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Your mission is to ensure that customer commitments, launch site availability, operational capacity, hardware readiness, and development roadmaps are translated into a coherent and executable launch schedule.\nYour Role in Our Space Mission: \nLaunch Planning & Coordination\nOwn and maintain the integrated launch schedule across missions, campaigns, and launch sites\nCoordinate launch site bookings, flight allocations, and key hardware delivery milestones\nEnsure alignment of launch plans with customer commitments and operational readiness\nIdentify capability, resource constraints and bottlenecks before they impact mission execution\nDrive resolution of schedule conflicts, critical path issues, and execution risks\nForecasting\nDevelop launch forecasts and capacity planning to support operational and commercial objectives\nPerformance & Cost Management\nTrack and report KPIs, mission performance metrics, and launch campaign costs\nSupport budget planning through cost monitoring and forecasting\nExecutive Reporting & Strategic Alignment\nProvide consolidated schedule, capacity, risk, and performance reporting to senior leadership\nMaintain a single source of truth for the launch schedule and launch capacities\nQualification Checklist \nBachelor’s / Master’s degree in aerospace engineering, business administration or other relevant fields\n7+ years of proven experience in program management, project management, or operations management within aerospace, automotive, manufacturing, defense, or another highly complex engineering environment\nStrong understanding of technical dependencies and interrelationships across engineering, production and operations organizations\nExcellent stakeholder management skills and the ability to align teams around common objectives\nOutstanding communication skills and confidence interacting with both technical experts and senior leadership\nProactive mindset with strong problem-solving abilities and a focus on execution\nProfessional proficiency in English\nBonus Skills\nExperience in launch services, spaceflight operations, aerospace programs, mission management, or launch campaigns\nFamiliarity with production planning, capacity planning, and forecasting methodologies\nParticipation in operational campaigns\nBenefits \nEmployee Participation Program: Share in our success through our virtual company share program\n30 days of vacation: Enjoy the days off to relax and recharge \nCompany pension plan: Secure your future with our company pension plan, featuring a 20% employer contribution after the probation period\nSubsidised lunch: Stay energised with delicious, subsidised lunches every day\nFlexible mobility budget: Travel your way with a choice between a fully financed Deutschlandticket, JobRad bicycle leasing, FINN JobAuto, or a fuel allowance\n Sport Clubs membership: Stay fit with our sponsored sports club memberships (EGYM Wellpass)\nIndividual learning allowance: Grow your skills with an individual learning budget granted after the probation period\nChildcare allowance: Receive a childcare allowance for your non-school-age children\nAnd Much More! Discover additional perks and benefits when you join our team. \nWho we are\n\nWe are Isar Aerospace and we are at the forefront of New Space building a modern space business to enable faster, better and cheaper access to space.\nOur mission is to help democratise space and use it for good in order to improve life on Earth now and for the future generations.\nWe are a fast-growing company aiming to provide sustainable and environmentally friendly launch solutions for small and medium-sized satellites and constellations into Low Earth Orbit. The company is privately funded by world-leading technology investors with strong commitment and support and our team is made of driven and talented people with a real passion for space innovation.\nWe're making rockets in a way that hasn't been done before disrupting a traditional industry. If you are up for the challenge, want to work on cutting-edge projects and be part of a team changing the world for better, come, join us and launch your career!\nWant to find out more about us?\nVisit www.isaraerospace.com\nData Protection\n We process your personal data for the purpose of managing the recruitment process and assessing your application. For detailed information on how your data is processed, including your rights, please refer to our Privacy Policy.\nDisclaimer\n Isar Aerospace SE is an equal-opportunity employer committed to fairness and inclusivity. We do not prioritize any specific religion, gender, nationality, or background. Due to security clearance requirements, affiliations with countries listed under § 13 para. 1 no. 17 SÜG may affect the application process. 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