Space Mission Manager - End-to-End Delivery (Portugal)

Open Cosmos; Porto; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Open Cosmos in Portugal is seeking a Mission Manager to own defined mission delivery activities across spacecraft development, integration, launch, and operations, coordinating with Senior Mission Managers and multidisciplinary engineering teams to drive complex programmes.

Based in Coimbra or Porto, you will manage schedules, budgets, risk, and quality, liaise with internal stakeholders and partners, and travel between offices as needed to ensure mission readiness from concept through

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of project management fundamentals including scope, schedule, cost, and risk management.
• Awareness of spacecraft systems, payloads, or multidisciplinary engineering programmes.
• Proficiency with project management and tracking tools such as MS Project, Jira, or similar platforms.
• Strong organisational and coordination capability across multiple workstreams and stakeholders.
• Clear and structured communication across technical and non-technical audiences.
• Understanding of supplier, stakeholder, and contract management principles.
• Ability to balance priorities and maintain momentum within fast-moving delivery environments.
• A proactive, ownership-driven mindset with strong attention to detail.
• A collaborative approach, building effective relationships across teams, partners, and customers.

Responsibilities

• Managing assigned mission phases or smaller end-to-end mission activities across schedule, cost, and delivery objectives
• Coordinating multidisciplinary teams across engineering, manufacturing, AIT, operations, supply chain, and commercial functions
• Maintaining project schedules, milestones, budgets, and delivery tracking activities
• Acting as a day-to-day point of contact for internal stakeholders and selected customers or partners
• Supporting technical and programmatic reviews, action tracking, reporting, and progress monitoring
• Identifying risks, dependencies, and delivery challenges while supporting mitigation planning
• Ensuring mission activities align with technical, contractual, and quality requirements
• Supporting communication and coordination between technical teams, suppliers, and external partners
• Contributing to mission readiness activities including integration campaigns, launch preparation, and operational planning

Skills

PM fundamentals

Spacecraft systems

PM tools

Coordination skills

Effective communication

Contract management

Prioritization

Proactiveness

Collaboration

Job description

Open Cosmos in Portugal is seeking a Mission Manager to own defined mission delivery activities across spacecraft development, integration, launch, and operations, coordinating with Senior Mission Managers and multidisciplinary engineering teams to drive complex programmes.

Based in Coimbra or Porto, you will manage schedules, budgets, risk, and quality, liaise with internal stakeholders and partners, and travel between offices as needed to ensure mission readiness from concept through