Electronics/Mechatronics Engineer – Test & Flight Instrumentation (m/f/d)

ATMOS Space Cargo is seeking an experienced

Electronics or Mechatronics Engineer (m/f/d) to join our team working on the instrumentation and data acquisition behind our test infrastructure and flight vehicles.

Together with your colleagues, you will design and build test stands, develop data acquisition and control systems for ground testing, and work on flight instrumentation, from sensor selection to integration.

You will collaborate closely with the mechanical, test and systems engineers and contribute to planning and delivering the team’s work packages.

Key responsibilities

• You will design, build and commission test stands together with the team, including instrumentation, wiring, data acquisition and actuator control.
• You will contribute to the development and maintenance of our ground data acquisition and control systems, covering both hardware selection and software.
• You will work on flight instrumentation, including the selection and integration of sensors and data acquisition hardware.
• You will calibrate and qualify flight and ground system instrumentation.
• You will help define and follow the team’s internal standards for instrumentation, wiring and documentation.
• You will contribute to the Data and Power Budget planning for the instrumentation of the flight instrumentation.
• You will support test campaigns on the instrumentation side and building data processing pipelines with the team.
• You will share knowledge with and guiding interns and students working on test infrastructure.
• Profile required
• BSc./MSc. in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Mechatronics or similar.
• At least 2–3 years of professional experience in instrumentation, testing or embedded systems, ideally in aerospace, automotive or a comparable industry.
• Hands‑on experience with sensor integration and signal conditioning (pressure transducers, strain gauges, load cells, thermocouples).
• Experience with data acquisition systems (e. g. NI/Lab VIEW, Dewesoft, HBM or custom embedded systems).
• Strong programming skills in Python and C/C++ for embedded systems; MATLAB is a plus.
• Hands‑on experience building, wiring and debugging electronics and harnesses in the lab.
• Enjoy working in a collaborative, multidisciplinary team, with excellent written and spoken English.
• Preferred qualifications
• Experience with flight or space‑grade electronics and relevant standards.
• Knowledge of actuator and motor control, pneumatics or valve control.
• Company description

ATMOS was founded as a European company built on the values of freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law, and human rights.

We are committed to protect these values by making our technology available to others who share the same values, strengthening infrastructure and innovation for prosperity on Earth.

Our team is multinational and diverse, with offices in Lichtenau and Strasbourg.

We work in a collegial, hands‑on culture where people support each other, take ownership, and keep learning every day.

Motivation for the mission comes first — building spacecraft is not a nine‑to‑five pursuit.

We align the mission, the team, and the individual in mutual dependence.

This principle shapes our work environment where exceptional people, as committed as they are competent, can grow and contribute to a mission that matters.