Space R&D Lead — Launch Vehicle Innovation

Beyond Gravity; Kloten; In loco; CHF 120.000 - 190.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Public transport contributions

Paid maternity leave

Paid paternity leave

Descrizione del lavoro

Beyond Gravity, based in Zurich, is seeking a Senior R&D Project Lead to drive innovation for Launcher applications in our 5-person Innovation team. You’ll develop cutting-edge solutions and lead subsystems development in a hands-on environment.

You’ll plan and manage R&D projects, coordinate with engineering teams, and mentor young professionals, students and interns while shaping roadmaps and business cases for space technologies. Fluent English required; German is a plus.

Competenze

• Education in Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering, minimum M.Sc. level.
• Technical understanding of the space market and technologies for Launch Vehicles
• Experience with space engineering, subsystems design and development
• Expertise with Project Management tools and techniques
• Technical understanding and experience with composite materials products and technologies
• Technical understanding and experience with metallic materials products and technologies
• Technical understanding of pyrotechnic systems
• Fluent in English. German is a plus.

Mansioni

• Develop innovative technical solutions and generate ideas, concepts and methods to create value and solve theoretical and practical issues.
• Plan R&D projects and manage scope, schedule, budget and risk.
• Propose and follows through market-oriented initiatives to improve existing products, technologies and production processes.
• Lead and coordinate the R&D project team. Plans and negotiate resources allocation.
• Support the creation of detailed R&D roadmaps and business cases.
• Define development logics and experimental approaches.
• Interface with customer and suppliers on technical and programmatic topics.
• Align with the adjacent Engineering teams for best practice and synergies
• Tutors young professionals, students and interns.

Conoscenze

Project management

Space engineering

Subsystem design

Composite materials

Metallic materials

Pyrotechnic systems

English fluency

Formazione

M.Sc. in Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering

Strumenti

Project Management tools

Descrizione del lavoro

Beyond Gravity, based in Zurich, is seeking a Senior R&D Project Lead to drive innovation for Launcher applications in our 5-person Innovation team. You’ll develop cutting-edge solutions and lead subsystems development in a hands-on environment.

You’ll plan and manage R&D projects, coordinate with engineering teams, and mentor young professionals, students and interns while shaping roadmaps and business cases for space technologies. Fluent English required; German is a plus.