Public summary
Seeking a Technical Project Manager for space domain software combining engineering leadership and customer engagement. Lead a small engineering team, manage satellite operators' projects, and contribute to software for orbit mechanics, SSA/SST, and mission operations. Requires Master's degree in Aerospace/Space Engineering or related field, approx. 5 years' space domain experience, strong software development knowledge (Python, Java, Fortran), and project/team management skills. International team environment with flexible work, professional growth, and focus on space sustainability challenges.
Location and work setup
- Location
- Brunswick
- Remote status
- Hybrid
- German requirement signal
- No German Required Detected
- Detected job language
- English
Responsibilities
Lead design, development, and operation of space systems including orbit determination, maneuver planning, and SSA/SST processing. Architect and review production-grade software using Python, Java, Fortran and orbit mechanics libraries. Conduct verification and validation with mission datasets. Manage and mentor engineering team (2-6 members), coordinate workloads, and guide technical decisions. Drive end-to-end project delivery ensuring quality and timelines. Work directly with satellite operators and partners to capture requirements and translate them into system features. Serve as primary technical contact for key accounts. Coordinate proposals, strategic initiatives, and roadmap development.
Qualifications
Master's degree or higher in Aerospace/Space Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or related technical field. Approximately 5 years experience in space engineering including leading or coordinating technical projects in flight dynamics, SSA/SST, mission operations, or ground segment software. Proven ability managing full software development lifecycles. Hands-on software engineering skills in Python, Fortran, Java with knowledge of CI/CD, testing, and DevOps workflows. Experience working with customers and leading small engineering teams. International and distributed team experience. EU work authorization required. Nice to have: knowledge of cloud-native deployments, orbit determination libraries, SSA/SST pipelines, sensor fusion, proposal writing, and collaboration with space agencies.