Technical Manager (m/f/d) Industrial Engineering

SpaceTech GmbH; Immenstaad am Bodensee; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing

Company pension scheme

Flexible home office rules

Many more

Job summary

Solar Array Factory is seeking a driven professional to support serial production projects for high-end space technologies. You will coordinate production activities, organize industrial engineering, and collaborate with engineers across disciplines to manage quality, cost, and schedule.

You will engage with customers, negotiate change notices, and lead technical/project reviews, with a requirement for strong English communication and a Master’s degree in a related engineering field.

Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing projects for space applications and project management.
• Proven experience in project planning.
• Ability to work independently and in interdisciplinary teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English; German is a plus.
• Master’s degree in aerospace, mechanical engineering, or related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Support management of serial production projects for Solar Array Factory products.
• Coordinate and monitor production activities.
• Organize industrial engineering of products and conduct technical assessments as needed.
• Collaborate with engineers as part of the industrial engineering team.
• Ensure compliance with quality, cost, and schedule requirements.
• Support customer contact and manage contract change notices.
• Organize and lead technical and project reviews.

Skills

Space project experience

Project management

Project planning

Independent work

English communication

German a plus

Cost/time/quality delivery

Education

Master’s degree in aerospace or mechanical engineering

Job description

Solar Array FactoryOur solar array products are in high demand from customers around the globe, ranging from scientific one-off satellites to series production for constellations. The Industrial Engineering department within the Solar Array Factory is responsible for the manufacturing processes & product design as well as for the supply chain and the project management of the (serial) solar array production.

Your tasks

• Support management of (serial) production projects for Solar Array Factory products
• Coordinate and monitor the production activities
• Organize the industrial engineering of products and conduct technical assessments, if needed
• Collaborate with engineers as part of the industrial engineering team
• Ensure compliance with contractual requirements regarding quality, cost, and schedule
• Support customer contact
• Negotiate change requests and manage contract change notices
• Organize and lead technical and project reviews

Your skills and experience

• Experience in manufacturing projects for space applications and project management
• Proven experience in project planning
• Work independently as well as within interdisciplinary teams
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and foster a culture of inclusion
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English; proficiency in German is an asset
• Strong drive to deliver projects on cost, on time and on quality
• Master’s degree in aerospace, mechanical engineering, or a related engineering discipline

We offer

• Diverse development tasks in the area of high-end space technology
• Opportunity for personal impact and development possibilities in flat company hierarchies
• Living and working in an area of great natural beauty and safety offering a large variety of leisure activities
• Profit sharing, company pension scheme, flexible home office rules and many more...

This position will require being eligible for clearance by the recognized authorities.