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# Avionics System Engineer at The Exploration Company

- **Company:** [The Exploration Company](https://feeny.ai/companies/the-exploration-company)
- **Location:** Munich, Germany
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Posted:** 2026-09-04
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-18
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/the-exploration-company/fdc1bde4-ad22-466f-98e3-c227324758ba

## Job description

Here at The Exploration Company, we are building innovative aerospace technologies that advance the future of space transportation. We are looking for an Avionics Systems Engineer to support the design, development, integration, and validation of spacecraft avionics systems. The role focuses on delivering robust and reliable electronic systems for data handling, communications, and control across all mission phases. The engineer will contribute to system architecture definition, interface management, verification activities, and requirements engineering, while working closely with multidisciplinary teams and external stakeholders. In this role, you might be assigned to different avionics systems of the spacecraft.

## Key Responsibilities

System Design & Architecture

- Define and develop avionics system architectures, including electronics, data handling, and communication functions.
- Ensure end-to-end consistency of data flows, interfaces, and system-level requirements.
- Support selection and definition of avionics equipment, computing platforms, sensors, and communication hardware.
- Contribute to spacecraft-level trade-offs between performance, reliability, mass, power, and cost.

Communications & Data Handling

- Define onboard and ground-related communication and data handling concepts.
- Support implementation of telemetry, telecommand, and data distribution architectures.
- Ensure reliable data acquisition, processing, storage, and transmission under mission constraints.
- Contribute to bandwidth, timing, and data budget analyses.

Integration & Interface Management

- Define and manage interfaces between avionics and other spacecraft subsystems (power, propulsion, GNC, payload, etc.).
- Ensure compatibility between spacecraft, launch vehicle, and ground segment interfaces.
- Coordinate interface definitions with internal teams, suppliers, and external stakeholders.

External Regulatory & Certification Leadership Strong ability to technically present, defend, and substantiate avionics subsystem designs and verification evidence with external regulatory and certification authorities, including NASA, ESA, and other government agencies, supporting spacecraft qualification, safety, and flight certification. Verification & Validation

- Define and support verification and validation strategies for avionics systems.
- Participate in simulation, hardware-in-the-loop (HIL), and system-level testing activities.
- Analyze test results, identify anomalies, and drive corrective actions.
- Ensure compliance with system performance and reliability requirements.

## Requirements Engineering

- Capture, analyze, and manage system and subsystem requirements.
- Ensure full traceability from mission objectives to implementation and validation.
- Contribute to system documentation, including specifications, interface control documents, and test plans.
- Ensure compliance with applicable space standards and engineering best practices.

Cross-functional Collaboration

- Work closely with software, hardware, systems, operations, and mission engineering teams.
- Participate in design reviews, technical exchanges, and system trade-off discussions.
- Support alignment with external partners, suppliers, and customers.
- Contribute to integration campaigns, launch preparation, and mission operations support.

Required Qualifications

- Degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, or equivalent.
- +3 years experience in avionics systems, electronics, embedded systems, or spacecraft engineering.
- Strong understanding of:
- Electronic and embedded system architectures
- Communication and data handling principles
- System integration and interface management
- Experience with requirements engineering and system lifecycle development.
- Knowledge of verification and validation methods, including testing and simulation.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work in multidisciplinary engineering environments.

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## Preferred Qualifications

- Experience in spacecraft avionics or aerospace systems.
- Familiarity with space communication and data standards (e.g., CCSDS).
- Experience with HIL testing, simulation environments, or digital engineering tools.
- Exposure to safety-critical or mission-critical system development.
- Experience working in international or multi-stakeholder engineering teams.

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.

All offers are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check, which will be subject to the country, role, and project you applied for. By submitting your application, you acknowledge and agree that any offer of employment may be conditional upon successful condition of this check. The Exploration Company partners with Zinc Work Limited located in the UK (Zinc), a third-party provider, to ensure this process as efficient and transparent as possible.

If applicable, you will receive an email from Zinc upon acceptance of your offer with a link to a secure portal where you can provide the required information to Zinc.

## About The Exploration Company

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: The Exploration Company (TEC) is building a full-stack space transportation platform, including a reusable space capsule (Nyx) and a high-thrust rocket engine (Storm), to democratize access to space.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series B)
- **Headquarters**: Munich, Germany (HQ); additional offices in Bordeaux (France), Luxembourg, Turin (Italy), Houston (Texas, USA), and Dubai/Abu Dhabi (UAE)
- **Founded**: 2021
- **Founders**: Hélène Huby (CEO) and a team of aerospace veterans

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Space transportation, aerospace engineering, orbital logistics
- **Target customers**: Space station operators, satellite operators, government space agencies (e.g., NASA), commercial space companies (B2B, B2G)
- **Mission or purpose statement**: "To build space vehicles for humanity, enabling everyone to participate peacefully in the building of our human future." [exploration.space](https://exploration.space/about)

## Products & Services
- **Nyx**: A reusable space capsule designed to dock with any space station, capable of carrying cargo (and eventually crew) to low-Earth orbit. It is the company’s first commercial vehicle.
- **Storm**: A high-thrust, staged-combustion rocket engine delivering up to 180 tons of thrust, designed to power a globally competitive, reusable launcher.
- **Mission Bikini**: A first demonstrator capsule built for ballistic reentry, completed from paper sketch to flight-ready in nine months.
- **Mission Possible**: A second demonstrator capsule built for controlled re-entry and recovery with cargo, completed in two years.
- **Orbital Propulsion**: In-house development of avionics, flight software, guidance/navigation/control (GNC), and reusable thrusters.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Total Funding**: $210.06M (Series B, with a $160M round raised approximately two years ago) [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/the-exploration-company)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Backed by tier-one investors; first European company to sign a Space Act Agreement with NASA; board includes figures like Mike Griffin (former NASA Administrator) and Yo-Yo Ma (cellist and board advisor) [exploration.space](https://exploration.space/about)
- **Growth Signals**: 10 missions already booked; two demonstrator capsules built in under three years; team of 450+ employees spanning 35 nationalities; offices in 6 locations across Europe, the US, and the UAE; named one of the fastest-growing space companies worldwide.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Speed of execution**: Demonstrated ability to go from concept to flight-ready hardware in 9–24 months, far faster than traditional aerospace.
- **Reusability focus**: Both Nyx and Storm are designed for rapid reuse, dramatically lowering per-mission costs.
- **Open-source vehicle design**: TEC’s approach is intentionally collaborative, fostering partnerships across countries and with NASA.
- **Full-stack capability**: Controls the entire space transportation stack (capsule, engine, avionics, software), reducing dependency on external suppliers.
- **European base with global reach**: Positioned as a key European player in the new space economy, with strong government and commercial ties.

## Strategic Focus
- **Commercial cargo missions**: First priority is launching Nyx to serve low-Earth orbit space stations (both public and private).
- **Engine development**: Continuing work on Storm to power a future European launcher.
- **International expansion**: Deepening presence in the US (Houston office) and UAE (Dubai/Abu Dhabi office).
- **Talent scaling**: Growing the team from 450+ to meet mission milestones, with a focus on engineering, production, and digital roles.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Emphasizes speed, execution, and ownership. Values include Excellence, Teamwork, Integrity, and "Space for everyone." The company prides itself on gathering diverse, international talent from both space and non-space backgrounds.
- **Remote/Hybrid Policy**: Offers flexibility and remote work opportunities depending on the role, but encourages a hybrid approach where possible. [exploration.space](https://www.exploration.space/careers)
- **Relocation Support**: Yes, the company provides relocation assistance and work permit/visa support for new hires.
- **Notable Perks**: Opportunity to work on cutting-edge space vehicles from day one; internal mobility encouraged; background check required for all offers.
- **Engineering Culture**: Leadership includes aerospace veterans who have worked on major global space programs. The team is 450+ strong, representing 35 nationalities, with a flat, fast-moving structure.

## Sources
1. [exploration.space - Home](https://exploration.space/)
2. [exploration.space - About](https://exploration.space/about)
3. [exploration.space - Careers](https://www.exploration.space/careers)
4. [cbinsights.com - The Exploration Company](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/the-exploration-company)
5. [Wikipedia - The Exploration Company](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Exploration_Company)

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