Head of Ground & Launch Operations (m/f/d)

Ohb SE; Augsburg; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mobile working

Flexible hours

IG Metall pay

35-hour week

In-house canteen

Parking spaces

Training courses

Job summary

MT Aerospace AG in Augsburg is seeking a Head of Ground & Launch Operations (m/f/d) to lead the Ground & Launch Operations division with technical, organizational, strategic, and personnel responsibilities.

You will manage business operations with P&L accountability, maintain relationships with partners and customers, and oversee ground facilities projects and service contracts, including coordination with Controlling and Legal teams and frequent travel to Kourou.

Qualifications

• Engineering or economics degree with broad technical knowledge (ideally in mechanics or civil engineering).
• Several years of relevant professional experience.
• Strong business management knowledge and technical understanding.
• Fluency in French (C1) is essential for communication with French-speaking customers and partners.
• Very good command of German and/or English (C1) for international business communication.
• Strong leadership, organizational and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Technical, organizational, strategic and personnel management of the Ground & Launch Operations division.
• Handling business management tasks with profit and loss responsibility for the area of responsibility.
• Maintaining contacts with business partners, customers and suppliers.
• Supporting the Managing Director and President of MT Aerospace SAS Guyane.
• Planning, coordinating and ensuring deadlines, cost targets and specific quality requirements in consultation with on-site representatives.
• Travel frequently to Kourou, French Guiana.

Skills

French (C1)

German (C1)

English (C1)

Education

Engineering degree

Economics degree

Job description

MT Aerospace is a global leader in the aerospace industry. As a subsidiary of the international technology group OHB, we develop, manufacture and test essential components for major space programmes, including the European Ariane 6 launch vehicle, the American Space Launch System (Artemis mission) and other international launch systems. Our components are also used in satellites, spacecraft for lunar and Martian missions, space refuelling stations and passenger aircraft. Our customers include globally active companies and system integrators such as ESA, NASA, Airbus, ArianeGroup and Boeing. Using manufacturing technologies that are unique worldwide, we produce high-performance products from metal and fibre composites that are uncompromisingly focused on performance. These include large load-bearing structures, cryogenic tanks, lightweight components, and fuel and pressure tanks that combine maximum load-bearing capacity with minimum weight. We owe our success to the initiative and passion of our employees, who stand for innovation and progress. Our team of around 600 employees at our headquarters in Augsburg, in Bremen and at the European spaceport in Kourou (French Guiana) works every day to actively shape the future of space travel.

Space. Far away for most - soon very close for you. Become part of an industry of visionaries and pioneers and make a valuable contribution as a Head of Ground & Launch Operations (m/f/d) to help the European launcher Ariane and other international launchers take off.

Your Tasks

• Technical, organisational, strategic and personnel management of the Ground & Launch Operations division
• Handling business management and commercial tasks, with profit and loss responsibility for the area of responsibility
• Maintaining contacts with business partners, customers and suppliers
• Supporting the Managing Director and President of MT Aerospace SAS Guyane
• Responsibility for the successful implementation of ground facilities and service-related projects, in particular
  
  • Preparing quotations, giving presentations and negotiating contracts in collaboration with the Controlling and Legal departments and partners
  • Managing service and ground facilities contracts
  • Coordinating collaboration with the customer and various service providers and partners
  • Planning, monitoring and ensuring compliance with deadlines, cost targets and specific quality requirements in consultation with on-site representatives
  • Translating customer requirements and specifications into concrete plant and construction concepts, in collaboration with sub-project managers
  • Acceptance testing and commissioning of the plants
• Regular business travel (particularly to Kourou, French Guiana)

Your Qualifications

• A degree in engineering (mechanical engineering, industrial engineering or similar) or a degree in economics with broad technical knowledge (ideally in the fields of mechanics or civil engineering)
• Several years’ relevant professional experience
• Sound business management knowledge and a strong technical understanding
• Fluency in French (at least C1 level) is essential, as communication with French-speaking customers and business partners forms a key part of the role
• Very good command of German and/or English (at least C1 level) to ensure confident communication in an international business environment
• Strong organisational skills, as well as excellent leadership, communication and interpersonal skills
• Highly customer-focused, with a confident manner and strong negotiation skills

We offer

• Mobile working (according to the area of responsibility)
• Flexible working hours and flexitime account
• Attractive payment according to IG Metall collective agreement
• 35-hour week, 30 days annual leave and special leave days
• Subject-specific training courses
• In-house canteen
• Employee parking spaces
• Employee recommendation systemBenefits of a global group of companies combined with a familiar working atmosphere

If you have any questions, please contact [e-mail].

MT Aerospace AG
Human Resources