Orbital Systems Programme Manager (m/f/d)

Your mission

As Orbital Systems Programme Manager, you will own the end-to-end delivery of one of deltaVision's space programmes. You will be the single point of accountability for schedule, budget, scope and risk, and deltaVision's primary interface to partners, subcontractors and customers.

Working alongside our Orbital Systems architects and technical domain leads, you will keep a programme on track — from early phase through delivery.

Your responsibilities

Own the

• programme
• baseline: schedule, cost, scope, work-package
• structure
• and critical path across all phases

Run the

programme

control cycle — planning, milestone and gate management, earned-value tracking, risk and opportunity management, change control, and progress reporting to internal and external stakeholders

Act as

deltaVision's

primary interface to consortium partners, coordinating cross-o

rganisation

dependencies,

interfaces

and deliverables

Manage the customer and authority relationship for your

programme

, including reviews, milestone

acceptance

and contractual deliverables

Lead internal

programme

execution across the contributing domains (systems engineering, hardware, and test), keeping teams aligned to plan

Own subcontractor and supplier management within the

programme

scope: statements of work,

NDAs,

• negotiation,
• monitoring
• and delivery
• Drive preparation and
• defence

of

• programme
• reviews (SRR/PDR/CDR-class) and lead the associated documentation and data-package readiness
• Flag strategic dependencies and resource conflicts early, across
• programme
• and company priorities
• Ensure compliance with ECSS project-management,
• configuration
• and quality requirements
• Support related bid and proposal activity, contributing
• programmatics
• , planning and cost inputs
• Your profile
• 5+ years as a
• programme
• or project manager for spacecraft or spacecraft subsystems, with
• demonstrated
• end-to-end delivery ownership

Proven

• track record
• managing cost, schedule and scope on complex, multi-stakeholder space
• programmes
• Hands-on experience with ECSS project-management, review (SRR/PDR/CDR

)

• and milestone frameworks
• Experience coordinating across consortia,
• partners
• and/or subcontractors, ideally in an institutional (ESA / national agency) funding context
• Strong command of planning, risk management and reporting tools and methods
• Sound technical judgement across space systems, enabling credible dialogue with domain leads and partners
• Excellent stakeholder-management,
• negotiation
• and communication skills

Accountable,

• structured
• and calm under pressure, with an agile, hands-on mindset
• Passion for creating a new spaceflight paradigm (space
• logistics
• & orbital
• refuelling

)

Additional advantages

Familiarity with propulsion or fluidic systems

Experience in a

• defence
• / dual-use environment and eligibility to obtain a national security clearance (VS-

NfD

)

• German language proficiency
• We offer
• Immediate and flexible start
• Permanent full-time position (40 h/week)
• Attractive salary
• 30 days annual vacation and flexible working hours
• Bike leasing, Jobticket and EGYM Wellpass
• Complimentary beverages, company events, and professional development opportunities