Space Systems Proposal Engineer

Leaf Space; Lomazzo; Hybrid; EUR 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meal vouchers €8

Hybrid work model

Professional development

Corporate welfare platform

International environment

Job summary

Leaf Space is seeking a Technical Proposal Engineer to coordinate the technical development of customer proposals for institutional and commercial customers in the space sector.

You will act as the technical focal point during the bid phase, translating customer requirements into competitive, technically robust and executable solutions, working across Engineering, Product, Operations, Sales and Business Development.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics or related disciplines.
• 4–6 years of experience in Systems Engineering, Proposal Engineering or Pre-Sales Engineering or Technical Bid Support preferably within the aerospace, defence or high-technology sectors. Experience with ESA, EC, ASI or other institutional customers is considered an advantage

Responsibilities

• Analyse RFPs, ITTs, Statements of Work and customer technical requirements to identify relevant opportunities.
• Support the coordination of technical proposal preparation across Engineering, Product and Operations.
• Contribute to the definition of system architectures and technical solutions.
• Develop compliance matrices, technical descriptions and proposal documentation.
• Estimate engineering effort, technical risks and implementation assumptions, ensuring solution feasibility.
• Support pricing activities with technical inputs and resource estimates.
• Participate in customer technical clarification meetings and support technical discussions during contract negotiations.
• Identify proposal risks and mitigation strategies.
• Ensure consistency between technical documentation, pricing and delivery plans.
• Support proposal-to-project handover after contract award and provide technical support during project implementation in coordination with the Project Manager.
• Improve proposal processes, templates and technical knowledge management

Skills

Systems Engineering

Proposal Engineering

Requirements Engineering

Solution Architecture

Technical Bid Management

Requirements Traceability

Risk Analysis

Technical Writing

Cost & Effort Estimation

Space Systems

Stakeholder Management

Education

Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics or related disciplines

Job description

Leaf Space is seeking a Technical Proposal Engineer to coordinate the technical development of customer proposals for institutional and commercial customers in the space sector.

You will act as the technical focal point during the bid phase, translating customer requirements into competitive, technically robust and executable solutions, working across Engineering, Product, Operations, Sales and Business Development.