The Exploration Company
The Exploration Company is seeking a Hardware-in-the-Loop Engineer to develop and operate HIL platforms for verifying the ECU, PDU, Valve Controller, inverter, electric pumps, and associated software for the Huracan cryogenic rocket engine. The role involves connecting real hardware to real-time simulations, automating testing and data analysis, and developing emulator hardware for sensors, actuators, interfaces, and subsystem behavior. You will work closely with propulsion, embedded-software, power-electronics, control-systems, and hardware engineers to validate the engine from simulation through laboratory testing.
The Exploration Company builds space vehicles for humanity, offering a full-stack space transportation platform. Its flagship vehicle, Nyx, is a reusable capsule designed to carry cargo to and from space stations in low-Earth orbit, while its Storm engine is a reusable, high-thrust rocket engine delivering up to 180 tons of thrust for globally competitive launchers. The company focuses on affordable, reusable, and integrated space transportation solutions developed in partnership across Europe.
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Company Size
201-500 employees
Founded
2018
Industry
Technology
Glassdoor Rating
4.2 / 5
Sarah Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Chen
Chief Technology Officer
Emily Williams
VP of Engineering
David Rodriguez
VP of Product
Jessica Thompson
Chief Financial Officer
Andrew Park
VP of Sales
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