REXUS/BEXUS Program Manager – Payloads & Flight Systems

SSC Space; Kiruna kommun; On-site; SEK 750,000 - 1,050,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellness allowance

Health checks

Bike leasing

Collective Agreement

Job summary

SSC Space is seeking a REXUS/BEXUS Program Manager to join the Payloads & Flight Systems team. You will support student teams from design reviews through testing and launch, acting as Payload Manager during campaigns at Esrange Space Center and coordinating with partners across Europe.

The role blends office coordination with hands-on activities, and requires fluency in English, strong organizational skills, and willingness to travel across Europe, including summers.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in engineering or equivalent technical background.
• Understanding of electrical or software design and engineering.
• Organized and able to coordinate multiple activities and stakeholders.
• Clear communication and ability to guide others.
• Able to work independently while collaborating with students, colleagues and international partners.
• Fluent in spoken and written English.
• Enjoys combining office-based work with hands-on activities.
• Willing and able to travel regularly within Europe, including during the summer.
• Previous involvement in REXUS/BEXUS or similar hands-on programs is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the selection of student experiments and conduct key technical reviews, including Preliminary Design Reviews (PDR) and Critical Design Reviews (CDR).
• Review the electrical and software aspects of the student teams’ experiments.
• Conduct Integration Progress Reviews and Acceptance Reviews at universities across Europe.
• Guide student teams to develop experiments that are safe and ready for integration, testing and launch.
• Act as Payload Manager during REXUS and BEXUS launch campaigns at Esrange Space Center.
• Coordinate experiment readiness with the Esrange campaign manager and the wider campaign organization.
• Participate in integration and functional testing activities in Germany for the REXUS campaigns.
• Collaborate with program partners: SNSA, DLR, ESA, ZARM, DLR MORABA and SSC Space.
• Support proposals for future program funding cycles and contribute to managing SSC Space’s program budget.

Skills

Engineering background

Electrical/software design

Organizational skills

Clear communication

Independent collaboration

Fluent English

Hands-on work

Travel within Europe

Education

Master’s degree in engineering

Job description

Description

Welcome to SSC Space, where people, technology and space come together. Formerly known as Swedish Space Corporation, SSC Space is a Swedish space company with an international reach. We work with space organisations, research institutes, institutional customers and commercial partners, providing specialist expertise across satellite communications, spacecraft consultancy, rocket and balloon systems, and other space-related services. The REXUS/BEXUS program gives university students from across Europe the opportunity to design and conduct scientific and technological experiments on sounding rockets and stratospheric balloons. Each year, two rockets and two balloons are launched from Esrange Space Center in northern Sweden, carrying experiments developed by student teams. We are now looking for a REXUS/BEXUS Program Manager to join our Payloads & Flight Systems team. Working alongside the current program manager, you will combine technical reviews, international collaboration and hands‑on campaign activities. You will support student teams throughout their projects and help ensure that their experiments are ready for integration, testing and launch. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to the next generation of engineers and scientists while taking part in international rocket and balloon campaigns.

Requirements

We are looking for someone who:

• Holds a master’s degree in engineering or has an equivalent technical background.


• Has a good understanding of electrical or software design and engineering.


• Is organized and comfortable coordinating several activities and stakeholders.


• Communicates clearly and enjoys supporting and guiding others.


• Can work independently while collaborating with students, colleagues and international partners.


• Is fluent in spoken and written English.


• Enjoys combining office-based work with practical, hands‑on activities.


• Is willing and able to travel regularly within Europe, including during the summer.

Previous involvement in REXUS/BEXUS or another hands‑on student, research or educational program is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the selection of student experiments and conduct key technical reviews, including Preliminary Design Reviews and Critical Design Reviews.


• Review the electrical and software aspects of the student teams’ experiments.


• Conduct Integration Progress Reviews and Acceptance Reviews at universities across Europe.


• Guide student teams and help them develop experiments that are safe and ready for integration, testing and launch.


• Act as Payload Manager during REXUS and BEXUS launch campaigns at Esrange Space Center.


• Coordinate experiment readiness with the Esrange campaign manager and the wider campaign organization.


• Participate in integration and functional testing activities in Germany for the REXUS campaigns.


• Collaborate closely with the program partners: SNSA, DLR, ESA, ZARM, DLR MORABA and SSC Space.


• Support proposals for future program funding cycles and contribute to managing SSC Space’s program budget.

Benefits

• The opportunity to co‑manage one of Europe’s leading student rocket and balloon programs.


• A varied role combining technical work, project coordination, education and launch activities.


• The chance to work with students and partner organizations from across Europe.


• First‑hand experience of sounding rocket and stratospheric balloon launches at Esrange Space Center.


• An international working environment based in either Stockholm or Kiruna.

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 our office in either Solna or Kiruna.

Further information

For questions regarding employment terms or union‑related matters, you are welcome to contact our union representatives:

Sveriges Ingenjörer: [e-mail]

Unionen: [e-mail]

Eligibility

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 800 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