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The fall recruitment 2024 is now Closed!
If you have applied for a position, please keep an eye on your email for interview times once the application period is over and the form is closed.
Spring recruitment period: Jan/Feb
Fall recruitment period: Aug/Sep
Application
Please read through the vacant roles below during an active recruitment period. After that you can fill in the application form in which you can express which roles you'd like to apply to and talk a bit about your background and experience.
The application form closes on the 8th of September! You should receive an email regarding interviews shortly after.
Vacant roles:
Freyja
Team: Freyja Avionics & Payload Team Member
Manager: Freyja Avionics Team Coordinator
Work description
The avionics and payload team is responsible for developing any kind of electronics that is needed for the rocket, including but not limited to flight computers, control of the airbrake system, payload, and electrical components of the ground support equipment.
Avionics and payload team members will assist in the work of the avionics team, contribute with ideas, and even take lead in specific tasks as assigned by the avionics team coordinator.
Responsibilities
- Attend weekly meetings.
- Active on Discord and any other communication channels used by the project.
- Take part in work that the avionics team is responsible for (research, design and manufacturing).
- Develop and maintain ground / flight control systems.
- Develop and manufacture a functional payload.
- Manage Software data and sensor data.
- Write documentation.
- Attend tests and launch.
Competencies
Required
- Interested in rocketry.
- Willingness to put in the work: ~10 hours per week.
- Circuit analysis knowledge.
- Programming (C, C++, Python) experience.
Meriting
- PCB Design (KiCad, STM32) experience.
- Electronic Development.
- Soldering experience.
- Familiar with Zephyr RTOS.
Team: Freyja Structural Team Member
Manager: Freyja Structural Team Coordinator
Work description
The structural team is responsible for constructing the airframe of the rocket, including but not limited to the rocket body, fins, launch lugs, airbrake system, payload integration hardware, and will also assist in the design and construction of ground support equipment and test rig.
Structural team members will assist in the work of the structural team, contribute with ideas, and even take lead in specific tasks as assigned by the structural team coordinator.
Responsibilities
- Attend weekly meetings.
- Active on Discord and any other communication channels used by the project.
- Take part in work that the structural team is responsible for (research, design and manufacturing).
- Write documentation.
- Attend tests and launch.
Competencies
Required
- Interested in rocketry.
- Willingness to put in the work: ~10 hours per week.
Meriting
- Woodworking experience.
- Metalworking experience, i.e. working with mill, lathe, welding.
- Experience working with composites, i.e. fiberglass, carbon fiber.
- Familiar with solid mechanics or FEM analysis.
- Experience with aerodynamics analysis. (Working on airbrakes)
- Experience with control systems. (Working on airbrakes)
Team: Freyja Recovery Team Member
Manager: Freyja Recovery Team Coordinator
Work description
A Recovery Team Member is responsible for coming up with innovative solutions for a recovery system, partake in the testing of said solutions, do the calculations needed to choose the right design and do calculations for the safety factor of the chosen design.
The recovery system will cover the parachute to get the rocket safely back to the ground and the separation mechanism of the rocket. The tests are mainly the drop test of the parachute system and the separation test of the rocket body tubes.
Responsibilities
- Participate and contribute in the weekly meetings.
- Do appropriate research for each design idea.
- Active on Discord and any other communication channels used by the project.
- Take part in work that the recovery team is responsible for (research, design and manufacturing): ~10 hours per week.
- Write documentation.
- Participate in the tests and launch.
- Do continuous work to manufacture a recovery system that can be in use in May.
Competencies
Required
- Interested in rocketry.
- Willingness to put in the work: ~10 hours per week.
Meriting
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Educational background in aerospace
Team: Freyja Propulsion Team Member
Manager: Freyja Propulsion Team Coordinator
Work description
The goal of the propulsion team is to develop a hybrid engine to power the rocket for a potential participation in EuRoC ‘24. The development of this hybrid engine is divided into two main parts: combustion chamber and oxidizer tank. This role will be performing across-the-board tasks supporting all subsystems, instead of focusing on a specific one. This equips the member with a good overview of the whole engine, and makes them invaluable for the system integration. This role is also deeply involved in the manufacturing of the various engine components.
Responsibilities
- Perform across-the-board tasks within the propulsion team.
- Have a good general overview of all the propulsion subsystems and their integration.
- Take an active part in the manufacturing of the various components.
- Attend weekly meetings.
- Active on Discord and any other communication channels used by the project.
- Write documentation.
- Attend tests and launch.
Competencies
Required
- Interest in system integration.
- General interest in hybrid rocket propulsion systems.
- Interest in manufacturing.
- Willingness to put in the work: ~10 hours per week.
Meriting
- Metalworking experience, i.e. working with mill, lathe, CNC, welding.
- Previous experience with any of the hybrid rocket engine subsystems:
- Combustion Chamber
- Pressurization and Pressure Relief
- Oxidizer Fuel Injection
Team: Freyja Operations Team Member
Manager: Freyja Operations Team Coordinator
Work description
The operations team is responsible for any non-technical aspect of the EuRoC team, including but not limited to budget and accounting, PR activities, sponsors and other external communication, logistics before and during the competition.
Operations team members will assist in the work of the operations team, contribute with ideas, and even take lead in specific tasks as assigned by the responsibles.
Responsibilities
- Attend weekly meetings.
- Active on Discord and any other communication channels used by the project.
- Take part in work that the operations team is responsible for.
Competencies
Required
- Organisational skills.
- Willingness to put in the work: ~10 hours per week.
- Work well with other people.
Meriting
- Previous management experience.
- PR experience.
Mjollnir
Team: Mjollnir Propulsion Team Member
Manager: Mjollnir Propulsion Team Manager
Work description
The propulsion team member of the Mjollnir propulsion team is expected to learn how the propulsion system of the Sindri engine works but not in any detail. The role holder is part of the propulsion team as a general member and is therefore not responsible for any of the parts or subsystems in particular but should however be available to assist another member of the team in discussions and wherever there may be a need for more people in that specific period of time.
This role holder may, after discussing with the team manager, choose to adopt a more specific role (i.e Thrust chamber responsible or CAD-engineer) within the team if needed and suitable.
Responsibilities
- Attending weekly meetings.
- Be willing to learn and assist the propulsion team with diverse tasks related to the engine.
- Be familiar with the Sindri engine propulsion system.
Competencies
Required
- Have an interest in rocket propulsion.
- Good communication skills in english.
Meriting
- Understand how a hybrid rocket engine works.
- Previous experience using Fusion360 or similar programs.
- Previous experience within 3D-printing.
- Previous experience with manufacturing of metal components.
Team: Mjollnir Structural Team Member
Manager: Mjollnir Structural Team Coordinator
Work description
The structural team is responsible for constructing the airframe of the rocket, including but not limited to the rocket body, fins, launch lugs, and will also assist in the design and construction of ground support equipment and test/launch rig.
Structural team members will assist in the work of the structural team, contribute with ideas, and even take lead in specific tasks as assigned by the structural team coordinator.
Responsibilities
- Attend weekly meetings.
- Active on Discord and any other communication channels used by the project.
- Take part in work that the structural team is responsible for (research, design and manufacturing).
- Write documentation.
- Attend tests and launch.
Competencies
Required
- Interested in rocketry.
Meriting
- Woodworking experience.
- Metalworking experience, i.e. working with mill, lathe, welding.
- Experience working with composites, i.e. fiberglass, carbon fiber.
- Familiar with solid mechanics or FEM analysis.
Electronics Team
Team: Electronics Team
Manager: Electronics Team Manager
Work description
The software engineer is expected to work with creating and improving software to interact with various rocket systems and controllers. The tech stack is open to discussion, but will involve primarily high-level languages — focusing more on executables than embedded software.
Possible projects include:
- Design of software to control an engine test-bed.
- Design of software to interact with the launchpad controller.
- Design of software to visualize and interact with real-time and post-processed sensor data.
Responsibilities
- Attend weekly electronics team meetings.
- Help the electronics team with writing high-level code for various projects related to control and monitoring of on-the-ground and on-the-rocket systems.
- Work with embedded systems engineers to implement high-level interfaces for their embedded systems.
- Document completed work to make it easier for other engineers to understand its purpose and functionality.
Competencies
Required
- Have a proficient understanding of high-level programming languages, including Python.
- Have some understanding of C/C++.
- Good English communication skills.
- An interest in rocketry and general rocket science.
Meriting
- Experience with good UI design principles.
- Experience with database tools, including Grafana.
- Knowledge of good software development practices .
Team: Electronics Team
Manager: Electronics Team Manager
Work description
The embedded systems engineer is expected to work with creating and improving firmware to control and monitor various rocket systems. The tech stack is based on Zephyr RTOS, an open-source real-time operating system developed by the Linux Foundation, in collaboration with major industry partners.
To this end, the engineer should have an understanding of how to read circuit diagrams, including knowledge of common components (such as micro-controllers, passive components such as resistors and LEDs, etc.) and how they are connected to each other.
Responsibilities
- Attend weekly electronics team meetings.
- Design firmware for embedded systems, using the Zephyr RTOS framework.
- Work with electronics engineers to specify and implement embedded systems appropriate for their use case.
- Work with software engineers to advise high-level interfaces to their embedded systems.
- Document completed work to make it easier for other engineers to understand its purpose and functionality.
Competencies
Required
- Experience writing C/C++ code.
- Basic understanding of how to read circuit diagrams (e.g. How to Read a Schematic - SparkFun Learn).
- Good English communication skills.
- An interest in rocketry and general rocket science.
Meriting
- Experience with Zephyr RTOS or other framework, e.g. FreeRTOS.
- Knowledge of good software development practices.
Team: Electronics Team
Manager: Electronics Team Manager
Work description
The electronics engineer is expected to work with designing, creating, and testing electronics for embedded systems — to control and monitor various on-the-ground and on-the-rocket systems. This involves circuit design and printed circuit board (PCB) design using KiCAD, and soldering components to the PCB. The electronics engineer may also be responsible for writing C code for their embedded controller, using Zephyr RTOS.
Responsibilities
- Attend weekly electronics team meetings.
- Design PCBs interfacing with rocket control and monitoring systems, including sensors and actuators to enable control and monitoring of on-the-ground and on-the-rocket systems.
- Work with embedded systems engineers to specify and implement embedded systems appropriate for their use case.
- Document completed work to make it easier for other engineers to understand its purpose and functionality.
Competencies
Required
- Experience with PCB design software (e.g. KiCAD, Eagle, Altium, etc.).
- Basic knowledge of C/C++.
- Basic soldering experience.
- Good English communication skills.
- An interest in rocketry and general rocket science.
Meriting
- Knowledge of PCB design best practices and PCB debugging techniques.
- Experience with KiCAD.
- Experience with Zephyr RTOS.
- Experience soldering SMD components.
- Experience with Basic 3D modelling.
Business development / PR Team
Team: BizDev/PR Team
Manager: BizDev/PR Team Manager
Work description
A general BizDev/PR member is, as the name suggests, a member of the BizDev/PR team. This gives the role holder a lot of freedom to learn about the projects and works as a great introduction to rocketry in general.
The general BizDev/PR members should be available to help with most of the tasks (i.e. contacting sponsors, maintaining social media, taking pictures of a certain event when no videographer or other PR member is available).
Responsibilities
- Attend PR meetings.
- Assist the team where needed, in which case the task will be provided by the team manager.
Competencies
Required
- An interest in public relations, social media and photography.
- Being able to communicate comfortably in both verbal and written form in English.
Meriting
- Previous experience with BizDev/PR activities.
- An interest in photography.
- Editing experience (both videos and images).