Operational Engineering Manager - Space Systems Lead (Hybrid)

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

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.