MaiaSpace is a European space tech company, designing, manufacturing and operating competitive and sustainable solutions for space mobility. We are driven by the belief that access to space is a major enabler for a better and more sustainable life on Earth, addressing the challenges faced by humanity: climate, resources, connectivity, and data. Our aim is to successfully design and test a cost-effective and reusable mini-launch vehicle by 2026.

Launch Site Operations Safety & RAMS Engineer

As part of the “System Operations” team, you are in charge to manage Reliability, Availability and Safety issues of our Launch Operations.

Working in tandem with the company's RAMS (reliability, availability, maintainability and safety) experts, your day-to-day tasks will involve interfacing with the development teams in charge of designing Launchers Stages and Avionics, but also Fluidical, Mechanical & Electrical Ground Systems and all the related Operating modes.

Main tasks are to :

• write the Operational Risk Analysis

• identify Single Point Failures (SPF) on Ground systems and assess the Reliability/Availability consequences

• confirm the safety barriers or double checks points to be taken into account

• define mitigation actions and MaiaSpace safety rules in Operations

• monitor operations to guarantee the right application of Safety Rules and check deviations.

You could also take an active part to the Ground Safety Submission process and regulatory files update (DDAE, Porté à connaissance).

🛸 Specific competences & abilities:

• Basic knowledge of most common hazardous systems used in space launcher operations, including pyrotechnic devices.
• Autonomous, proactive attitude towards resolution of problems
• A good knowledge of Guyanese Space Center environment & ways of working, including REI requirements, would be highly appreciated.

• Master degree or equivalent in engineering
• More than 5 years of professional experience in the field of Ground Safety, SSE or Quality Engineer in Space Launchers operations.

🎬 Working at MaiaSpace

You will be joining a friendly multi-disciplinary team, comprised of multi-skilled people, following Agile and Scrum methodologies. This means that your role and responsibility may evolve over time with varied assignments and challenges depending on priorities and competences. Your work will be hands-on and in close contact with the final product. We are open-minded, transparent, pragmatic, result oriented and people centric. Teamwork is at the heart of how we work together and our co-workers share the same fundamental values: respect, humility, reactivity and autonomy with a passion for technical excellence. Our newly acquired office space at La Defense is located within the heart of Europe’s largest purpose built business and commercial district with easy access to public transport.

Written and spoken communication is in French and English.