Astris Space Project Manager — Programs & Systems Lead

EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY; Paris; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

European Space Agency is seeking an ASTRIS Project Manager for the Ariane Programme within the Directorate of Space Transportation in Paris. You will oversee technical and programmatic implementation, manage resources and contracts, and control budgets, risks and schedules in collaboration with TEC and national organisations.

You will lead a team, interface with industry, and drive project plans, reviews, and exploitation preparations for first missions, while reporting weekly to management and

Qualifications

• A master's degree in aerospace engineering with focus space systems and technologies is required for this post together with 10 years of relevant professional experience.
• Direct experience in the development of space programmes.
• Proven experience of leading, motivating and developing a team in a project environment.
• The ability to provide strategic direction to the individuals and teams within the Astris project and to relate team objectives to the overall, evolving organisational goals and context.
• The ability to drive performance and foster cooperation within and across teams throughout the organisation.
• Demonstrated excellent leadership, relationship management and communication skills, both oral and written.

Responsibilities

• managing the technical and programmatic implementation of the ASTRIS development, composed of a space segment and a ground control segment, including specifications elaboration, design, development, qualification assembly of the first article
• preparing the exploitation organization with the various stakeholder and contributing to the preparation of the first missions
• preparing the relevant Statement of works, request for quotation, evaluation of industrial offers and conducting negotiations related to procurement in your area of responsibility
• interfacing with industry for the implementation of the project’s activities, managing the industrial contract(s)
• managing the team in charge of Astris and the associated support from the Directorate of Technology, Engineering and Quality (TEC) and the possible integrated support provided by national organisations
• preparing the relevant project plans and organizing the integrated project reviews
• managing the overall budget allocated to the programme
• reporting of the status and criticalities of the activities in your domain of responsibility on a weekly basis with line management
• preparing the relevant document for the reporting and interfacing with concerned delegations and to the programme board

Skills

Project management

Budget management

Schedule management

Risk management

Team leadership

Stakeholder communication

Strategic direction

Contract management

Education

Master's degree in aerospace engineering

Job description

European Space Agency is seeking an ASTRIS Project Manager for the Ariane Programme within the Directorate of Space Transportation in Paris. You will oversee technical and programmatic implementation, manage resources and contracts, and control budgets, risks and schedules in collaboration with TEC and national organisations.

You will lead a team, interface with industry, and drive project plans, reviews, and exploitation preparations for first missions, while reporting weekly to management and