Mission Systems Engineer

About the role

As a Mission Systems Engineer, you will own the mission concept and technical proposal process for RPO and in-orbit servicing projects. You will translate customer needs into feasible mission architectures, lead technical volumes for bids and funding applications, and manage mission analysis throughout the project lifecycle. This role involves close collaboration with business development and international engineering teams to ensure technical coherence and successful project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical volume of RFI/RFP responses and customer proposals.
• Own RPO and in-orbit servicing mission analysis, including orbit and trajectory design.
• Define mission architectures and concepts of operations across all mission phases.
• Derive and allocate mission requirements across space, ground, launch, and operations segments.
• Conduct system-level trade-offs and ensure technical coherence.
• Provide technical support for sales and business development activities.
• Manage technical workstreams for concept and feasibility studies.

Required skills

• Mission analysis
• Systems engineering
• STK
• GMAT
• Orekit
• Python
• German
• English

Nice to have

• RPO
• GNC
• Formation flying
• In-orbit servicing

Qualifications

• Engineering degree in aerospace, astrodynamics, space systems engineering, or a related field
• Equivalent practical experience

About the Company

Infinite Orbits GmbH is the German subsidiary of Infinite Orbits SAS, a NewSpace company founded in 2017 that develops in-orbit servicing solutions based on autonomous Rendezvous and Proximity Operations technology. The company operates internationally with locations in Luxembourg, the UK, Spain, and Singapore, and is currently building a dedicated presence in Munich to support the European defense and space sector.