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Posted 6 days ago

Flight Software Engineer

The Exploration Company

  • Strong sponsor evidence (the employer says: “including visa sponsorship”)

  • Salary: not listed by employer

  • Typical pay for tech professionals in Germany: around €69,000 a year Official statistics

  • Also hiring in France (open roles on Tech Abroad)

  • Permanent residency after about 2 yrs

  • Citizenship after about 5 yrs

  • Work language: likely English (posting is in English)

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About the role

Here at The Exploration Company, we are building spacecrafts for humanity. At The Exploration Company we are developing, producing, and operating Nyx - a modular, reusable orbital vehicle for space missions to stations and beyond. Nyx is engineered with the capability to transport cargo and, in the future, humans. We are seeking a highly motivated Flight Software Engineer to join our mission-driven team developing Nyx. In this role, you will take full ownership of key components of the flight software stack. You will be designing, implementing, and testing mission-critical systems that enable safe, autonomous, and reliable spaceflight operations. You will work in a fast-paced, collaborative…

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Location Insights: Munich

  • Rent (City)

    Citywide average net cold rent is €15.38/m² (Mietspiegel 2025). Multiplied by 50 m², that is about €769 a month, excluding utilities. There is no centre/outside split. Rents on new leases are usually higher.

  • Take-home pay (Country tax)

    About €3,320 a month after tax, from typical pay for tech professionals in Germany (€69,000 a year, official statistics), not this employer's offer, using the average rate of 42.3% for a single employee on a higher salary

  • Weather (City)

    Berlin (nearest reference city): summer highs about 78°F / 26°C, winter highs about 39°F / 4°C

  • Safety (Country)

    High peacefulness (Global Peace Index rank 28)

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