Senior Development Engineer - Valves (m/f/d) Seen this week
About Rocket Factory Augsburg
About the Team
We are looking for a motivated Development Engineer (m/f/d) at our home base in Augsburg with experience in structural and mechanism design and development. This is a rare opportunity allowing you to be involved in demanding development efforts that are supported by parallel test campaigns allowing us to close short-iteration development cycles at fast pace. You will work in a dedicated, dynamic and international environment that aims for excellence by creating high-performance engineering solutions while keeping production costs at an absolute minimum.
Your Tasks
- Be the system owner of various cryogenic and non- cryogenic valves on the vehicle
- Take ownership of the entire product lifecycle from concept to hardware integration and post-flight analysis
- Define and maintain requirements with a strong focus on system-reliability
- Create CAD models of components and assemblies
- Collaborate with the testing team to qualify the systems
- Support the AIT team and resolve non-conformances
- Closely work with peers from Propulsion, Analysis and Testing
Your Qualifications
- Degree in Aerospace engineering
- 5+ years in the design/ development of valves
- Demonstrated ability to develop critical valves for flight hardware
- Experience with cryogenic fluidic systems, especially liquid oxygen
- Good skills with CAD software (Siemens NX or other)
- Exceptional problem-solving abilities
- Hands- on experience in a testing or operation environment
- Basic knowledge of launch vehicles and sub-systems
- Feel confident with medium and high-pressure pneumatic systems
- Business Level English
We Offer
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Atmosphere: Experience life in an international & dynamic New Space start-up |
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Flexibility: Fit your working schedule to your needs with flexible working hours |
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Home Office: Full-time employees benefit from one day per week home office |
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Health: Sweat, stretch or squat it out with EGYM Wellpass |
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Paid Time Off: 30 days annual leave and special leave days |
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Team Culture: Join regular company and team events |
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Parking: Free Parking for your car and bike |
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Ready to take the next step?
Join RFA and help build one of Europe’s most efficient launch systems. Work alongside 300+ colleagues from over 40 countries and take ownership from day one.
🚀 Apply now! We look forward to receiving your application in German or English.