Senior Space Instrumentation Program Manager

WIA-Europe; Sassenheim; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

International environment

Hybrid work model

Competitive salary

27 days annual leave

Company bicycle

Personal development budget

Long-term collaboration

Job summary

cosine is a world-leading developer of space instrumentation and measurement systems, enabling ambitious missions in Earth observation, planetary science, and beyond.

As Project Manager in our Remote Sensing division, you will lead multidisciplinary teams, balance technical excellence with schedule, budget, quality, and stakeholder expectations, and drive end-to-end instrument development from concept to launch.

Qualifications

• Several years of experience managing complex technical development projects in space/aerospace/defense or other high-tech industries.
• Engineering, physics, aerospace, systems engineering or related field background.
• Experience managing projects with demanding performance, planning, cost and quality requirements.
• Strong project management methodologies and engineering development lifecycles.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication across organizational levels.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end execution of space instrument development projects, from project kick-off to final delivery.
• Manage project scope, schedule, budget, resources, and quality throughout the project lifecycle.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams consisting of engineers, scientists, systems engineers, and manufacturing specialists.
• Act as the primary point of contact for customers, partners, subcontractors, and internal stakeholders, ensuring alignment with the Director of Remote Sensing and agreed strategies
• Monitor project performance and proactively identify, assess, and mitigate risks.
• Ensure compliance with customer requirements, contractual obligations, and applicable industry standards
• Drive decision-making processes and maintain alignment between technical, commercial, and operational objectives
• Support proposal and business development activities by contributing project management expertise where required

Skills

Project management

Space/defense domain

Stakeholder management

Engineering background

English communication

Education

Technical/scientific background

Job description

cosine is a world-leading developer of space instrumentation and measurement systems, enabling ambitious missions in Earth observation, planetary science, and beyond.

As Project Manager in our Remote Sensing division, you will lead multidisciplinary teams, balance technical excellence with schedule, budget, quality, and stakeholder expectations, and drive end-to-end instrument development from concept to launch.