ADCS Engineer

ADCS development for nano- to small LEO satellites, for ESA and commercial missions

As an Attitude Determination and Control Systems (ADCS) Engineer, you will work across the full lifecycle of our satellites - from early mission analysis and system design, through simulator and algorithm development, to verification, launch preparation and in-orbit commissioning. Your responsibilities will span both analytical and hands-on engineering: developing high-fidelity ADCS simulation tools, designing and tuning control and estimation algorithms, integrating these into flight software, executing MiL/SiL/PiL/HiL verification campaigns, and analysing real flight data from ongoing missions.
You will work closely with system, mechanical and embedded teams to define requirements, perform design trade-offs, and ensure robust on-orbit performance. This role combines modelling and simulation, ADCS algorithm and software development, engineering analysis and decision-making, testing and operations support, providing a direct impact on the success of real space missions.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain ADCS simulator in MATLAB/Simulink (attitude and orbit dynamics, environment, sensors, actuators, GNC functions, post-processing and visualisation)
• Design, implement and tune GNC algorithms (control laws, state estimators, mode logic and basic FDIR)
• Run and evaluate simulations (scenario studies, Monte-Carlo, sensitivity, robustness and performance analysis)
• Integrate ADCS algorithms into flight software (C++ / auto-coding)
• Plan and carry out ADCS test campaigns (Model-in-the-Loop, Software-in-the-Loop, Processor-in-the-Loop, Hardware-in-the-Loop) and analyse test results
• Support system-level ADCS analysis (requirements, mission analysis, mode architecture, design trade-offs, actuator/sensor sizing and supplier selection)
• Analyse and evaluate in-orbit flight data, support early mission operations, investigate ADCS anomalies.
• Prepare technical documentation and contribute to review phases