AIV Engineer

Astroscale France is looking for an AIV Engineer - Computer Vision & GNC to support the growth of our Toulouse office.

This role will focus on Computer Vision (CV) algorithms validation and Guidance Navigation Control (GNC) hardware in the loop testing, including dedicated laboratories design and operations. This includes strong collaboration with the GNC and CV teams.

Responsibilities
Lab Design & Infrastructure

• Design and implement a state-of-the-art computer vision and GNC testing laboratory, including hardware, software, and simulation environments.
• Define requirements for lab equipment (e.g., cameras, lighting, motion platforms, robotic arms, GNSS simulators).
• Ensure scalability, modularity, and compliance with safety and quality standards.

Test Planning & Execution

• Develop and execute test plans for computer vision algorithms (e.g., object detection, tracking) and GNC systems
• Define validation strategies, KPIs, and acceptance criteria for vision-based navigation and control systems
• Coordinate integration and test campaigns across processor-in-the-loop (PIL) and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL)
• Collaborate with the other stakeholders (Systems, CV and GNC teams) to ensure end-to-end system validation
• Oversee data acquisition, annotation, and analysis pipelines for vision and GNC testing
• Ensure traceability and reproducibility of test results through robust documentation and version control
• Interface with project managers, product owners, and external partners to align lab capabilities with program needs

Wider responsibilities

• Attend and support reviews with potential partners or clients
• Support knowledge transfer from Astroscale teams globally

Experience And Qualifications
Essential Skills

• Master's degree in computer science, computer vision, robotics, GNC or relevant engineering / science discipline
• 5 years' experience in robotics or computer vision algorithms validation
• Experience of implementing lab experiments
• Proactive and self-managing, able to plan and effectively lead areas of responsibility whilst contributing collaboratively within a close-knit team
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Fluent in French and English
• Be eligible and registered to work within Europe
• Be eligible to gain security clearance in France

Desirable Skills

• Experience in the space sector
• Experience of development for robotics test platforms
• Familiarity with ROS protocols
• Knowledge of scripting languages
• Camera calibration and image acquisition techniques
• Calibration of robotic joints and actuators
• Sensor–actuator synchronization and timing management
• Motion tracking and ground-truth acquisition methods
• Motion planning and control (kinematics, trajectory generation)
• Familiarity with simulation environments (Gazebo, IsaacSim, etc.)
• Experience with real-time systems and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) setups

Core competencies

• Demonstrates behaviours in line with Astroscale values (mission and people focused, transparent, innovative and pioneering, diverse and customer focused).
• Proactive, able to build working relationships, mentoring & knowledge sharing

Location

Astroscale France (Toulouse), with some hybrid working

Note to recruitment agencies: Astroscale operates a preferred Supplier List, and we do not accept unsolicited agency approaches. Please do not forward candidate CVs or details in response to this advert, or to any Astroscale employee.
About Astroscale
Astroscale is the first private company with a vision to secure the safe and sustainable development of space for the benefit of future generations, and the only company dedicated to in-orbit servicing across all orbits. Founded in 2013, we are developing innovative and scalable solutions across the spectrum of in-orbit servicing missions, including End of Life services, Active Debris Removal, In-situ Space Situational Awareness and Life Extension Services, to create sustainable space systems and mitigate against the hazardous build-up of debris in space.

We aim to deliver cutting edge technologies that will become part of routine commercial space operations by 2030.