Recovery Operations Engineer (m/f/d)

The role

You will define and mature the CONOPS for post-flight recovery, refurbishment, and return-to-flight of reusable launch vehicle elements. You will embed recovery and refurbishment considerations into vehicle design, ground operations, and long-term fleet operability.

What you will do

• Define and evolve recovery Concept of Operations (CONOPS)
• Evaluate and down-select launch sites, landing zones, and ranges
• Specify and assess recovery ground support equipment (GSE)
• Define refurbishment and recycle processes
• Drive maintainability and operability requirements into vehicle and system design
• Support integration and payload processing concepts
• Contribute to fleet and lifecycle management strategies
• Develop and maintain operational cost models

Required qualifications

• Engineering education in aerospace, mechanical, civil, naval, industrial, or a closely related field, or equivalent senior industry experience
• Technical background in launcher ground operations plus recovery and refurbishment concepts for reusable launch vehicle hardware
• Knowledge of transport, handling, lifting, storage, inspection, and repair of large aerospace hardware and associated ground support equipment
• Knowledge of large-scale logistics and ground infrastructure
• 5–10+ years in launch vehicle programs, recovery programs, or large-scale aerospace hardware projects
• Direct involvement in designing and evaluating end-to-end CONOPS
• Practical work with large ground support equipment and infrastructure
• Hands-on exposure to launch vehicle or aircraft refurbishment and post-operation processing
• Ability to assess how recovery and ground operations concepts drive launcher architecture, interfaces, access requirements, and design margins
• Involvement in operational trade studies
• Fluent in English

Nice to have

• German is a plus

Benefits

• Employee Participation Program: virtual company share program
• 30 days of vacation
• Company pension plan with 20% employer contribution after the probation period
• Subsidised lunch
• Fully financed Deutschlandticket
• Sponsored sports club memberships (EGYM Wellpass)
• Individual learning budget granted after the probation period
• Childcare allowance for non-school-age children

Before you apply

• Affiliations with countries listed under § 13 para. 1 no. 17 SÜG may affect the application process due to security clearance requirements

About the company

Isar Aerospace is a fast-growing company providing sustainable and environmentally friendly launch solutions for small and medium-sized satellites into Low Earth Orbit. They are building a modern space business to enable faster, better and cheaper access to space.