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About Aerospacelab

Our mission is supported by an ambitious vertically integrated approach: design & manufacture of small satellites combined with development of earth observation services.

Since its creation in 2018, the company has already grown substantially. Our team gathers more than 25 engineering expertise, from hardware design to software development & data science.

In 2025, Aerospacelab counts offices in Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium), Toulouse (France), Lausanne (Switzerland) and US West Coast with more than 350 full-time employees, with the ambition to position itself as the European leader in small satellites.

Role Overview

As a satellite manufacturer and operator, Aerospacelab develops a range of units, payloads and platforms, several of them requiring mechanisms with stringent requirements: smooth and extended lifetime for reaction wheels, lightness and accurate pointing for gimbals, compactness and stiffness for deployable booms and arms, reliability and strength for release mechanisms, low power and repeatability for actuators, compactness and reliability for SADA,... you name it! To support those activities, we are looking for passionate and talented engineer with a user-centric mindset.

As mechanism engineer, you will join an efficient team that works on cutting-edge products from their inception to their final assembly in the satellite: our activities range from performing the concept trade-offs and the overall design studies to the validation of the product through extensive testing.

At Aerospacelab, our motto is work hard, play hard. With strive to innovate, in a fun and inclusive work environment. We work in short cycles – no waiting for years before manufacturing and testing to get valuable feedback. Expect an exciting job, where you will learn constantly and contribute to building state-of-the-art designs, that will play a crucial role in our missions.

Key Activities

• Support or lead the development of mechanism systems at Aerospacelab (SADA, Gimbal…)
• Support all aspects of the development: specification, design, integration, test, commissioning
• Perform concept trade-off, carry out overall design studies and validate the product through extensive testing
• Support or lead a team of multi-disciplinary engineers working on mechanism project
• Support the other teams in fulfilling their duties: system engineering, project management, AIT, avionics, AOCS, procurement,... Mechanisms can be found in most parts of the satellite!

Must have

• MSc degree in Electro-Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or related field
• Know-how / experience in mechanism design (non-space mechanism is fine), the more you know the better
• Demonstrated ability to work across the team and company to drive designs to completion in full autonomy
• Ability to learn quickly
• Good communication skills
• Fluency in English

Nice To have