LCA Data Architect for Space & Sustainability

Isar Aerospace SE; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Participation Program

30 days vacation

Company pension plan

Subsidised lunches

Learning allowance

Childcare allowance

Flexible mobility budget

Job summary

Isar Aerospace is seeking an LCA & Environmental Data Specialist to build our Life Cycle Assessment capabilities from the ground up. You will work with engineering, procurement, manufacturing and testing teams to collect and structure data for robust LCAs and translate findings into actionable insights.

You will define scope, develop inventories, perform impact assessments, and maintain LCA models in openLCA, ensuring data quality and traceability across the lifecycle of our products.

Qualifications

• Degree in environmental science, engineering, sustainability, data science, or related field.
• Experience conducting LCAs per ISO 14040/14044.
• Strong understanding of LCA methodology: goal and scope, inventory, impact assessment, interpretation.
• Experience developing LCA models and environmental datasets.
• Familiar with openLCA or similar software.
• Knowledge of LCA databases and data sources.
• Strong data analysis with handling incomplete data.
• Ability to collect and structure data with stakeholders across functions.
• Ability to communicate LCA results to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong cross-functional communication; highly organized.

Responsibilities

• Conduct and develop LCAs for product, components, materials, and processes per ISO standards.
• Define goal/scope, inventories, impact assessments, interpretation; document assumptions.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Procurement, Manufacturing and other teams to collect environmental data.
• Establish scalable processes for environmental data management and traceability.
• Develop and maintain LCA models, datasets, and inventories in openLCA and databases.
• Analyze results, identify environmental hotspots and improvement opportunities.
• Support environmental requirements and KPIs for projects and contracts.
• Communicate LCA results to Ecodesign Engineer and evaluate potential improvements.

Skills

LCA methodology

ISO 14040/14044

Data collection

Data management

openLCA

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Fluent English

Education

Environmental Science/Engineering/Sustainability degree

Tools

openLCA

LCA databases

Job description

Isar Aerospace is seeking an LCA & Environmental Data Specialist to build our Life Cycle Assessment capabilities from the ground up. You will work with engineering, procurement, manufacturing and testing teams to collect and structure data for robust LCAs and translate findings into actionable insights.

You will define scope, develop inventories, perform impact assessments, and maintain LCA models in openLCA, ensuring data quality and traceability across the lifecycle of our products.