Mission Analysis Engineer (m/f/d)

Mission Brief

As a Mission Analyst in the Reusability Program, you model and optimize ascent, reentry, and recovery concepts for our next‑generation launcher. Initially supporting ESA reusability studies, you translate Spectrum test insights into mission‑level performance assessments and constraints. You run trajectory optimization and Monte Carlo analyses to de‑risk key design choices. Your results directly inform vehicle architecture, flight‑dynamics decisions, and broader program planning.

Your Role in Our Space Mission

• Run end‑to‑end mission and trajectory optimization for ascent, reentry, and recovery scenarios, structuring problems for coupled multidisciplinary analysis and delivering actionable performance insights to inform system‑level decisions.
• Perform trajectory analyses and MonteCarlo simulations to assess sensitivity to dispersions, environmental variations, and vehicle uncertainties.
• Conduct mission planning and performance assessments for nearterm demonstrators and future HLV configurations.
• Develop and execute multidisciplinary design optimization (MDO) studies and design‑space exploration to integrate propulsion, aerodynamics, structures, mass properties, thermal constraints, GNC effects, and operational assumptions, comparing mission‑level outcomes across vehicle configurations, recovery concepts, and constraint sets to inform architectural trade‑offs.
• Maintain and evolve missionanalysis models and workflows, ensuring consistent, traceable, reproducible, and scalable setups and clean analysis outputs.
• Produce clear, highquality missionanalysis documentation for internal reviews and ESA deliverables.
• Coordinate missionrelated inputs with specialists in propulsion, structures, fluids, GNC, and systems, ensuring mission assumptions remain coherent and technically consistent.
• Support programlevel decisions by delivering structured results, scenario comparisons, and datadriven recommendations.

Qualification Checklist

Education & Technical Background

• Master’s degree in aerospace, mechanical engineering, or an equivalent technical field.
• Solid theoretical foundation in flight mechanics, trajectory dynamics, orbital mechanics, and atmospheric flight.
• Understanding of reusability concepts for launch vehicles, including ascent–entry coupling and performance constraints, and their implications on multidisciplinary mission‑level trade‑offs.

Experience

• Experience in mission analysis, trajectory simulation, or related GNC/flightdynamics work.
• Practical experience with trajectory optimization frameworks, numerical solvers, and simulation environments, including problem formulations that enable coupled, multidisciplinary analysis.
• Familiarity with MonteCarlo methods, sensitivity studies, and statistical evaluation of mission outcomes.
• Background working with crossdisciplinary datasets (aero, propulsion, structural, environmental), integrating them within mission‑level or MDO‑style analysis workflows.
• Proficient with Python (MATLAB or other languages commonly used for data analysis are a plus)

Skills & Competencies

• Strong analytical and mathematical modelling skills; able to develop and maintain reusable simulation workflows, including coupled, multidisciplinary problem formulations.
• Ability to work with MBSE‑aligned environments and multidisciplinary design optimization (MDO) toolchains (e.g., SysML, Valispace, ModelCenter, Ansys SAM, Flow, OpenMDAO, Isight or similar) to connect mission analysis with systemlevel architecture.
• Able to synthesize complex results into concise, decisionoriented documentation and presentations.
• Clear communication skills and the ability to coordinate independently and effectively with domain experts in propulsion, GNC, structures, fluids, and systems.
• Strong ownership mindset and commitment to delivering highquality results reliably and on time.
• Fluent in English (German is a plus)

Benefits

• Employee Participation Program: Share in our success through our virtual company share program
• 30 days of vacation: Enjoy the days off to relax and recharge
• Company pension plan: Secure your future with our company pension plan, featuring a 20% employer contribution after the probation period
• Subsidised lunch: Stay energised with delicious, subsidised lunches every day
• Public transport ticket: Commute with ease using a fully financed Deutschlandticket
• Sport Clubs membership: Stay fit with our sponsored sports club memberships (EGYM Wellpass)
• Individual learning allowance: Grow your skills with an individual learning budget granted after the probation period
• Childcare allowance: Receive a childcare allowance for your non-school-age children
• And Much More! Discover additional perks and benefits when you join our team

Who we are

We are Isar Aerospace and we are at the forefront of New Space building a modern space business to enable faster, better and cheaper access to space.

Our mission is to help democratise space and use it for good in order to improve life on Earth now and for the future generations.

We are a fast-growing company aiming to provide sustainable and environmentally friendly launch solutions for small and medium-sized satellites and constellations into Low Earth Orbit. The company is privately funded by world-leading technology investors with strong commitment and support and our team is made of driven and talented people with a real passion for space innovation.

We're making rockets in a way that hasn't been done before disrupting a traditional industry. If you are up for the challenge, want to work on cutting-edge projects and be part of a team changing the world for better, come, join us and launch your career!

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Disclaimer

Isar Aerospace SE is an equal-opportunity employer committed to fairness and inclusivity. We do not prioritize any specific religion, gender, nationality, or background. Due to security clearance requirements, affiliations with countries listed under § 13 para. 1 no. 17 SÜG may affect the application process. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.