Manager Engineering (all genders) Job Details | Beyond Gravity

Beyond Gravity; Zürich; Hybrid; CHF 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work situation

Competitive salary

Job summary

Beyond Gravity in Zürich leads a 90+ engineering organization and seeks an Operational Engineering Manager to head ~20 Systems and M&P engineers. You’ll drive people development, create clear ownership, and push disciplined execution across launch vehicle structures and related systems.

You will build capabilities, implement career paths, ensure on-time and on-budget delivery, and collaborate with Technical Lead Engineers, operations, and quality while upholding company values.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum 5 years of technical experience in Systems or M&P engineering.
• Experience leading engineering teams in space/aerospace or similar complex products.
• Strong people-leadership, feedback and accountability skills.
• Excellent stakeholder-management across multiple functions.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop your engineering team, fostering high performance.
• Build an engineering culture focused on customer needs, improvement and discipline.
• Drive operational excellence with quality, delivery and efficiency.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Operations, Quality, Supply Chain and PM.
• Support recruitment, coaching, and development of personnel.

Skills

People leadership

Team development

Engineering leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Quality management

Resource planning

Stakeholder management

Education

Master's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Job description

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Beyond Gravity, headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, is the first space company to combine a startup mindset, agility, speed and innovation with decades of experience and proven quality. Approximately 1'900 employees at 12 locations in six countries (Switzerland, Sweden, Austria, USA, Finland and Portugal) develop and produce solutions for satellites and launch vehicles with the goal of advancing humankind and enabling the exploration of the world and beyond. Beyond Gravity is the preferred supplier of structures for all types of launch vehicles and a leading provider of selected satellite products and constellation solutions in the New Space sector. In 2025, the company generated a revenue of around CHF 402 million. More information at: www.beyondgravity.com.

Your Crew

At Beyond Gravity, we are driven by our passion for space and by the ambition to challenge the impossible. You will join our 90+ Engineering organization in Switzerland, working at the heart of our launcher activities.As Operational Engineering Manager, you will lead an international team of around 20 Systems and Materials & Processes (M&P) engineers. The team contributes to the development of launcher structures and critical separation systems, from early concepts through detailed engineering, verification, qualification and industrialization support.Reporting to the Director Engineering Structures, you will work closely with Technical Lead Engineers, who retain technical ownership within their disciplines. Your focus will be on people leadership, team development, engineering capabilities and operational excellence.

Your Mission

As Operational Engineering Manager, you create the structure, clarity and environment that enable engineers to perform at their best. You are responsible for building a strong engineering team, developing people and capabilities, and ensuring disciplined and reliable engineering execution.

Your responsibilities

Lead and develop your engineering team

Lead, coach and develop the Systems and Materials & Processes engineering team.

Build a high-performing engineering culture focused on customer needs, continuous improvement and disciplined execution.

Establish clear ownership and collaboration between the operational management role and the Technical Lead Engineers.

Conduct regular people-management routines, including one-to-ones, goal setting, performance and development discussions.

Support employee engagement, retention and individual development.

Lead according to Beyond Gravity values, leadership principles and Code of Conduct.

Build engineering capabilities for the future

Plan and develop team capabilities through succession planning, knowledge management, onboarding, mentoring and training.

Maintain and develop skill matrices in close collaboration with Technical Lead Engineers.

Support the implementation of Technical Career Paths and discipline roadmaps.

Identify capability gaps, resource constraints and development needs that may impact engineering delivery or industrialization support.

Support recruitment activities, including first-round interviews, team-fit assessment and recommendations for hiring decisions.

Drive operational excellence

Improve engineering execution with a focus on quality, delivery reliability, efficiency and disciplined follow-up.

Establish and continuously improve standardized ways of working, tools, methods, templates and routines.

Ensure engineering activities follow company standards, customer requirements, Quality Management System requirements and relevant best practices.

Support the resolution of operational challenges such as non-conformances, claims, root-cause analyses and recovery actions.

Ensure lessons learned are translated into concrete corrective and preventive actions and followed through to completion.

Work closely with Engineering, Operations, Quality, Supply Chain and Program Management to remove obstacles and improve execution.

Support a strong engineering organization

Monitor engineering capacity, competence and delivery performance.

Help the organization maintain focus on activities that are on time, on scope and on budget.

Identify recurring issues and drive sustainable improvements rather than short-term fixes.

Promote a culture of accountability, transparency, knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.

Your Story

You hold a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or an equivalent technical discipline.

You have proven experience leading, coaching and developing engineering teams in a complex product-development or industrial environment.

You bring at least 5 years of technical experience in Systems or Materials & Processes (M&P) engineering.

You have a strong understanding of engineering development activities within space, aerospace or similarly complex technical products, including Quality Management System requirements and technical work-package execution.

You have strong people-leadership skills and are comfortable building trust, giving clear feedback, resolving conflicts and creating accountability.

You have excellent stakeholder-management skills and can influence effectively across Engineering, Operations, Quality, Supply Chain and Program Management.

You have demonstrated experience in process improvement, competence development, workforce planning and people-development routines.

Experience in a highly regulated industry, such as aerospace, space, defence or medical technology, is required.

Experience with non-conformance management, root-cause analysis and lessons learned is an advantage.

Experience working in an international and multi-site engineering environment is an advantage.

Knowledge of aerospace or space products, customer requirements and production environments is an advantage.

German is a plus.

You are willing to travel approximately 10-20%, with a strong focus on on-site support.

English is required; knowledge of the local language at the respective site is an advantage.

Your way of working

People-oriented: You build trust, develop talent, give clear feedback and create accountability without micromanaging.

Structured and resilient: You maintain focus, prioritize effectively and help teams deliver in complex environments.

Collaborative: You put team success first and communicate openly across functions and locations.

Logical and pragmatic: You can simplify complex topics and find practical solutions without losing the necessary technical depth.

Change-oriented: You challenge existing ways of working and actively drive standardization, improvement and efficiency.

Passionate about Space: You are interested in developments in the Space industry, both from a technological and business perspective.

Join us and help build the engineering capabilities that enable the next generation of launcher missions.

Why Beyond Gravity

• You will be a part of an engaged team with the ambition to innovate space!
• You will work in a growing high-tech company with career opportunities within the location or internationally.
• In Zürich we have a down-to-earth culture, experienced and competent employees and a versatile management team.
• We offer a hybrid work situation and flexible hours to match your rhythm.
• We offer a competitive salary

Are you ready for lift-off?

Our core values - Passionate, Together, and Curious - transform challenges into opportunities. Embark on a journey to transcend the ordinary with us. We're actively reviewing candidates and will promptly select the ideal fit for our team.

For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact: Mari Vargas

Beyond Gravity is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome and encourage applications from all qualified individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected categories.

Applications by e-mail cannot be considered. We do not accept dossiers from recruitment agencies for this position.