Job description
ATMOS Space Cargo is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer to support the design, integration, and verification of cutting-edge re-entry and return vehicle technologies. In this role, you will work closely with multidisciplinary teams to help ensure our capsule performs reliably from launch to landing. This is an exciting opportunity for an engineer who enjoys working across interfaces, understanding complex systems, and contributing both to the big picture and to technical detail.
Key responsibilities
- You will drive the definition, development, and maintenance of the systems architecture for the PHOENIX 2 re-entry vehicle.
- You will take ownership of system-level requirements, including their definition, flow-down, allocation, and traceability across engineering disciplines.
- You will drive system integration and verification activities, including verification strategies, test planning, execution, and documentation.
- You will ensure technical alignment and compatibility across multiple spacecraft subsystems, identifying and resolving complex interfaces and dependencies.
- You will work closely with multidisciplinary teams across subsystems such as propulsion, avionics, GNC, thermal control, structures, and power systems to ensure overall system performance and reliability.
- You will prepare, review, and maintain systems engineering documentation, including requirements, verification plans, interface documentation, and technical reports.
- You will proactively identify, assess, and resolve system-level technical issues, risks, and design trade-offs throughout the development process.
- You will contribute to key technical reviews and engineering decisions, bringing your systems engineering expertise and practical space industry experience.
- You will contribute to the continuous improvement of systems engineering methods, tools, and processes within the team
Profile required
- Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical field
- Several years of proven professional experience in the space industry, ideally in spacecraft development, integration, or verification
- In-depth technical knowledge of multiple spacecraft subsystems, their interfaces, and interactions
- Strong experience in systems engineering, including requirements management, system architecture, integration, and verification
- Familiarity with spacecraft development processes, technical reviews, and ECSS standards
- Proven ability to independently manage complex technical challenges and collaborate across multidisciplinary engineering teams
- Strong analytical skills, a hands-on mindset, and a structured, solution-oriented approach
- Fluent English communication skills
Company description
ATMOS was founded as a European company built on the values of freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law, and human rights. We are committed to protect these values by making our technology available to others who share the same values, strengthening infrastructure and innovation for prosperity on Earth.
Our team is multinational and diverse, with offices in Lichtenau and Strasbourg. We work in a collegial, hands-on culture where people support each other, take ownership, and keep learning every day. Motivation for the mission comes first — building spacecraft is not a nine-to-five pursuit. We align the mission, the team, and the individual in mutual dependence. This principle shapes our work environment where exceptional people, as committed as they are competent, can grow and contribute to a mission that matters.
On 10/13/2026
