{"id":743473,"url":"https://alion.io/job/okapiorbits-junior-aerospace-engineer-space-safety-ssa-mwd","title":"(Junior) Aerospace Engineer - Space Safety & SSA (m/w/d)","company":{"id":692507,"name":"OKAPI:Orbits","domain":"okapiorbits.space","url":"https://alion.io/company/okapiorbits","size_band":null,"is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Personio","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":95,"open_postings":17,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":229,"computed_at":"2026-11-02T06:13:15Z"}},"role":"Industrial Engineering","role_family":"Industrial Engineering","seniority":"junior","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"inferred","locations":[],"countries":[],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Fortran","optional":false},{"name":"Java","optional":false},{"name":"Python","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-02-17T17:21:54Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-02-17","last_verified_at":"2026-11-02T20:48:47Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":258,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":0,"flags":["company_stale"],"days_open":257},"description":"Your mission\nJoin us in building solutions that keep space safe and sustainable. As part of our team, you’ll work on varied projects and products across Space Flight Dynamics (FD), Space Situational Awareness (SSA), Space Traffic Management (STM), and Space Surveillance & Tracking (SST).\nYour tasks and responsibilities\nIn this role, you will contribute to projects that support Europe’s future space-safety infrastructure. Your work will include developing and coding key algorithms, integrating data sources, preparing technical documentation, and coordinating project deliverables to meet agency standards.\nYou will work closely with institutional partners, support proposal preparation, and contribute to long-term programmes that ensure safe and sustainable access to space. If you enjoy complex, multi-stakeholder projects and creating solutions with real impact on space operations, this role is a great fit.\nYour profile\nWe don’t expect you to meet every item below. If you are passionate about SSA, astrodynamics, and space safety, please apply - even if you don’t feel “100% ready.”Must-Have\nBSc or MSc in Aerospace Engineering, Space Engineering, Applied Physics, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, or related\nExperience through full-time work, internships, research projects, or thesis work in astrodynamics, SSA/SST, or flight dynamics\nBasic understanding of orbital mechanics and astrodynamics\nAbility to write clean, maintainable code in Python, Java, FORTRAN, or a similar language \nInterest in satellite safety, conjunction assessment, or flight operations\nNice-to-HaveExperience with SST systems, orbit catalogs, mission analysis, sensor data or tracking systems \nFamiliarity with space operations workflows or maneuver planning\nCuriosity about space policy, standards, and responsible space traffic management\nWhy us?\nWith a lean hierarchy and small working groups, you define your own way of work including flexible work hours.\nWork on groundbreaking space sustainability challenges with a team of top-tier engineers and scientists.\nEnjoy technical freedom. Influence system architecture, research methodologies, and data integration approaches.\nGrow continuously with access to training budgets, industry conferences, and networking opportunities.\nBe part of a strong engineering culture, with regular knowledge-sharing sessions, technical deep dives, and innovation sprints.\nGreatteam spirit, with company-wide events such as social activities like laser tag, dinners, and team-building outings.\n30 days of Vacation and Workation\n Bahncard (25 if you live in Brunswick, 50 if you live outside of the city) \nSubsidized Hansefit / Wellpass Membership\n Free Drinks & Snacks in the office (the good ones)\nBikeleasing\nCompany Pension Scheme\n Coporate Benifits (Discount on Brands, Concerts, Holidays)","description_format":"text","description_chars":2822,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Flexible schedule"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":[],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-11T13:26:31Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":32,"band":"fade","label":"Fading","p_open":1,"p_active":0.72,"p_room":0.44,"age_days":257,"expected_fill_days":229,"reasons":["conf:3","win:tail","crowd:junior"],"computed_at":"2026-11-02T06:13:15Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/okapiorbits-junior-aerospace-engineer-space-safety-ssa-mwd","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/okapiorbits-junior-aerospace-engineer-space-safety-ssa-mwd.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-03T01:21:01Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":1736,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-04T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":692507},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=692507"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fokapiorbits-junior-aerospace-engineer-space-safety-ssa-mwd"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fokapiorbits-junior-aerospace-engineer-space-safety-ssa-mwd"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fokapiorbits-junior-aerospace-engineer-space-safety-ssa-mwd"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/okapiorbits-junior-aerospace-engineer-space-safety-ssa-mwd\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fokapiorbits-junior-aerospace-engineer-space-safety-ssa-mwd"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":743473}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"okapiorbits.space","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":743473},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. Docs: https://alion.io/developers"}}