Team Lead SAIT

ISISPACE Group; Delft; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

ISISPACE Group’s SAIT team seeks a Team Lead to steer satellite-level integration and test activities, ensuring smooth operations and an inspiring, transparent team culture. You will guide a discipline team, align goals with wider program objectives, and contribute to hands-on discipline work when needed.

The role requires strong leadership, excellent communication, and a proven ability to translate strategy into actionable objectives while maintaining high quality and compliance with industry

Qualifications

• Degree in mechanical, aerospace, electrical engineering or a related field.
• Minimum 4 years of leadership or team management experience.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to guide, mentor, and collaborate effectively.
• Ability to translate strategic goals into actionable team objectives.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Proficiency in monitoring progress, addressing issues and ensuring compliance with processes and regulations.
• Strong organizational and coordination skills to manage day-to-day activities and long-term initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Translate department goals and initiatives into clear team objectives and plans.
• Define priorities, expected results, and assign team members to projects based on needs, competencies, and capacity.
• Support resource planning in coordination with internal stakeholders.
• Lead and coordinate the day-to-day activities of the discipline team.
• Provide professional guidance, mentorship, and support to team members.
• Monitor progress, address issues, and escape where necessary.
• Conduct performance reviews and identify development and training needs in alignment with management.
• Develop, implement, and maintain team processes and improvements in alignment with company and department initiatives.
• Ensure team processes are documented and adhered to.
• Coordinate process improvements with other stakeholders, teams, and departments.
• Ensure team members comply with applicable processes, standards, rules, and regulations, and address deviations.
• Facilitate effective collaboration with internal stakeholders.
• Promote a positive, professional, and supportive team environment.
• Support recruitment and onboarding where applicable.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Strategic planning

Communication

Mentorship

Recruitment

Collaboration

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical, aerospace, electrical engineering or related field

Job description

The System AIT (SAIT) team at ISISPACE is responsible for the satellite-level integration and test activities within our satellite projects. It is a dynamic team where last-minute work is not rare and problems need to be solved on the spot, while maintaining a high-quality standard. We are looking for a Team Lead who makes sure that everything runs smoothly and creates an inspiring, healthy team environment with open communication lines. If required, Team Leads may also contribute to discipline-specific work alongside their team members.

Specific tasks and responsibilities include:

Strategic Alignment & Planning

• Translate department goals and initiatives into clear team objectives and plans.
• Define priorities, expected results, and assign team members to projects based on needs, competencies, and capacity.
• Support resource planning in coordination with internal stakeholders.

Team Leadership & Development

• Lead and coordinate the day-to-day activities of the discipline team.
• Provide professional guidance, mentorship, and support to team members.
• Monitor progress, address issues, and escape where necessary.
• Conduct performance reviews and identify development and training needs in alignment with management.

Process & Compliance

• Develop, implement, and maintain team processes and improvements in alignment with company and department initiatives.
• Ensure team processes are documented and adhered to.
• Coordinate process improvements with other stakeholders, teams, and departments.
• Ensure team members comply with applicable processes, standards, rules, and regulations, and address deviations.

Collaboration & Culture

• Facilitate effective collaboration with internal stakeholders.
• Promote a positive, professional, and supportive team environment.
• Support recruitment and onboarding where applicable.
• Degree in mechanical, aerospace, electrical engineering or a related field.
• Previous experience in space systems AIT.
• Minimum 4 years of proven experience in a leadership or team management role.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to guide, mentor, and collaborate effectively.
• Ability to translate strategic goals into actionable team objectives.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Proficiency in monitoring progress, addressing issues, and ensuring compliance with processes and regulations.
• Strong organizational and coordination skills to manage day-to-day activities and long-term initiatives.