Propulsion Integration Manager – Launch Vehicle

Neoterra Talent; Comunidad Valenciana; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Health insurance

On-site physiotherapy

23 days of holiday + 24 and 31 Dec

Alicante coastal location with travel

Job summary

Neoterra Talent is seeking a Propulsion Integration Manager for a well-funded European launch company. The role oversees propulsion integration on a next‑gen orbital launcher, coordinating engines, pumps, valves, sensors and interfaces across teams, from design to launch campaigns.

You will lead a multidisciplinary group, drive recruitment and professional development, and report to vehicle integration leadership, with a base in the Alicante area and travel to test sites as needed.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in aerospace propulsion integration, engine assembly, propulsion testing or launch vehicle operations.
• Fluent Spanish (B2 or higher); English is a plus
• Solid understanding of liquid propulsion and fluid systems
• Experience with test campaigns and ideally launch campaigns
• Proven leadership of multidisciplinary teams

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, execute and verify all propulsion integration activities on the launch vehicle
• Lead the integration of engines, turbopumps, gas generators, thrust vector control actuators, piping, valves, sensors and interfaces
• Own integration activities such as leak checks, pressure tests, purges and cleanliness verification
• Support hot fire test campaigns and launch campaigns
• Act as the interface between propulsion engineering, manufacturing, vehicle integration, avionics, structures, test operations and launch operations
• Lead a team of integration engineers and technicians, driving recruitment, onboarding, and continuous professional development
• Report directly to the vehicle integration leadership and work closely with the chief designer

Skills

Propulsion integration

Engine assembly

Propulsion testing

Launch vehicle operations

Team leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Project planning

Quality assurance

Leak checks

Purge procedures

Job description

On behalf of our client, a well-funded European launch company, we are looking for a Propulsion Integration Manager to own propulsion integration on their next orbital launch vehicle.

Our client designs and builds its rockets in-house, from engines to structures and operates its own test facilities and launch infrastructure. The company is now moving from development into serial production and is building the team that will take its launcher to orbit.

What you will do

• Plan, coordinate, execute and verify all propulsion integration activities on the launch vehicle
• Lead the integration of engines, turbopumps, gas generators, thrust vector control actuators, piping, valves, sensors and interfaces
• Own integration activities such as leak checks, pressure tests, purges and cleanliness verification
• Support hot fire test campaigns and launch campaigns
• Act as the interface between propulsion engineering, manufacturing, vehicle integration, avionics, structures, test operations and launch operations
• Lead a team of integration engineers and technicians, driving recruitment, onboarding, and continuous professional development
• Report directly to the vehicle integration leadership and work closely with the chief designer

What you bring

• 10+ years of experience in aerospace propulsion integration, engine assembly, propulsion testing or launch vehicle operations
• Fluent Spanish (B2 or higher); English is a plus
• Solid understanding of liquid propulsion and fluid systems
• Experience with test campaigns and ideally launch campaigns
• Proven leadership of multidisciplinary teams

What our client offers

• A key role on real flight hardware in a company in its growth phase
• Competitive salary package
• Flexible working hours
• Health insurance, on-site physiotherapy and further benefits
• 23 days of holiday plus 24 and 31 December
• Based on the Mediterranean coast in the Alicante area, with travel to test and launch sites

All applications will be treated with strict confidentiality.