ADCS engineer

Are you fascinated by space?
Do you wonder what is possible when academia and industry work together?
Would you like to join a team that makes systems made for space?
If the answer is yes, yes and yes, we would love to hear from you!

CubeSat – Attitude Determination and Control Engineer

ARIS is a student initiative based at ETH Zürich (Dübendorf) and inspires students across Switzerland
with opportunities to put into practice what you have been studying in theory by gaining hands-on
space engineering experience and contribute to space engineering challenges through academic and
industry collaborations.
ARIS' CubeSat mission will be the first demonstration of our capability to develop space-grade systems.
This is an exciting and significant departure from ARIS' previous projects focused primarily on rocket
technologies. By taking a step into the field of developing miniaturized satellites we introduce ARIS’ first
multi-year project. What makes this project so unique is the challenge to design and fit a complex, small
scale system which can withstand and operate in an extremely harsh environment.
As an Attitude Determination and Control Engineer you will be responsible to control the attitude and
navigation of the CubeSat. You will be working closely together with other subteams to ensure seamless
interfaces. Being an Attitude Determination and Control Engineer, you will also be running simulations
to determine how control and flight systems perform under certain conditions. Since the task involves
quite a lot of programming and modelling you are expected that you feel comfortable in programming
languages such as C++, Python and MATLAB for example.
To achieve our ambitious projects and continue our exciting growth, we are searching for a motivated
ADCS Engineer .
Tasks include:

• Determine the trajectory and attitude of the CubeSat


• Develop and compare stabilization and control algorithms


• Guide the system based on external events or to optimize the payload’s performance


• Control the attitude of the CubeSat in space to enable communications, power harvesting, and
  mission operations


• Run simulations to verify the performance of the system


• Work closely together with other subsystems


• Tackle problems with ingenuity and perseverance

Expectations
From each of our team members we expect:

• spend 2-3 days a week on the project and be able to join team meetings and workshops at
  Switzerland Innovation Park in Dübendorf, ZH


• Be proactive and able to take responsibility


• Fail, get up and learn from it


• Take responsibility for your projects and tasks


• Work closely with the other engineering, marketing, and business teams within ARIS.

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What do you get?
By participating in this unique challenge, you will:

• Get in contact with many sponsors from academia and industry


• Take initiative outside of the classroom and gain hands-on experience


• Establish and grow your network in industry and academia


• Be part of a friendly community, grow as a unit and build life-long friendships


• Kickstart your career!

Project start: August/September 2022
Duration: min. 2 semesters
Working hours: 2-3 days/week

Please be informed that your work will be entirely voluntary. As we are a student project, we do not offer
any paid employment.

Any questions? Get in touch.
We look forward to hearing from you! Please submit a complete application, including CV. If you have
any questions, please reach us on hr@aris-space.ch or cubesat@aris-space.ch .

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