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Rocket Factory Augsburg

Low-cost microlauncher for small satellites

Systems Engineering Intern

Spacecraft & Launch Vehicle SystemsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
InternshipAugsburg, GermanyNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • The candidate must currently be pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering, or an equivalent qualification.
  • The candidate must have practical, hands-on experience in design projects or student teams, such as rockets, UAVs, or automotive projects.
  • The candidate should have working knowledge of launcher or aerospace systems, systems engineering processes, verification and validation, and risk analysis.
  • The candidate must be comfortable with object-oriented programming in Python and have experience using Git for software version control.
  • The candidate must be fluent in spoken and written English.

Responsibilities

  • Draft and manage piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs) and power and signal diagrams (P&SDs) for the vehicle and launch site.
  • Formulate and document requirements for launch vehicle and launch site systems.
  • Support verification and validation activities and ensure end-to-end traceability of requirements.
  • Evaluate architecture trade-offs and perform risk analysis, including failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA), failure mode, effects, and criticality analysis (FMECA), and fault tree analysis (FTA), for critical systems.
  • Help maintain and document internal software, and develop tools in Python.
  • Coordinate with different teams to solve multidisciplinary technical problems.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience designing or operating fluid systems is ideal.

About the Company

Rocket Factory Augsburg

Low-cost microlauncher for small satellites

Rocket Factory Augsburg provides flexible, low-cost launch services for small satellites, anchored by its RFA ONE launcher. The vehicle is a 30-meter three-stage rocket: nine Helix engines on the first stage, a vacuum-optimized Helix on the second stage, and a Redshift orbital transfer vehicle on the third stage to deploy satellites into different orbits. It cuts costs by applying automotive-style serial production and off-the-shelf components, aiming for roughly $3,000–$4,000 per kilogram. Its goal is to democratize access to space by enabling affordable, multi-orbit deployment for small-satellite missions.

Company size
201-500
Company stage
Grant
Total funding
$256.8M
Headquarters
Augsburg, Germany
Founded
2018

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