Payload Team
Due to our increased engagement in the area of laser interferometric instruments in collaboration with international partners and institutes, we are hiring new employees to strengthen our team in payload team.
Your tasks
- Serve as the primary responsible and direct point of contact for the subcontractor assigned to an interferometric instrument unit, e.g. frequency reference system
- Coordinate, implement, and monitor the subcontractor’s development activities
- Conduct technical assessments and, if necessary, perform shadow engineering
- Collaborate with engineers across the company as part of the payload team
- Negotiate change requests and manage contract change notices
- Ensure compliance with contractual requirements regarding quality, cost, and schedule
- Report regularly to the project manager
- Organize and lead technical meetings and project reviews
Your skills and experience
- Proven experience in development and project management for space projects (minimum 3 years each, minimum 5 years in total)
- Strong understanding of laser-optical systems (e.g. cavity) or electrical units (e.g. ICU)
- Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and foster a culture of inclusion
- Able to work independently as well as within interdisciplinary teams
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English; proficiency in German is a definite asset
- Master’s degree or PhD in Physics, Electronics, or a related engineering discipline
- Willingness and ability to travel frequently within Europe on short notice
We offer
- Diverse tasks in the area of high-end space technology
- Opportunity for personal impact and development possibilities in flat company hierarchies
- Living and working in an area of natural beauty and safety offering a large variety of leisure activities
- Profit sharing, company pension scheme, flexible home office rules and many more...
This position will require being eligible for clearance by the recognized authorities.
