Mechatronics & Control Engineer

Location: Turin Italy

Full-Time

Salary Range: 40000 - 60000

Join ORiS and help build the future of energy in space.

At ORiS we are building the technologies that will power the next generation of space missions. Through laser-based wireless power transmission we aim to overcome the energy limitations of todays satellites and enable longer more capable and more resilient operations in orbit.

We are looking for a Mechatronics & Control Engineer to design model and validate the control systems behind ORiSs precision pointing and tracking platforms.

You will work on both spaceborne and ground-based systems including the multi-stage pointing architecture of our inter-satellite laser payload and the electromechanical tracking platform of LOONA. Your work will focus on system dynamics actuator control stabilization disturbance rejection motion profiles and the interaction between mechanical hardware sensors electronics and control software.

Working closely with the Mechanical GNC Electronics Optical Software and Systems Engineering teams you will help translate pointing and motion requirements into reliable control architectures and experimentally validated solutions.

What You Will Do

• Develop dynamic models of mechatronic systems including pointing mechanisms gimbals actuators structural elements sensors and payload assemblies.
• Design and validate feedback-control algorithms for position velocity stabilization and line-of-sight pointing.
• Contribute to the development of coarse intermediate and fine-pointing control architectures for the inter-satellite laser payload.
• Develop motion-control solutions for LOONAs azimuth and elevation platform including tracking stabilization and disturbance rejection.
• Define control requirements performance budgets actuator sizing sensor requirements and operating limits.
• Model the effects of friction backlash structural flexibility vibrations actuator saturation sensor noise and external disturbances.
• Develop simulations using MATLAB/Simulink Simscape Python or equivalent tools.
• Support the selection and integration of motors encoders inertial sensors drives gearboxes and precision actuators.
• Implement and tune control algorithms on prototypes and real hardware in collaboration with embedded-software and electronics engineers.
• Perform system identification controller tuning frequency-response analysis and experimental correlation of simulation models.
• Develop Model-in-the-Loop Software-in-the-Loop and Hardware-in-the-Loop test environments.
• Participate in laboratory testing hardware integration field trials and system verification activities.
• Analyse test data and contribute to the resolution of mechanical control and system-level performance issues.
• Maintain technical documentation simulation models control specifications and verification evidence.

What We Are Looking For

• MSc in Mechatronics Automation Control Mechanical Aerospace Robotics Engineering or a related field.
• Strong knowledge of classical and modern control theory system dynamics modelling and feedback systems.
• Experience with MATLAB/Simulink and dynamic-system simulation.
• Understanding of mechanical systems actuators sensors motors transmissions and electromechanical integration.
• Knowledge of control techniques such as PID feedforward control state-space control filtering and state estimation.
• Ability to analyse time-domain and frequency-domain system performance.
• Experience developing testing or tuning control algorithms on physical hardware.
• Familiarity with Python or C/C for simulation testing data analysis or control implementation.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively across mechanical electronic software optical and systems-engineering teams.
• Professional proficiency in English.

Nice to Have

• Experience with precision pointing systems gimbals optical terminals telescopes fast-steering mirrors or line-of-sight stabilization.
• Knowledge of spacecraft attitude and pointing control GNC or spaceborne mechanisms.
• Experience with BLDC motors servo motors stepper motors piezoelectric actuators motor drives and encoder feedback.
• Knowledge of structural dynamics vibration analysis flexible-body modelling or control-structure interaction.
• Experience with Simscape Multibody Modelica Amesim or equivalent physical-modelling tools.
• Familiarity with embedded real-time control microcontrollers FPGAs or automatic code generation from Simulink.
• Experience with system identification Kalman filtering sensor fusion or disturbance-observer techniques.
• Familiarity with Hardware-in-the-Loop testing and real-time simulation platforms.
• Knowledge of ECSS standards space qualification or aerospace verification processes.
• Experience in aerospace defence robotics automotive or other high-performance mechatronic systems.

Why ORiS

• Work on innovative satellite missions and advanced space technologies
• Play a key role in shaping system-level decisions that directly impact mission success
• Collaborate with highly skilled engineers across multiple technical disciplines
• Gain exposure to cutting-edge space programs and emerging technologies
• Grow professionally within a fast-growing and ambitious space company
• Be part of a culture driven by innovation ownership and technical excellence

Our Offer

• Salary Range:(depending on experience)
• EUR 1000 per year in fringe benefits
• EUR 8 meal vouchers per working day
• Flexible smart working arrangements subject to project needs
• Stock option plan

If you want to help create the future of energy in space and contribute to technologies that could transform the way humanity operates beyond Earth join ORiS.