Guidance Navigation And Control Expert F - M - Exotrail H/F Exotrail

About Exotrail 🚀

Born from a strong ambition to reach for the stars, Exotrail is a fast-growing scale-up founded in 2017. Its mission: to develop and commercialize propulsion systems for small satellites on a global scale.

We design products focused on impact, fast delivery, and continuous improvement. Inspired by the digital world, we are firmly customer-oriented and driven by an entrepreneurial spirit.

We manage risks to push boundaries and achieve results that would not be possible within a traditional space model.

We deploy every necessary resource to support the development of our products, whether in propulsion or in-orbit services. Strengthened by an innovative mindset inherited from our early days, we are preparing to grow into an ambitious industrial company.

Job Description 👨‍💻

We are looking for a GNC Expert at our Toulouse or Massy site, to support the rapid growth.

Attached to the R&D Team, you will be responsible for:

📌 Providing expertise and tech

📌 Supporting advanced research

📌 Collaborating with cross-functional teams

Main responsibilities:
📌 Reviewing and approving technical documents, both generated internally and with suppliers and customers,

📌 Leading specific activities linked with research and development activities on GNC applied to satellites,

📌 Help develop the technical expertise of the team through the writing of best practices and design guidelines,

📌 Be the reference to define test plans, validation strategies and technological roadmap linked to feed systems,

📌 Identifying innovative technologies (algorithms, architectures, subsystems, ...) or methodologies to be further studied,

📌 Mobilising resources for exploration of innovative technologies and methodologies,

📌 Representing Exotrail in seminars and forums, sharing their expertise and promoting the company's vision and capabilities.

Preferred Experience 💁‍♀️

Education: Masters' or PhD in aerospace engineering, robotics, electrical engineering or related field

📌 Experience: 10 years in guidance, navigation and control for satellites, launchers or associated systems, from concepts to design reviews, assembly and testing activities.

📌 Strong knowledge of the design of a complete GNC system for a satellite (hardware to software)

📌 Strong experience in GNC systems development, test preparation, data processing

📌 Software for GNC and mission analysis design (Matlab-Simulink, STK)

📌 Expertise in Python & proficiency in embedded software (C / C++)

📌 Strong technical leadership in multi-team technical meetings and a high level of agility.

📌 Strong verbal and written communication skills, with colleagues and external stakeholders in French and English (B2 min).

📌 Creativity vs unexpected technical issues (design, assembly, ...)

About our recruitment process 🤝

We are committed to recruiting the right people for the right job, regardless of your private background.

We meet at least three times in order to give you a better idea of what it's like to work at Exotrail:
1. Interview with our Talent Acquisition Manager: you will learn more about the position and our culture;

2. On-site interview with your future manager (CTO): you will discover your work environment and learn more about the required qualifications, and you can make sure that you share the same vision and values of the company;

3. Technical Interview with the team: to assess your technical skills and alignment with the role.

About Exotrail 🚀

Born from a strong ambition to reach for the stars, Exotrail is a fast-growing scale-up founded in 2017. Its mission: to develop and commercialize propulsion systems for small satellites on a global scale.

We design products focused on impact, fast delivery, and continuous improvement. Inspired by the digital world, we are firmly customer-oriented and driven by an entrepreneurial spirit.

We manage risks to push boundaries and achieve results that would not be possible within a traditional space model.

We deploy every necessary resource to support the development of our products, whether in propulsion or in-orbit services. Strengthened by an innovative mindset inherited from our early days, we are preparing to grow into an ambitious industrial company.

Job Description 👨‍💻

We are looking for a GNC Expert at our Toulouse or Massy site, to support the rapid growth.

Attached to the R&D Team, you will be responsible for:

📌 Providing expertise and tech

📌 Supporting advanced research

📌 Collaborating with cross-functional teams

Main responsibilities:
📌 Reviewing and approving technical documents, both generated internally and with suppliers and customers,

📌 Leading specific activities linked with research and development activities on GNC applied to satellites,

📌 Help develop the technical expertise of the team through the writing of best practices and design guidelines,

📌 Be the reference to define test plans, validation strategies and technological roadmap linked to feed systems,

📌 Identifying innovative technologies (algorithms, architectures, subsystems, ...) or methodologies to be further studied,

📌 Mobilising resources for exploration of innovative technologies and methodologies,

📌 Representing Exotrail in seminars and forums, sharing their expertise and promoting the company's vision and capabilities.

Preferred Experience 💁‍♀️

Education: Masters' or PhD in aerospace engineering, robotics, electrical engineering or related field

📌 Experience: 10 years in guidance, navigation and control for satellites, launchers or associated systems, from concepts to design reviews, assembly and testing activities.

📌 Strong knowledge of the design of a complete GNC system for a satellite (hardware to software)

📌 Strong experience in GNC systems development, test preparation, data processing

📌 Software for GNC and mission analysis design (Matlab-Simulink, STK)

📌 Expertise in Python & proficiency in embedded software (C / C++)

📌 Strong technical leadership in multi-team technical meetings and a high level of agility.

📌 Strong verbal and written communication skills, with colleagues and external stakeholders in French and English (B2 min).

📌 Creativity vs unexpected technical issues (design, assembly, ...)

About our recruitment process 🤝

We are committed to recruiting the right people for the right job, regardless of your private background.

We meet at least three times in order to give you a better idea of what it's like to work at Exotrail:
1. Interview with our Talent Acquisition Manager: you will learn more about the position and our culture;

2. On-site interview with your future manager (CTO): you will discover your work environment and learn more about the required qualifications, and you can make sure that you share the same vision and values of the company;

3. Technical Interview with the team: to assess your technical skills and alignment with the role.