Plasma Physics Expert (F/M)

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 Plasma Physics Expert at our Massy site, to support the rapid growth. Attached to the R&D Team , you will be responsible for : Main responsibilities: 📌 Reviewing and approving technical documents, both generated internally and with suppliers and customers, 📌 Leading specific activities linked with research activities on plasma science. 📌 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 on plasma science 📌 Identifying innovative technologies (material, manufacturing, product, …) or methodologies to be further studied 📌 Mobilising resources for exploration of innovative technologies and methodologies

Preferred Experience 💁‍♀️ Education: Master’s or PhD (preferred) in plasma science, electric propulsion, materials science, aerospace engineering. 📌 Strong experience (> 10 yr) in plasma science and plasma thruster design , from concepts to design reviews and assembly and testing activities, including proficiency in designing tests for thruster assemblies 📌 Strong knowledge of the design of a complete propulsion system based on a plasma thruster 📌 Strong experience in thruster assembly test systems development, test preparation, data processing 📌 Strong experience in magnetics design tools (FEMM, Comsol ) 📌 Experience with CAD software is preferred (Solidworks) 📌 Strong technical leadership in multi-team technical meetings 📌 Strong verbal and written communication skills, with colleagues and external stakeholders

About our recruitment process 🤝 We are committed to recruiting the right people for the right job regardless of your private backround. We meet at least three times in order to give you a better idea of what it's like to work at Exotrail: Interview with HR: You will learn more about the position and the culture

Technical Interview: Presentation of a case (prepared on previous experience, or from homework given be the Exotrail team), including CTO and/or R&D manager and other expert

Interview with the CTO