Project Manager, Human Spaceflight and Satellites | Chef de projet, vols spatiaux habités et satellites

The role

This person will lead the preparation of proposals and manage European sales campaigns and programs for human spaceflight and satellite systems. They will act as a technical and programmatic interface between European customers and the US headquarters.

What you will do

• Lead the preparation and management of proposals and responses to institutional tenders and commercial opportunities.
• Provide project management for European sales campaigns and early-stage programs.
• Serve as a programmatic and technical interface between European customers and Vast HQ.
• Support customer meetings, technical exchanges, and negotiations.
• Prepare and maintain presentation materials, technical narratives, and program documentation.
• Track European institutional programs, funding cycles, and procurement opportunities.
• Deputize for the Director, European Programs and Sales on program and bid matters.
• Represent Vast at European conferences, industry days, and agency events.
• Support the wider Vast Europe team with institutional relations and industrial partnership development.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, or a related technical or business discipline.
• Minimum 5–7 years of experience in program management, capture and bid management, or customer-facing project management in the space or aerospace industry.
• Direct experience with European institutional customers and procurement processes (ESA, EU and/or national space agencies).
• Experience acting as a primary interface between a company or program and an external customer, at both technical and management levels.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Fluency in English.
• Strong written communication skills in English, including briefs, summaries, and proposal inputs.
• Strong organizational skills and proficiency with spreadsheets and presentation tools.
• Eligibility to work in France.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in an engineering, science, or business discipline.
• Experience with human spaceflight programs or missions.
• Familiarity with crewed vehicle providers and launch integration campaigns.
• Experience with a CRM (Salesforce or similar) and research or list-building tools.
• Experience spanning both institutional and commercial space customers.
• Excellent technical and proposal writing skills.
• Professional proficiency in French.
• Knowledge of other European languages.
• Experience thriving in a startup or small-office environment.
• Strong negotiation, prioritization, and cross-functional coordination skills.

Benefits

• Company equity
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents
• Generous paid time off
• Up to 20+ days of vacation for exempt staff and up to 10+ days of vacation for non-exempt staff
• Ability to cash-out unused vacation annually
• Paid parental leave
• Short and long-term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Access to a 401(k) retirement plan
• ClassPass credits
• Personalized mental healthcare through Spring Health
• Snacks, drip coffee & onsite barista, cold drinks, and dinner meals remaining free of charge

Before you apply

• Eligibility to work in France is required.

About the company

Vast is developing next-generation space stations and space infrastructure. The company is headquartered in Long Beach, California, and has more than 1,000 employees.