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.

Inside MaiaSpace development teams you will join one of our agile multi-disciplinary teams in charge of the development of MaiaSpace Colibri orbital vehicle. Colibri orbital vehicle has different roles. It will first play a kickstage role enhancing MaiaSpace performance and injection flexibility. Then, in midterm horizon, additional functionalities will be added to the vehicle to address in orbit services opportunities from which active debris removal is one of our main targets. This vehicle is at the crossroad between a launcher and a satellite.

MaiaSpace is location in the Paris area and Vernon (27). Trips between the two locations are to be expected, and easy to do thanks to a direct daily public bus between La Defense and Vernon. The company allows home office when it is compatible with your postion. Professional communication is done either in French or English.

Subject

The purpose of a propellant management device (PMD) is to separate liquid and gas phases in a propellant tank, ensuring delivery of single-phase propellant to the propulsion units. The function is critical in maintaing quality propellant delivery across various gravitational environments.

The MaiaSpace kick stage has need of such a device for its propellant tanks.

In collaboration with the Colibri team, your role as internship will be :

• Conceptualise designs and ideas for the PMD's
• Coordinate with suppliers and manufacturers for the design and manufacture
• Testing and validation of the conceptualised design, proving functionality and performance
• Integration into a replica kick stage for verification in an end-to-end system hot fire test

🛸 Specific competences & abilities:

Hands-on experience building/testing mechanical prototypes

Experience with plastics/polymers/elastomers

Exceptional attention to detail, with the ability to detect subtle discrepancies in data and processes

Ability to quickly assess and resolve problems in real-time

Excellent written and verbal communication skills to document findings clearly and present conclusions to stakeholders

Ability to work as part of a team and flexibly with regard to a start-up environment

Autonomy, rigor, good interpersonal and communication skills, proactive problem-solving attitudeAbility to work quickly, be "solutions-oriented" and propose disruptive ideas

Fluency in English, written and spoken

🎬 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.