Electric Propulsion Engineer
Neworbit Is this your company? Claim it · Reading, UK · Full-time
Description
Company NewOrbit builds satellites that fly in very low Earth orbit, below 300 km, along with the electric propulsion that keeps them there. Flying closer to Earth means sharper imagery from smaller optics, and an orbit that cleans itself: our satellites de-orbit within a month at end of life, leaving no debris. Our AURA family of RF gridded ion thrusters powers our own NEO-1 satellite, with first flight planned for Q3 2028, and is also offered to other operators. Electric propulsion is what lets our satellites hold very low orbits, and our AURA RF gridded ion thruster is at the centre of it. Role Someone has to prove that our AURA RF gridded ion thruster does its job. As Electric Propulsion Engineer, you run the test programme that turns designs into verified, flight-ready hardware, using NewOrbit’s own vacuum facilities. You start with testing: you build the rigs, run the campaigns, find what fails and give the evidence that drives the next design. As the programme matures, your role grows into design ownership, calculating, designing and building the thruster yourself, and testing your own designs. Your results decide what flies. Responsibilities Test and verify Plan and own th…
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