AI Engineering
Master Thesis in AI Engineering
Master Thesis · Part-time
Akilaris was founded on the belief that the orbital economy only works if space stays safe. We build AI-powered space intelligence and collision avoidance that lets satellite operators act in minutes, not days. Joining Akilaris means joining a small, fast team in Bremen, Europe’s City of Space, where your work ships to real operators and directly protects real assets in orbit.
The end game of collision avoidance is autonomy: systems that plan fuel-optimal avoidance maneuvers under uncertainty and justify them to a human operator. Your Master thesis designs and evaluates such a decision system, reinforcement learning, trajectory optimization or a hybrid, in a high-fidelity simulation environment.
Responsibilities
- Formalize the maneuver decision problem (state, uncertainty, constraints, objectives)
- Implement candidate approaches (e.g. RL, convex trajectory optimization, hybrid planner)
- Build or extend a simulation environment with realistic conjunction scenarios
- Benchmark fuel cost, risk reduction and robustness against rule-based baselines
- Address explainability: how does the system justify a maneuver to an operator?
Basic Qualifications
- Master student in computer science, robotics, aerospace engineering, mathematics or similar
- Strong Python and experience with RL or numerical optimization
- Solid grasp of dynamical systems; astrodynamics is a plus, not a prerequisite
Preferred Skills and Experience
- Gymnasium/stable-baselines, CasADi/cvxpy or similar toolchains
- Publications, competitions or strong project work in RL/optimization
Additional Requirements
- Thesis duration per your examination regulations (typically 5–6 months)
- Optional paid working-student hours alongside the thesis
- Some of our work touches dual-use technology governed by EU export-control regulations; candidates must be able to comply with applicable EU export-control requirements.
What We Offer
- Direct impact: your work ships to production and is used by real satellite operators
- Work side by side with the founders: short paths, fast decisions, real ownership
- Flexible hours built around lectures and exam phases (for student roles)
- Office in Bremen, Europe’s City of Space, in the heart of a dense aerospace ecosystem, with hybrid options
- A high-trust, high-velocity culture: we iterate like a launch company, not a corporation
- Clear growth path: many student roles convert into permanent positions
How to Apply
No forms, no portals. Email your CV together with a cover letter or a portfolio (projects, GitHub, publications, whatever shows your work best) to info@akilaris.com with the subject line “Application: Master Thesis in AI Engineering”. Tell us in a few sentences why this mission matters to you.
Location
Bremen, Germany, Hybrid, thesis + optional working-student hours.
info@akilaris.com
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. We reply to every serious application.