Intern (m/f/d) Systems Engineering

• Currently in Bachelors or Masters in Aerospace/Mechanical/Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• Passionate about rocketry.
• Demonstrated practical/hands-on experience in design projects or student teams (Rockets/UAVs/Automotive).
• Experience designing / operating fluid systems is ideal.
• Working knowledge of launcher/aerospace systems, systems engineering processes, V&V, and risk analysis.
• Comfortable with object-oriented programming in Python, experience using Git for software version control.
• Fluent English, oral and written. Able to communicate complex topics in a clear and simple manner.

We Offer

Atmosphere: Experience life in an international & dynamic New Space start-up

Flexibility: Fit your working schedule to your needs with flexible working hours

Health: Sweat, stretch or squat it out with EGYM Wellpass

Paid Time Off: 30 days annual leave and speacial leave days

Team Culture: Join regular company and team events

Parking: Free Parking for car and bike

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Ready to take the next step?

Join RFA and help build one of Europe’s most efficient launch systems. Work alongside 300+ colleagues from over 40 countries and take ownership from day one.

If you’re looking to grow, take responsibility, and contribute to making space more accessible, we’d love to hear from you.

🚀 Apply now! We look forward to receiving your application in English.

• Draft and manage piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs) and power and signal diagrams (P&SDs) for vehicle and launch site.
• Formulate and document requirements for launch vehicle and launch site systems.
• Support verification and validation (V&V) activities and ensure end-to-end traceability of requirements.
• Trade-off architecture decisions and perform risk analysis (FMEA, FMECA, and FTA) for critical systems.
• Help maintain, and document internal software, and develop tools in Python.
• Coordinate between different teams to solve multi-disciplinary technical problems.

At Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA), we have one clear goal: to create low-cost, flexible, and reliable access to space. We specialize in building small launch vehicles designed to deploy satellites into Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and beyond. Together with you, we aim to revolutionize space services and help improve life on Earth. Sounds interesting? Then join our journey and become part of the team driving the New Space movement in Europe.