Senior Systems Engineer for Supersonic / Hypersonic Vehicles (m/f/d)
Bremen
Full-time
Permanent employee
Why us?
POLARIS Raumflugzeuge GmbH develops innovative transportation systems that redefine access to space for payloads and passengers. We are continuing to expand our team and are looking to fill the position of Senior Systems Engineer for Supersonic / Hypersonic Vehicles (m/f/d).
Your mission
- System design & analysis for a two-staged supersonic / hypersonic system
- Responsible for technical decisions influencing the overall system
- Configuration design
- Overlooking and managing mission and system requirements
- Overlooking system budgets (mass, power, link, …)
- Performance analysis, trajectory simulation & optimization
- Mass estimation and subsystem sizing
- Support detailed design of flight vehicles
Your profile
- Several years of experience in similar fields is required
- Experience as project leader or other leadership functions is an advantage
- Extensive knowledge of all disciplines involved in designing high speed aerospace systems
- Strong analytical thinking abilities
- Experience with CAD & CFD software applications is an advantage
- Proficiency in both German and English
- Proactive thinking, high level of motivation, flexibility, resilience and teamworking skills
- Experience with working in a startup environment favorable
What we offer
- Long-term prospects with a permanent employment contract
- Being part of an international, highly motivated team
- Flat hierarchies and short decision-making processes
- Flexible working hours
- Use of our company fitness program with EGYM Wellpass
- The opportunity to contribute your ideas and actively shape the company
Join us in shaping the future of space transportation and making a positive impact. If your profile fits our requirements, apply now by sending your complete application portfolio, including CV, certificates and a cover letter outlining your relevant experience and why you are the ideal candidate for this role.
About us
Our mission is to pioneer a new era of space transportation by flying to space and back like an aircraft — taking off and landing at airports, and reusing our spaceplanes for hundreds of missions. We combine unprecedented cost efficiency with unique flexibility and safety, enabling breakthrough advances in both space transportation and hypersonic flight. This vision is currently pursued by almost 80 employees every day.
At POLARIS we value on-site collaboration, so we generally do not offer home office. Please apply only if you feel comfortable with this working model – it saves valuable time for everyone involved.
At POLARIS we value on-site collaboration, so we generally do not offer home office. Please apply only if you feel comfortable with this working model – it saves valuable time for everyone involved.