Business Development Engineer

SSC Space AB; Kiruna kommun; On-site; SEK 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellness allowance

Health benefits

Company bike

Collective Agreement & pensions

Job summary

SSC Space AB is hiring a Business Development Engineer to drive customer engagement and commercial development for sounding rockets and stratospheric balloons from Esrange Space Center near Kiruna. The role blends sales, technical coordination and proposal development, with opportunities to travel and engage with international customers.

You will build relationships, shape offerings, negotiate contracts, and support long-term customer relationships with a focus on cross-cultural collaboration

Qualifications

• University degree in engineering, science or relevant technical field.
• Ability to understand technical concepts and communicate them clearly to diverse audiences.
• Strong business acumen and ability to develop commercially viable solutions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple activities and stakeholders.
• Proactive, solution-oriented and able to move opportunities forward.
• Independent work style with collaborative team contribution.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain long-term relationships with customers and partners.
• Identify and cultivate new business opportunities in science and space.
• Expand business related to student programs, sounding rockets and stratospheric balloons.
• Translate customer needs into service offerings and technical solutions.
• Coordinate input from specialists across SSC Space.
• Manage sales opportunities from dialogue to proposal, negotiation and contract closure.
• Prepare customer-facing material and proposals.
• Maintain sales pipeline with status reports and forecasts.
• Travel internationally to visit customers and attend conferences and events.
• Contribute to short- and long-term business planning.

Skills

Business development

Technical coordination

Stakeholder management

English fluency

Excel/PowerPoint literacy

Education

Engineering degree or science degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Welcome to SSC Space, an exciting workplace for those passionate about science and technology in general, and space in particular.

With space organizations, research institutes, institutional and commercial actors as customers, we offer specialist expertise in satellite communications, space consulting services, rocket and balloon systems, flight test services, satellite propulsion systems, and much more.

For more than 50 years, SSC Space has been a leading provider of sounding rocket and stratospheric balloon launches from Esrange Space Center. We are now looking for a Business Development Engineer who wants to help develop the next chapter of this business.

This is a technically oriented business development role where you will combine customer engagement, commercial development and technical coordination. You will build relationships with existing and potential customers and develop business opportunities connected to student programs, sounding rockets and stratospheric balloons.

You will be involved throughout the sales process, from identifying opportunities and shaping service offerings to developing proposals, negotiating contracts and supporting long-term customer relationships. The role has an international scope and includes customer visits, conferences and collaboration with technical experts across SSC Space.

REQUIREMENTS

We believe you are commercially minded, technically curious and comfortable building relationships across different cultures and professional environments. You can contribute to technical discussions while maintaining a clear focus on customer needs and business opportunities.

You also have:

• A university degree in engineering, science or another relevant technical field, or equivalent professional experience.
• The ability to understand technical concepts and communicate them clearly to different audiences.
• Strong business acumen and an interest in developing commercially viable solutions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage several activities and stakeholders simultaneously.
• A proactive, solution-oriented approach and the ability to move opportunities forward.
• The ability to work independently while contributing to a collaborative team.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• A genuine interest in science, technology and space.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.

Swedish language skills and previous experience in business development, technical sales or another customer-facing commercial role are considered an advantage.

As the role involves international customer engagement, you should be willing and able to travel regularly.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and maintain long-term relationships with existing and potential customers.
• Identify and cultivate new business opportunities within science and research in space.
• Develop and expand business related to student programs, sounding rockets and stratospheric balloons.
• Understand customer needs and translate them into relevant service offerings and technical solutions.
• Coordinate commercial and technical input from specialists across SSC Space.
• Manage sales opportunities throughout the full process, from initial customer dialogue to proposal, negotiation and contract closure.
• Prepare proposals, presentations and other customer-facing material.
• Maintain an accurate sales pipeline and provide regular status reports and forecasts.
• Visit customers internationally and represent SSC Space at conferences, meetings and industry events.
• Contribute to both short-term sales activities and long-term business planning.

BENEFITS

We offer you

• A unique opportunity to contribute to a wide range of projects and play an active role in both the Swedish and international space industry.
• An excellent opportunity for personal and career development.
• An exciting, international workplace characterized by an open atmosphere and proud employees all over the world.

Additional benefits

• In addition to vacation and traditional public holidays, we offer extra paid leave throughout the year, such as time off between Christmas and New Year, Ascension Day, amounting to 6-11 extra days depending on the calendar.
• Wellness allowance of SEK 5,000 per year.
• Health benefits such as voluntary health insurance and regular health checks for eligible employees.
• Access to a benefit bike through a tax-efficient leasing program.
• Support for employee-driven activities that promote connection, health, and culture across teams.
• Collective Agreement, including good pensions plans, parental pay, and insurance.

LOCATION

This is a full-time, permanent position based at Esrange Space Center outside of Kiruna.

This position requires approved pre-employment screening. These controls are based on the role that you will fulfill within the company. Additional requirements regarding citizenship may apply.

We help Earth benefit from space

SSC Space is a leading global provider of advanced space services, with more than 50 years of experience. We help space organizations, research institutes, commercial and institutional actors from all over the world to get access to space.

With local presence on all continents and about 700 committed employees, we offer specialist expertise in satellite communications and satellite control services, spacecraft operations, rocket and balloon systems, launch services and flight test services, as well as engineering, operations and consultancy services for space missions.

We help Earth benefit from Space. Learn more at sscspace.com

ESRANGE

SSC Space AB