Your space-enabled career begins here

Here at The Exploration Company, we are developing, producing, and operating Nyx, a modular and reusable space orbital vehicle that can eventually be refuelled in orbit and that can carry cargo - and potentially humans in the longer run.

Key Responsibilities

In your capacity as a Reliability Analysis Engineer, your role will be continuously evolving, but day to day your duties will include:

• Perform Reliability Analysis, including:

  • Conduct reliability analyses for different mission scenarios, providing detailed reliability figures.

  • Define reliability targets and allocations to the different sub-systems and functional chains.

  • Justify design choices for failure tolerance and intrinsic reliabilities in line with standards such as ECSSQ-Q-ST-30 and ECSS-Q-HB-30-08A.

  • Define and document assumptions and reference frames to support reliability predictions.

  • Develop and update reliability models considering time, environmental conditions, and failure events.

  • Integrate various failure modes, including random failures, systematic failures, wear-out failures, and external failures into the reliability predictions.

• Perform Probabilistic Risk Assessment, including:

  • Perform quantitative risk assessments using failure rates from reliability analysis.

  • Compute probabilities of failures at lower levels and assess feared event occurrences based on fault trees.

  • Provide outputs to support closure of requirements and ensure compliance with safety standards.

• Perform Availability Analysis, including:

  • Conduct comprehensive evaluations of the spacecraft's ability to perform required functions over specified periods.

  • Assess system readiness for mission objectives, ISS operations, and handling unexpected failures or Single Event Phenomena (SEP).

  • Combine different Reliability Block Diagrams (RBDs) and fault trees to simulate system performance under various scenarios and operational conditions.

  • Evaluate key metrics such as Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF), Mean Time To Repair (MTTR) (on ground), and Mean Time To Reconfigure (in flight).

  • Assess availability for critical mission phases, including ground system end-to-end availability, launch availability, and return-to-Earth availability.

What we would love to see from you

In the role of Reliability Analysis Engineer ideally, you will have the following:

• Advanced degree (Master of Science or PhD) in system engineering, aerospace engineering, or another related field.

• 2 to 5 years of experience in reliability and availability engineering, preferably in the aerospace industry.

• In-depth understanding of reliability and availability engineering principles and practices, familiarity with FIDES methodology is a plus.

• Proven experience with reliability prediction models, probabilistic risk assessment, and / or availability analysis.

• Good knowledge of spacecraft systems and subsystems, including propulsion, avionics, GNC (Guidance, Navigation, and Control), and power systems, is a plus

• Comfortable using python and Github.

• Fluent in English. French and German is an asset

Skills and Behaviours

• Strong oral and written communication skills

• Strong analysis and problem-solving skills

• Strong organizing and prioritization of tasks

• Positive and flexible attitude to get the job done

• Ability to communicate at all levels of the business

• Demonstrates behaviours consistent with The Exploration Company’s core values of Mission, Vision, Integrity, Excellence and Teamwork

• Space enthusiast: ready to change the European space industry

Why you should join us!

What makes us special here at The Exploration Company and why we think you will enjoy working here is:

• We’re Agile - we make decisions fast whilst keeping our goals and systems in mind

• We’re Open and Collaborative - we are transparent about risks and obstacles, so that we can cooperate to overcome them

• We have a lot of Fun - we refuel our energy knowing we are democratising space. It’s a wonderful and rare opportunity, are YOU up for the challenge?

We'd love to hear from you if you wish to be a part of our journey. Please submit your CV now for immediate consideration and we will be in touch shortly.

The Exploration Company is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status. Relocation assistance is provided for those willing to relocate including visa sponsorship where applicable.