Senior Technical Project Manager, Aerospace Vehicle Programs

Arbeitnow; Zürich; On-site; CHF 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Destinus is hiring a Technical Project Manager to own execution across the full vehicle development stack, from propulsion to avionics integration and qualification. You will manage a programme, build plans, and coordinate with engineering leads to track progress and deliver milestones.

As one of the first hires in this group, you will help shape the PM structure and processes, oversee risk and dependencies, and ensure timely delivery in a fast-paced, regulated environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in aerospace, mechanical, systems, or a related engineering discipline.
• 5–8 years in hardware-heavy development; at least 2 in PM/coordination/lead role.
• Background in aerospace/defence or regulated hardware domains; familiarity with development cycles is essential.
• Experience managing cross-disciplinary programmes across multiple engineering domains is a strong advantage.
• Able to manage multiple concurrent projects across engineering, manufacturing, procurement, and testing.
• Strong systems thinking; able to see the full picture and identify where problems sit.
• Strong planning skills; able to build schedules from scratch and track critical path.
• Comfortable in ambiguous environments; pragmatic over bureaucratic.
• Clear, direct communicator in English; German is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end execution of vehicle-level and subsystem product development programmes—from kick-off through hardware build, test campaigns, qualification, and delivery.
• Build and maintain programme plans spanning propulsion, structures, avionics, systems engineering, manufacturing, procurement, and regulatory dependencies; identify and resolve critical path risks early.
• Run programme reviews and cross-functional coordination meetings; keep decisions documented and actions closed
• Work closely with engineering leads across disciplines to track technical progress and translate it into clear programme status
• Coordinate system integration activities – ensuring interfaces between subsystems are managed and milestones owned
• Manage external dependencies: supplier lead times, test facility scheduling, regulatory submissions, and customer milestones
• Proactively flag scope creep, resource conflicts, and schedule risk to leadership – with options, not just problems
• Contribute to building the PM structure, tools, and ways of working for the department alongside team leads and fellow TPMs

Skills

Strong systems thinking

Strong planning skills

Clear communicator in English

German language (advantage)

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in aerospace, mechanical, systems, or related engineering

Job description

Destinus is hiring a Technical Project Manager to own execution across the full vehicle development stack, from propulsion to avionics integration and qualification. You will manage a programme, build plans, and coordinate with engineering leads to track progress and deliver milestones.

As one of the first hires in this group, you will help shape the PM structure and processes, oversee risk and dependencies, and ensure timely delivery in a fast-paced, regulated environment.