The Exploration Company
The Exploration Company designs and builds Nyx, a reusable cargo spacecraft for in‑orbit transportation and Earth return, selling mission services to commercial and institutional customers. Founded in 2021 and headquartered in Gauting, Bavaria, the privately held company focuses on logistics to and from low Earth orbit and beyond. It flew a reentry technology demonstrator on Ariane 6’s inaugural launch in 2024 as a step toward operational missions.
Open Positions at The Exploration Company
8 open positions
Lead the architecture of mission-critical flight software for spacecraft, ensuring robust integration, reliability, safety, and scalability across onboard systems. This role provides technical direction across multidisciplinary aerospace engineering teams.
Senior Software System Engineer responsible for verifying, testing, and certifying flight software for The Exploration Company’s Nyx spacecraft program. The role centers on requirements traceability, safety-critical software validation, certification documentation, and cross-functional systems engineering.
The Deputy Flight Software Lead coordinates flight software development, schedules, risks, requirements, tools, and cross-functional execution for spacecraft programs. The role also interfaces with ESA and supports the effective operation and growth of the Flight Software organization.
Support certification and verification of Nyx flight software, ensuring it meets functional, performance, safety, and regulatory requirements. The role bridges software development, systems engineering, testing, certification bodies, and safety authorities.
Develop and test critical flight software modules that operate the Nyx spacecraft, collaborating across avionics, propulsion, and guidance, navigation, and control teams. This role offers the opportunity to work on high-fidelity simulation and safety-critical aerospace systems.
Support the verification, validation, and certification of flight software for the Nyx space transportation program. This role connects software development, system engineering, testing, safety, and certification teams to ensure flight software meets rigorous requirements.
Lead the development of high-reliability flight software controlling The Exploration Company’s Nyx spacecraft from launch through recovery. This hands-on principal role combines technical leadership, spacecraft software architecture, real-time C++ and Python development, and rigorous validation.
Senior Flight Software Engineer responsible for building reliable, autonomous flight software for the Nyx spacecraft. The role combines modern C++ and Python development with simulations, hardware-in-the-loop testing, and cross-functional vehicle integration.