Orbital Systems Programme Manager (m/f/d)

deltaVision GmbH; München; On-site; EUR 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days annual vacation

Bike leasing

Jobticket

EGYM Wellpass

Complimentary beverages

Company events

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

deltaVision GmbH is seeking an experienced Orbital Systems Programme Manager to own end-to-end delivery of a space programme. You will be the single point of accountability for schedule, budget, scope and risk, interfacing with partners, subcontractors and customers to maintain the programme on track from early phase through delivery.

You will coordinate across systems engineering, hardware and test domains, manage subcontractors, and drive reviews (SRR/PDR/CDR) while ensuring ECSS compliance

Qualifications

• 5+ years as a programme or project manager for spacecraft or spacecraft subsystems, with end-to-end delivery ownership.
• Proven track record managing cost, schedule and scope on complex, multi-stakeholder space programmes.
• Hands-on experience with ECSS project-management, review (SRR/PDR/CDR) and milestone frameworks.
• Experience coordinating across consortia, partners and/or subcontractors, ideally in an institutional funding context.
• Strong command of planning, risk management and reporting tools and methods.
• Sound technical judgement across space systems, enabling credible dialogue with domain leads and partners.
• Excellent stakeholder-management, negotiation and communication skills.
• Accountable, structured and calm under pressure, with an agile, hands-on mindset.
• Passion for creating a new spaceflight paradigm (space logistics & orbital refuelling).
• Familiarity with propulsion or fluidic systems
• Experience in a defence/ dual-use environment and eligibility to obtain a national security clearance (VS‑NfD)
• German language proficiency

Responsibilities

• Own the programme baseline: schedule, cost, scope, work-package structure and critical path across all phases
• Run the programme control cycle — planning, milestone and gate management, earned-value tracking, risk and opportunity management, change control, and progress reporting to internal and external stakeholders
• Act as deltaVision's primary interface to consortium partners, coordinating cross‑organisation dependencies, interfaces and deliverables
• Manage the customer and authority relationship for your programme, including reviews, milestone acceptance and contractual deliverables
• Lead internal programme execution across the contributing domains (systems engineering, hardware, and test), keeping teams aligned to plan
• Own subcontractor and supplier management within the programme scope: statements of work, NDAs, negotiation, monitoring and delivery
• Drive preparation and defence of programme reviews (SRR/PDR/CDR-class) and lead the associated documentation and data‑package readiness
• Flag strategic dependencies and resource conflicts early, across programme and company priorities
• Ensure compliance with ECSS project‑management, configuration and quality requirements
• Support related bid and proposal activity, contributing programme‑matics, planning and cost inputs

Skills

Programme management

Space systems knowledge

ECSS adherence

Stakeholder management

Risk & planning

Negotiation & communication

Agile mindset

German language proficiency

Job description

Your mission

As Orbital Systems Programme Manager, you will own the end-to-end delivery of one of deltaVision's space programmes. You will be the single point of accountability for schedule, budget, scope and risk, and deltaVision's primary interface to partners, subcontractors and customers. Working alongside our Orbital Systems architects and technical domain leads, you will keep a programme on track — from early phase through delivery.

Your responsibilities

• Own the programme baseline: schedule, cost, scope, work-package structure and critical path across all phases
• Run the programme control cycle — planning, milestone and gate management, earned-value tracking, risk and opportunity management, change control, and progress reporting to internal and external stakeholders
• Act as deltaVision's primary interface to consortium partners, coordinating cross‑organisation dependencies, interfaces and deliverables
• Manage the customer and authority relationship for your programme, including reviews, milestone acceptance and contractual deliverables
• Lead internal programme execution across the contributing domains (systems engineering, hardware, and test), keeping teams aligned to plan
• Own subcontractor and supplier management within the programme scope: statements of work, NDAs, negotiation, monitoring and delivery
• Drive preparation and defence of programme reviews (SRR/PDR/CDR-class) and lead the associated documentation and data‑package readiness
• Flag strategic dependencies and resource conflicts early, across programme and company priorities
• Ensure compliance with ECSS project‑management, configuration and quality requirements
• Support related bid and proposal activity, contributing programme‑matics, planning and cost inputs

Your profile

• 5+ years as a programme or project manager for spacecraft or spacecraft subsystems, with demonstrated end‑to‑end delivery ownership
• Proven track record managing cost, schedule and scope on complex, multi‑stakeholder space programmes
• Hands‑on experience with ECSS project‑management, review (SRR/PDR/CDR) and milestone frameworks
• Experience coordinating across consortia, partners and/or subcontractors, ideally in an institutional (ESA / national agency) funding context
• Strong command of planning, risk management and reporting tools and methods
• Sound technical judgement across space systems, enabling credible dialogue with domain leads and partners
• Excellent stakeholder‑management, negotiation and communication skills
• Accountable, structured and calm under pressure, with an agile, hands‑on mindset
• Passion for creating a new spaceflight paradigm (space logistics & orbital refuelling)
• Additional advantages:
  • Familiarity with propulsion or fluidic systems
  • Experience in a defence/ dual‑use environment and eligibility to obtain a national security clearance (VS‑NfD)
  • German language proficiency

We offer

• Immediate and flexible start
• Permanent full‑time position (40 h/week)
• Attractive salary
• 30 days annual vacation and flexible working hours
• Bike leasing, Jobticket and EGYM Wellpass
• Complimentary beverages, company events, and professional development opportunities