🚀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.🚀

Modeling, Simulation and HITL Engineer

As part of “Avionics System and Simulation Platform” team, you will be in charge of the development and the validation of models, simulators, control loops and generation of real-time code for embedded platforms.

Your tasks will be the following:

• Contribute to roadmaps, architectures and detailed definition of models, simulators, control loops and real-time code generator all based on Matlab/Simulink
• Develop and validate the functions and the various control loops, sequences, etc. used for high level embedded software and ground software.
• Develop and validate the simplified models and simulators of physical systems, fluidic systems, avionics and Ground Support Equipment (GSE)
• Configure code generators and validate generated code for embedded software, ground software and simulations platforms
• Contribute to the integration of the above developments in our Software Factory and the various simulators platforms as Model-In-the-Loop (MIL), Processor-In-the-Loop (PIL), real-time Hardware In The Loop (HITL), etc..
• Contribute to the integration of the the generated real-time code in our embedded and ground platforms
• As part of MaiaSpace iterative and experimental approach, contribute to the launcher avionics, stages and engines demonstrations
• Within our DevOps approach, the Avionics teams will support the AIT and operational teams and will participate with them to the tests and launch campaigns.

🛸 Preferred skills and experience:

Extensive knowledge and hands-on experience in designing and justifying models, simulators and control systems based on Matlab, Simulink, State Flow, etc.

Extensive knowledge and hands-on experience in using code generators for real time applications

Extensive knowledge and hands-on experience in designing and operating HITL platforms based on common HITL tools like dSpace, OPAL RT, SpeedGoat, etc.

Knowledge and hands-on experience in other types of software development languages: C/C++, Python, etc.

Knowledge and hands-on experience in using CI/CD, GitLab, test tools, etc..

Ability to quickly protype simple models, simulators and embedded software

Some knowledge in some usual automotive, avionics and space standards: ECSS, CCSDS, DO-xxx, ARINC, IENA, ISO 26262, etc.

Some knowledge in project management (planning management, quality management, etc.)

General competences & abilities:

• Team spirit and solidarity
• Curiosity, adaptation capability and pragmatism
• First intention experiments and DIY approach
• Autonomous, rigorous, and precise

🎓 Qualification:

• Engineering degree ideally specialized in aerospace, physics modeling/simulation, control and automation systems, automotive, embedded system, etc.
• 5 to 10 years professional experience minimum

🎬 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.