Lead Project Manager Dual Use In-Orbit Services

The role

The Lead Project Manager will lead the complete development and delivery of orbiters for defence and dual-use applications. This involves leading multidisciplinary teams from early concept and proposal phases through design, qualification, launch, commissioning and operations.

What you will do

• Lead the complete development of orbiters and associated in-orbit service capabilities for defence and dual-use missions.
• Translate customer objectives and operational needs into clear mission, system and programme requirements.
• Establish and maintain the project baseline including scope, schedule, budget, resources, technical performance and quality objectives.
• Define the project organisation, work breakdown structure, milestones, reviews and decision gates.
• Drive disciplined decision-making, issue resolution and change control throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ensure successful delivery against commitments in terms of technical performance, schedule, cost, quality and customer satisfaction.
• Monitor industrialisation, procurement, manufacturing and supply-chain activities.
• Work closely with engineering and industrial teams to ensure timely delivery of hardware, software, documentation and operational products.
• Act as the main point of contact for institutional and defence customers.
• Support and lead the preparation of proposals and responses to business opportunities.

Required qualifications

• 10 or more years of professional experience in the aerospace or space sector, including substantial responsibility for project or programme management and technical delivery.
• Proven experience leading the end-to-end development of satellites, orbiters, spacecraft or complex space systems.
• Demonstrated delivery of flight hardware, including experience through integration and test, qualification, launch preparation and/or in-orbit operations.
• Established customer-facing experience.
• Fluency in English and German.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Strong analysis and problem-solving skills.
• Strong organizing and prioritization of tasks.
• Ability to communicate at all levels of the business.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in aerospace engineering.
• Direct interaction with DLR, the German Federal Ministry of Defence or comparable institutional and defence organisations.

Benefits

• Relocation assistance is provided for those willing to relocate including visa sponsorship where applicable.

Before you apply

• All offers are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check.
• Relocation assistance is provided for those willing to relocate including visa sponsorship where applicable.

About the company

The Exploration Company is building spacecraft for humanity and developing, producing, and operating Nyx, a modular and reusable orbital vehicle.