Manager Engineering

🚀 Challenge the Impossible

About Beyond Gravity

Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, Beyond Gravity is not your typical space company. We're a unique blend of agility, speed, and innovation, fusing a start-up mindset with decades of industry expertise and a track record of 100% mission success. Our dynamic team of over 1800 professionals, spread across 14 locations in seven countries, is dedicated to pushing the boundaries of what is technically feasible. We're not just building crucial products for the satellites, launchers and semiconductor industry, we’re helping to improve life on earth.

Beyond Gravity USA is seeking someone to provide engineering expertise to development projects and series production programs in all relevant fields. This includes experience in metallic and composite structures for launchers, spacecraft and non-space applications, as well as thermal elements.

Responsibilities:

• Manage the Analysis & System Engineering team which is responsible for performing all required structural analysis and certification of the vehicle while also ensuring it meets customer and regulatory requirements
• Serve as US technical authority for Analysis & System engineering, with ownership of relevant requirements and certification activities; customer along with Engineering Tool Kit and methodologies
• Manage the International Team’s day-to-day tasks of direct headcount as well as contractor and external suppliers as needed
• Provide leadership and functional direction for the team in line with Beyond Gravity’s Values and Code of Conduct, driving the people & leadership development within the department
• Hire, coach, and mentor the team to provide thorough analysis and dispositions, growing the US teams competence to be 100% self sufficient
• Define roadmaps, schedules, organize and prioritize the work, track and communicate progress on all products and initiatives

Job Requirements:

• Education in Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering; M.Sc. level preferred
• Proven expertise and track record in structural Engineering (metallic and composites)
• Broad understanding, competence and experience in Engineering processes, tools, and methodologies
• Know-how of relevant Engineering tools, PLM and interfaces
• Excellent capacity-, budget planning expertise and communication skills
• Experience in management of larger organizations in an international environment, preferred
• Know-how of Space Products and Subsystems design, development, and verification- (DDV) as well as testing, preferred
• Engineering know how from adjacent industries (Aeronautics, Semiconductor, Internet,…), preferred
• Solution driven, willing to make a difference, service provider mindset, strong customer experience thinking
• Strong motivator with high energy level and persistence to overachieve goals
• Cooperative leader who puts success of team first, willing to share experience and knowledge
• Open-minded, strong communicator and networker, willingly involves others and shares information
• Logic and concise thinker, capable of finding simple solutions for complex problems without oversimplifying

🌌Are you ready for lift-off?

Our core values - Passionate, Together, and Curious - transform challenges into opportunities. Embark on a journey to transcend the ordinary with us. Propel your career to new heights. We‘re actively reviewing candidates and will promptly select the ideal fit for our team.

For questions regarding the position, please contact: Joshua Gregory | | E-Mail schreiben

For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact: Michelle Lach | | E-Mail schreiben

Beyond Gravity is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome and encourage applications from all qualified individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected categories.

Applications by e-mail cannot be considered. We do not accept dossiers from recruitment agencies for this position.

Trinity, AL, US

Nearest Major Market: Decatur