CAREERS
At Dark, we passionately believe that space represents not only a cornerstone of the modern world but also a catalyst for shaping our future. Our mission is clear: to safeguard this invaluable realm by pioneering spacecraft and mission designs for the protection of vital orbits and assets.
That is why we are gathering a team of bright minds to tackle crucial challenges through advanced engineering. Our focus? Velocity. We are kicking in technologies that will enable faster than ever before orbital missions, ushering in a new era defined by unprecedented agility and boundless opportunity.
Design Engineering
Propulsion Engineer - Tech lead
Joining the propulsion team, your mission will be to ensure the coherence of Dark’s analyses and developments in the fields of combustion, fluidics, and chemical engine design.
Mechanical Engineer - Tech lead
Joining the design department, your mission will be to define the strategy for mechanical activities, leading and managing Dark’s mechanical and structural workforce through the development of a cutting-edge orbital system.
Propulsion Engineer - Confirmed level
Joining the propulsion team, you will be responsible for the design and analysis of the propulsion system and subsystems of a cutting-edge orbital demonstrator.
Fluid Subsystem Engineer - Confirmed level
Joining the propulsion team, your mission will be to identify solutions for the fluid subsystem and components and to organize their development.
Structural Analysis Engineer - Confirmed level
Within the mechanical engineering team, you will work as a structural analyst on the development of a cutting-edge orbital demonstrator.
Test Engineer - Confirmed level
Joining the test team, you will be responsible for planning and implementing test activities related to the development and qualification of a cutting-edge orbital demonstrator.
Spontaneous Application - Propulsion
Our propulsion department designs and tests all the propulsive elements of our spacecrafts. The covered domains include fluidics, combustion, and orbital engine design.
System Engineering
Spacecraft Electronics - Tech lead
Joining the system team, your mission will be to define the strategy for electronic activities, leading and managing Dark’s electronic workforce through the development of a cutting-edge orbital system.
Software Engineer - Tech lead
Joining the software department, you will consolidate Dark’s software technical roadmap, leading and managing the embedded and applicative teams across all development phases.
Electronics Engineer - Confirmed level
Joining the electronics department, you will participate in the development of tailor-made on-board computers and other avionics subsystems integrated within the HADES spacecraft.
Radar Design Engineer - Confirmed level
Joining the electronics department, you will drive the conception of an orbital radar from its concept phase to space qualification. Bringing RF expertise to the table, you will implement the RF subsystem and coordinate with external contractors and suppliers.
Distributed Software Engineer - Confirmed level
Joining the software department, you will participate in the architecture, implementation, and validation of the software to control the HADES spacecraft.
Embedded Software Engineer - Confirmed level
Joining the software department, you will participate in the architecture, implementation, and testing of the core of our software.
Orbital Mission Simulator Developer - Confirmed level
Joining the software department, you will participate in the development of Dark's Software-In-The-Loop and Hardware-In-The-Loop capabilities.
GNC Modeling Engineer - Confirmed level
Joining the GNC department, you will take responsibility for Dark’s flight model, overseeing the modeling activities and ensuring consistency with the GNC and system needs.
Spontaneous Application - Electronics
Our electronics department handles the design and validation of our avionics components and on-board computers. Notable tasks include simulation of analog & digital circuits, PCB design, and radiation qualification.
Spontaneous Application - Software (C/C++)
Our software department covers the embedded and applicative layers of our spacecrafts systems. Relying on a distributed approach, we design, implement, and validate modular and scalable functions that are replicated on the different on-board computers.
Mission Operations
Space Operations Engineer - Tech lead
Joining the mission operations department, you will be overseeing all the activities related to space segment operations, from iteration on the CONOPS to mission authorisation obtention, going through the redaction of operational procedures and the extraction of specifications for the ground segment.
Space Operations Engineer - Confirmed level
Joining the mission department, you will be involved in all activities related to space segment operations. Synchronizing with the space operations lead, you will design operational procedures to achieve mission objectives and comply with applicable regulations and safety standards.
Interceptor Mission Analyst - Orbital Warfare
Joining the Mission Operations department, you will participate in the restitutions of Interceptor performance against a variety of operational scenarios. You will optimize the system's trajectory to fulfill mission objectives, and report on how its design parameters correlate with mission scope and effectiveness.
Program
Quality Officer - Confirmed level
Joining the program management team, you will strategize to ensure regulatory compliance and effective quality and configuration management. To an extent, your role will involve strengthening the product assurance framework across the program life cycle.
Safety and Reliability (RAMS) Engineer - Confirmed level
As part of the program management team, you will shape the strategy and methodologies to ensure reliability, availability, maintainability, and safety (RAMS) throughout our systems development.