Industrial Manager (m/f/d) Space Instruments for e.g. NGGM or LISA missions

Your Mission

As Industrial Manager, you will be responsible for the industrial execution of our instrument and subsystem projects. You will ensure that all procured hardware, materials, equipment and services are available on time, on quality and within budget for development, qualification and flight‑model integration and test activities. You will act as the key management interface to the suppliers, in support of the Technical subcontract managers and the Project Manager.

Potential missions where you could act as Industrial Manager would be the ESA NGGM or ESA LISA missions.

Your Tasks

• Lead the overall procurement process from supplier identification and RFQ preparation through proposal evaluation and supplier selection
• Coordinate the Technical subcontract managers and support engineering teams during specification and procurement activities
• Monitor suppliers regarding technical progress, schedule, quality, contractual performance and cost compliance
• Assess supplier capability, manufacturing capacity and supply‑chain risks; implement mitigation measures where required
• Ensure availability of hardware, materials, MGSE/EGSE/OGSE and documentation required for Assembly, Integration and Test activities
• Provide consolidated industrial and procurement status overview to the Project Manager
• Support project reviews
• Identify industrial partners during proposal and early project phases and contribute to competitive industrial strategies

Skills and Experience

• Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or a comparable technical discipline
• Several years of professional experience in satellite, instrument, payload or aerospace projects
• Experience in procurement, supplier management, industrial project management or project engineering
• Understanding of ECSS/customer requirements and Product Assurance / Quality Assurance principles
• Strong communication, negotiation, and coordination skills in multidisciplinary teams
• Structured, proactive and solution-oriented way of working
• Fluent English; German is an advantage

Your Benefits

• Work on challenging and inspiring space missions
• Flat hierarchies and short decision‑making paths
• High degree of responsibility and autonomy
• Open and collaborative company culture
• Flexible working environment and excellent quality of life at Lake Constance
• Opportunity to directly influence the success of future European space missions
• Profit sharing, company pension scheme, flexible home office rules and many more

This position will require being eligible for clearance by the recognized authorities.