Senior Data Engineer (mfd)

Mission Brief

Your main objective will be to work hands-on with our Data Platform which consolidates all structured and unstructured test flight and process data from across the company. Your work will empower data-driven decisions in various departments and enable us to generate valuable insights from cross-departmental data.

Your Role in Our Space Mission:

• Build modern scalable and high-performance solutions for our data platform.
• Develop and deploy efficient ETL/ELT processes to ingest transform and load a large amount of data from diverse sources.
• Contribute to data modeling and architecture decisions to ensure consistency accessibility low latency and long-term maintainability of the data landscape.
• Ensure data quality through validation processes and adherence to data governance policies.
• Provide observability for the Data Platform processes enabling a quick reaction to any disruptions.
• Author technical and user documentation.
• Guide less experienced engineers by sharing your knowledge and expertise.

Qualification Checklist

• Experience with Apache Spark PySpark Python and DataFrame handling
• Hands-on practice with Microsoft Fabric (or similar platforms like Azure Data Factory Databricks Snowflake)
• Highly proficient with batch and streaming data processing
• Solid understanding of data architectures (lakehouse warehouse data streaming medallion pattern)
• Experience with DeltaLake and Iceberg storage frameworks
• Excellent SQL proficiency for data querying transformation and analysis
• Experience with version control systems (preferably Git)

Bonus Skills

• Experience with Python query engines (e.g. polars duckdb)
• Experience with Kafka and Kafka related technologies (e.g. Apache Flink)
• Hands-on experience with PowerBI
• Understanding of infrastructure Azure cloud services and network

Benefits

• Employee Participation Program: Share in our success through our virtual company share program
• 30 days of vacation: Enjoy the days off to relax and recharge
• Company pension plan: Secure your future with our company pension plan featuring a 20% employer contribution after the probation period
• Subsidised lunch: Stay energised with delicious subsidised lunches every day
• Public transport ticket: Commute with ease using a fully financed Deutschlandticket
• Sport Clubs membership: Stay fit with our sponsored sports club memberships (EGYM Wellpass)
• Individual learning allowance: Grow your skills with an individual learning budget granted after the probation period
• Childcare allowance: Receive a childcare allowance for your non-school-age children
• And Much More! Discover additional perks and benefits when you join our team

Who we are

We are Isar Aerospace and we are at the forefront of New Space building a modern space business to enable faster better and cheaper access to space.

Our mission is to help democratise space and use it for good in order to improve life on Earth now and for the future generations.

We are a fast-growing company aiming to provide sustainable and environmentally friendly launch solutions for small and medium-sized satellites and constellations into Low Earth Orbit. The company is privately funded by world-leading technology investors with strong commitment and support and our team is made of driven and talented people with a real passion for space innovation.

Were making rockets in a way that hasnt been done before disrupting a traditional industry. If you are up for the challenge want to work on cutting-edge projects and be part of a team changing the world for better come join us and launch your career!

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Disclaimer

Isar Aerospace SE is an equal-opportunity employer committed to fairness and inclusivity. We do not prioritize any specific religion gender nationality or background. Due to security clearance requirements affiliations with countries listed under 13 para. 1 no. 17 SÜG may affect the application process. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.