Aerospace program and operations manager jobs in Spain

Aerospace program and operations manager: 59 open roles at 19 companies in Spain. 57 of them are open to candidates of any nationality; the rest ask for citizenship, export-control eligibility or a government security clearance. 3 mention relocation support.

Rebuilt 27 Oct 2026
open roles
59
companies
19
open to any nationality
97%
estimated median pay
$71k

Companies hiring

CompanyOpen rolesAny nationalityRelocation
Airbus2696%
PLD Space6100%
GMV3100%3
ICEYE3100%
Sener3100%
Indra Group3100%
Thales Group3100%
Open Cosmos1100%
Keysight1100%
Hispasat10%
Rivada Space Networks1100%
Shield AI1100%
Vinci1100%
Rocket Lab1100%
CAE1100%

Newest roles

GMV

gmv.com
gmv.com · HQ: Tres Cantos, Spain · Smart Mobility · Defense Manufacturing · Satellite Navigation · Ground Systems · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 1984 · Trust B · Hiring 190, 8 new
HQ: Tres Cantos, Spain · Smart Mobility · Defense Manufacturing · Satellite Navigation · Ground Systems · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 1984 · Trust B · Hiring 190, 8 new
GMV is a Spanish technology group headquartered in Tres Cantos, near Madrid, that develops flight dynamics and ground segment software for space missions and supplies systems and services for defence and security, satellite navigation, intelligent transport, healthcare and cybersecurity. Founded in 1984 as a spin-off of the Polytechnic University of Madrid and still privately owned, it works for the European Space Agency, the Galileo program, armed forces and transit operators, with subsidiaries in Europe, the Americas and Asia, including GMV North America. It hires systems, software and space engineers, satellite payload specialists, cybersecurity consultants and project managers.
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Verified live · 3 hours ago 2 days ago Likely open · 63%

Subcontractor Programme Manager

≈ $38k – $90k per year (Estimated) · Hybrid (Tres Cantos, Spain) · Relocation · Contractor
Agile
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Verified live · 3 hours ago 1 month ago Long shot · 8%

Project Manager for Agile Space Projects

≈ $38k – $90k per year (Estimated) · Hybrid (Tres Cantos, Spain) · Relocation
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PLD Space

pldspace.com
pldspace.com · HQ: Elche, Spain · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 2011 · Hiring 100, 100 new
HQ: Elche, Spain · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 2011 · Hiring 100, 100 new
PLD Space is a Spanish aerospace company founded in 2011 and based in Elche. It develops the Miura family of reusable launch vehicles and in 2023 flew the first privately developed European suborbital rocket. The company is building Miura 5 as a small satellite launcher operating from French Guiana.
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Verified live · 3 hours ago 2 days ago Hiring now · 90%

Propulsion Integration Manager — MIURA 5 Launch Vehicle

≈ $39k – $93k per year (Estimated) · In office (Elche, Spain)
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Verified live · 3 hours ago 2 days ago Hiring now · 90%

Avionics Integration Manager - MIURA 5 Launch Vehicle

≈ $39k – $93k per year (Estimated) · In office (Elche, Spain)
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Thales Group

thalesgroup.com
thalesgroup.com · HQ: Paris, France · Electronic Warfare · Satellite Manufacturing · Identity Management · Avionics & Flight Control · C4ISR · 5000+ employees · Est. 1893 · Trust B · Hiring 2369, 336 new
HQ: Paris, France · Electronic Warfare · Satellite Manufacturing · Identity Management · Avionics & Flight Control · C4ISR · 5000+ employees · Est. 1893 · Trust B · Hiring 2369, 336 new
Thales is a French technology group whose lineage runs back to 1893, and it is one of Europe's largest defence and aerospace electronics companies. It builds radar, electronic warfare, sonar and command systems for armed forces, avionics and in-flight entertainment for aircraft, signalling for railways, and satellites through the Thales Alenia Space joint venture with Leonardo. A large cybersecurity and digital identity division, assembled through the Gemalto and Imperva acquisitions, supplies hardware security modules, encryption and the SIM and biometric documents used by banks and governments worldwide.
Pascal Bouchiat · Chief Financial Officer · decision-maker
Patrice Caine · Chairman & Chief Executive Officer · decision-maker
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Verified live · 2 hours ago 4 days ago Likely open · 57%

Master Planner

≈ $35k – $93k per year (Estimated) · Hybrid (Madrid, Spain) · Bachelor's Degree · Full-Time · English: C1
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Verified live · 2 hours ago 13 days ago Likely open · 57%

Project Manager

≈ $48k – $93k per year (Estimated) · Senior · 5+ years exp · Hybrid (Madrid, Spain) · Bachelor's Degree · Full-Time · Senior · English: C1
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Airbus

airbus.com
airbus.com · HQ: Blagnac, France · Defense Manufacturing · Satellite Manufacturing · Aerospace Manufacturing · Aircraft Manufacturing · 5000+ employees · Est. 1970 · Trust B · Hiring 2627, 251 new
HQ: Blagnac, France · Defense Manufacturing · Satellite Manufacturing · Aerospace Manufacturing · Aircraft Manufacturing · 5000+ employees · Est. 1970 · Trust B · Hiring 2627, 251 new
Airbus is a European aerospace group formed in 1970 as a consortium of French, German, British and Spanish manufacturers to build a competitor to the American aircraft industry, and now the largest commercial aircraft maker in the world. Its passenger jets run from the A220 through the best-selling A320 family to the A350 widebody, built in an unusual pan-European industrial system where major sections are made in different countries and flown to final assembly lines. Beyond airliners it is the largest civil helicopter maker, builds telecommunications and observation satellites, and supplies military aircraft including the A400M transport.
Lars Wagner · Directeur Général · decision-maker
Carmen-Maja Rex · Directeur Général · decision-maker
Alberto Gutierrez · Executive Officer · decision-maker
Catherine Jestin · Executive Officer · decision-maker
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Verified live · 2 hours ago 5 days ago Likely open · 56%

Supply Chain Warehouse Officer (SCWO)

≈ $23k – $57k per year (Estimated) · Junior · 2+ years exp · In office (Albacete, Spain) · Full-Time · Nationals only · Junior · Spanish · English
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Aviation Safety and Quality Logistics Operations Manager

≈ $44k – $85k per year (Estimated) · Senior · 5+ years exp · In office (Albacete, Spain) · Bachelor's Degree · Full-Time · Senior · Spanish · English: B1
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ICEYE

iceye.com
iceye.com · HQ: Espoo, Finland · Geospatial Analytics · Earth Observation · Satellite Manufacturing · 501-1000 employees · Est. 2014 · Trust A · Hiring 190, 22 new
HQ: Espoo, Finland · Geospatial Analytics · Earth Observation · Satellite Manufacturing · 501-1000 employees · Est. 2014 · Trust A · Hiring 190, 22 new
ICEYE is a Finnish space company founded in 2014 that built the first synthetic aperture radar satellite small enough to be launched in large numbers, and it now operates the world's largest constellation of them. Because radar imaging works through cloud and at night, the constellation can observe a location reliably regardless of weather, which makes it valuable for flood monitoring, insurance loss assessment, maritime surveillance and defence intelligence. Headquartered in Espoo, the company both sells data and builds satellites for government customers who want their own sovereign radar capability.
Pekka Laurila · Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer · decision-maker
Rafal Modrzewski · Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer · decision-maker
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Verified live · 2 hours ago 12 days ago Likely open · 63%

Supply Chain Intern

≈ $21k – $45k per year (Estimated) · Intern · Hybrid (Valencia, Spain) · Internship · Intern · Spanish: C1 · English: C1
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Verified live · 2 hours ago 28 days ago Likely open · 56%

Engineering Satellite Build Lead

≈ $63k – $133k per year (Estimated) · Lead · Hybrid (Valencia, Spain) · Full-Time · Staff
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Atexis

atexis.com
atexis.com · HQ: Vitrolles, France · Engineering Services · Est. 2011 · Trust B · Hiring 61, 14 new
HQ: Vitrolles, France · Engineering Services · Est. 2011 · Trust B · Hiring 61, 14 new
Atexis is a French engineering consultancy based in Vitrolles that specialises in aftermarket and customer support engineering, helping manufacturers keep complex aerospace, defence, naval and rail systems in service for longer. A subsidiary of the ALTEN Group, it provides technical documentation, integrated logistics support, maintenance engineering, spares provisioning and field engineering, with teams in France and Spain and projects that relocate staff to Saudi Arabia. It recruits technical authors, maintenance and electronics technicians, document management technicians, electrical and mechanical engineers, project managers and trainees, often for assignments at client sites.
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Verified live · 2 hours ago 14 days ago Hiring now · 77%

Documentation Developer (Helicopter Technical Documentation).

≈ $28k – $80k per year (Estimated) · Junior · 2+ years exp · Hybrid (Seville, Spain) · Full-Time · Junior · Spanish: C1
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Skills these roles ask for

Agile 9Python 4C++ 4Jira 3CAPA 2Java 2Scrum 2Microsoft Office 2Confluence 2Synopsys HAPS 1Mandiant capa 1ECSS 1AS9100 1SQL 1PostgreSQL 1Oracle 1

Where the roles are

Getafe 12Madrid 10Albacete 8Seville 7Tres Cantos 6Elche 6Valencia 4Barcelona 4Munich 2Las Rozas de Madrid 1

Questions

Can a foreigner apply for these roles?

57 of the 59 roles here state no citizenship, export-control or security-clearance demand. A role that does says so in its advert, and the card marks it.

Which aerospace companies hire most?

Airbus (26), PLD Space (6), GMV (3), ICEYE (3), Sener (3).

Which roles count as aerospace jobs?

Every propulsion, GNC, avionics, aerodynamics, structures, spacecraft, satcom, launch, flight test and aircraft maintenance role at any employer, and the engineering, science, technician, data and IT roles of the aviation and space companies - aircraft makers and airlines' engineering, launch, satellites, Earth observation, eVTOL. Their sales, finance and office roles are left out, and so is weapons and missile work.

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Every role is re-checked on the employer's own careers board at least every 48 hours, and the page is rebuilt every night.

Source: 59 live postings on employers' careers boardsUpdated 27 Oct 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0