Head of Advanced Development Projects (m/f/d)

Mynaric; München; On-site; EUR 160,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent employment

Global team environment

Diversity & Inclusion commitment

Job summary

Mynaric invites a visionary Head of Advanced Development Projects to lead strategic technical programs from concept to delivery. You will shape project roadmaps, win funding and customer-driven work, and defend architectures and proposals at the highest levels.

The role emphasizes deep system design, cross-functional leadership, and staying ahead of industry trends to keep Mynaric at the forefront of laser communications and space connectivity.

Qualifications

• Degree in engineering, physics or a related technical field (advanced degree is a plus).
• Many years of experience in advanced development, system engineering or technical program leadership in a high-technology environment.
• Strong system design skills and a deep understanding of technical architecture from concept to implementation.
• Proven experience in writing and defending technical proposals.
• Technical leadership beyond people management; discuss designs with engineers at eye level and earn trust through expertise.
• Experience in leading and inspiring technical teams with a collaborative leadership style.
• A clear view of industry direction and the curiosity to keep learning.
• Trustworthy, reliable with integrity and sound judgment; able to represent the company at the highest level.
• Excellent communication skills in English; German is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the technical vision for future innovation projects and translate it into clear roadmaps.
• Identify, shape and acquire new advanced development projects, including funded and customer-driven programs.
• Develop and defend technical proposals toward customers, partners, funding bodies and internal decision makers.
• Design system architectures and make well-founded technical trade-offs across the full system.
• Track industry trends and emerging technologies and assess what they mean for our portfolio.
• Analyze technical challenges early and guide the team toward robust solutions.
• Lead and grow a team of engineers with technical credibility, and create an environment where curiosity and engineering enthusiasm thrive.
• Collaborate closely with engineering, program management, sales and executive leadership to turn ideas into delivered results.

Skills

Technical leadership

System architecture

Proposal defense

Team leadership

English communication

German language (nice to have)

Education

Degree in engineering, physics or related technical field

Job description

Join us as a Head of Advanced Development Projects (m/f/d) and work with us on changing the future!

What Awaits You At Mynaric

• Define and drive the technical vision for future innovation projects and translate it into clear roadmaps
• Identify, shape and acquire new advanced development projects, including funded and customer-driven programs
• Develop and defend technical proposals toward customers, partners, funding bodies and internal decision makers
• Design system architectures and make well-founded technical trade-offs across the full system
• Track industry trends and emerging technologies and assess what they mean for our portfolio
• Analyze technical challenges early and guide the team toward robust solutions
• Lead and grow a team of engineers with technical credibility, and create an environment where curiosity and engineering enthusiasm thrive
• Collaborate closely with engineering, program management, sales and executive leadership to turn ideas into delivered results

What You Bring With You

• Degree in engineering, physics or a related technical field (advanced degree is a plus)
• Many years of experience in advanced development, system engineering or technical program leadership, ideally in a high-technology environment
• Strong system design skills and a deep understanding of technical architecture, from concept to implementation
• Proven experience in writing and successfully defending technical proposals
• Technical leadership that goes beyond people management: you can discuss designs with engineers at eye level and earn their trust through expertise
• Experience in leading and inspiring technical teams, with a collaborative and supportive leadership style
• A clear view of where the industry is heading and the curiosity to keep learning
• A trustworthy and reliable personality with integrity, sound judgment and the ability to represent the company at the highest level
• Excellent communication skills in English, German is a plus

What We Offer You

Have you always wanted to wear your favorite space outfit to work?

Then you are exactly the right fit for us! Forget the office politics and come and work with inspiring colleagues from all over the world as you embark on an incredible journey with Mynaric to work on unique and challenging projects and make a real contribution to the future of connectivity.

We offer you permanent employment, varied areas of responsibility, and attractive employee benefits.

Mynaric is absolutely committed to being an equal opportunity employer so we welcome applications from all qualified individuals regardless of ethnicity, sex, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

So if this sounds like the kind of place where you would like to work then apply today and be part of the company that is changing the world!

About Us

Mynaric produces optical fiber for the skies and, as a pioneer in laser communications, enables extremely fast and secure wireless data transmission between satellites, drones and the ground. The products are used by well-known international technology companies to build global communication networks. The emerging Internet over the clouds will connect the previously disconnected 3 billion people, bring the Internet of Things to the remotest corners of the earth and make international communication more secure than ever.