in cleaning up space for future generations. The technology developed and expertise gained on this mission will accelerate ClearSpace’s entrance into the commercial in-orbit service market, where we will provide the wide range of services that the new space economy will need. ClearSpace is not addressing the challenges of this missions alone, it is supported by a consortium of some of the most exciting space companies and organizations in Europe.
ClearSpace has grown to a team of over 90 space, business and sustainability experts from around the world. To meet the challenges of the ClearSpace-1 Mission, and future commercial opportunities, ClearSpace is currently scaling its team of passionate employees further in both Switzerland, United Kingdom and Luxembourg ClearSpace is actively recruiting Mechanisms Engineer in Luxembourg. Come and join our adventure!
The Role
The successful candidate will be a key member of the CS LUX team and will help develop mechanisms ClearSpace's missions, with a particular focus on the ENCORE mission.
Key activities will be:
- Developing various mechanisms for our missions, with a particular focus on docking and capture mechanisms
- Establish and maintain mechanisms CAD models
- Manage mechanical, electrical and thermal interfaces
- Establish mechanical drawings
- Perform structural analyses
- Perform thermal analyses
- Shadow the development activities of subcontractors (including control electronics HW or SW developments)
- Prepare and execute functional performance, environmental tests and EMC tests
- Document design and test activities
- Supporting proposal writing for future business.
Essential Experience:
- 5+ years experience in industry
- Familiarity with the full space program lifecycle, from design, development, assembly, test and successful delivery..
- Knowledge of CAD, structural analysis or thermal analysis
- Experience with functional environmental and EMC testing of space mechanisms.
- Experience with subcontractor management.
- Comfortable interacting with customers, both institutional (UKSA, ESA) and commercial.
Desired Education:
- (MSc) Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechatronics, Robotics or similar.
Desired Strengths:
- A team player, willing to get stuck in and collaborate wherever is needed.
- Agile, flexible and able to work across a geographically-distributed teams.
- A great communicator.
- Ability to create technical reports in English
ClearSpace Offers:
- The freedom to evolve and grow within a team of experienced specialists.
- The opportunity to be a key player in some of the most exciting satellite missions.
- A caring and collaborative working environment
