{"id":2218276,"url":"https://alion.io/job/spacenexus-project-manager-space-propulsion","title":"Project Manager – Space Propulsion","company":{"id":2086894,"name":"SpaceNexus","domain":"spacenexus.us","url":"https://alion.io/company/spacenexus","size_band":"1-10","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Schema","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":100,"open_postings":4,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":11,"computed_at":"2026-10-12T06:55:09Z"}},"role":"Management","role_family":"Management","seniority":"senior","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Delft, Netherlands"],"countries":["NL"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":75000,"max_usd":140000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":24},"experience_years_min":5,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Jira","optional":false},{"name":"Wrike","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-09T10:37:19Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-09","last_verified_at":"2026-10-12T21:01:12Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":3,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":3},"description":"Description\nWe are looking for an experienced Project Manager with an engineering background to join our in-space propulsion team in Delft, The Netherlands.\nWe need a proven project manager who thrives in complex technical environments and can quickly take ownership of high-value customer projects from day one.\nDawn Aerospace has become the biggest green propulsion provider in the world, and our ambitions are even greater. As demand for our satellite propulsion systems continues to grow, we are looking for a Project Manager who can turn ambitious goals into successful deliveries, coordinating multidisciplinary teams to bring cutting-edge space hardware from concept to orbit.\nIn this role, you will be accountable for the successful delivery of multiple satellite propulsion projects, working at the intersection of engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and customer success. You will lead your projects through every phase of the product lifecycle, from requirements definition and design through procurement, production, integration, testing, and final delivery. You will be the driving force that keeps projects on track, teams aligned, and customers informed.\nThis role combines strategic planning with hands-on execution and offers exposure to the full lifecycle of flight hardware in a fast-growing space company.\nIf you want a role where you can simply maintain schedules and attend meetings, then this is not for you. We’re looking for a highly motivated Project Manager who is unafraid to take ownership, navigate uncertainty, and help deliver the next generation of space propulsion systems.\nResponsibilities\nManage multiple in-space propulsion projects, driving schedule, budget, scope, and the delivery of flight hardware.\nOwn project plans, milestones, dependencies, resource needs, and customer commitments from contract handover to delivery.\nAct as the primary customer interface and translate technical and commercial requirements into clear, executable priorities for multidisciplinary teams.\nCoordinate engineering, supply chain, production, AIT, quality, and other internal functions to keep projects aligned and moving.\nProactively identify risks, bottlenecks, and deviations, establish recovery actions, and escalate decisions early when needed.\nBalance technical performance, schedule, resources, and customer expectations using practical engineering judgement.\nProvide concise, evidence-based project reporting and forecasts to customers, internal stakeholders, and management.\nManage scope changes, contractual deliverables, acceptance criteria, and project documentation with a high level of discipline, and prepare and propose Contract Change Notices (CCNs) where required.\nContribute proven project management practices, templates, and lessons learned that strengthen the wider Project Management team.\nTravel to other Dawn offices, suppliers, or customer locations when required, expected up to approximately 10% of working time.\nQualifications\nA degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Systems Engineering, or another relevant engineering discipline.\nHands-on experience delivering complex engineering or hardware projects, with at least three years of project management experience in the aerospace or defence industry, or at least five years in manufacturing or another high-tech product environment.\nDemonstrated experience managing project scope, schedule, budget, risks, and customer commitments while coordinating multidisciplinary teams.\nStrong technical understanding and the ability to work credibly with engineers, customers, and other stakeholders in an international environment.\nExcellent written and verbal communication skills in English, with the judgement, structure, and initiative to take ownership of active projects quickly and work independently with limited training.\nAbility to obtain Dutch, NATO, or EU security clearances.\nPlease note: Applications that do not demonstrate both a relevant engineering background and substantial, hands-on project management experience will not meet the core requirements of this role.\nDesired Experience\nExperience with spacecraft, space propulsion, aerospace, defense, or other safety- and mission-critical products.\nKnowledge of spacecraft development processes, systems engineering methods, verification, qualification, and acceptance testing.\nExperience delivering physical products through development, industrialization, manufacturing, integration, and test.\nExperience establishing and maintaining integrated project plans, milestones, risk registers, budgets, forecasts, and management reporting.\nExperience with project management tools such as Wrike, MS Project, Jira, or equivalent planning and reporting systems.\nExperience working across geographically distributed teams, customers, and suppliers.\nOur process: Apply before 1 st November 2026. We aim to inform applicants of the initial outcome no later than 6 th November. We expect to communicate the final decision by 30 th November. Our preferred start date is January 2027, subject to the selected candidate's notice period and availability.\nNote that the role is a permanent position that will start with a fixed-term contract of 12 months.\nDiversity & Inclusion\nAt Dawn Aerospace, we believe that diverse teams build better solutions. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where people of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences are valued and supported to do their best work.\nAbout Dawn Aerospace\nDawn Aerospace is a space transportation company with a purpose.\nOur mission is to enable the next generation of space users by providing more sustainable and scalable ways to access and move around in space. We believe this access, in the form of a transportation network, will fundamentally change what’s possible from space. We currently focus on three areas of space transportation:\nIn-space propulsion\nWe're a leading supplier of turnkey green propulsion systems for various classes of satellites. Our systems utilise safe, accessible propellants and we have over 170 of these propulsion units on more than 40 operational satellites already. A further 200 units are in production.\nIn-space servicing\nCoupled with our propulsion expertise, we are ensuring that our customers' satellites are refuellable. In the coming years, Dawn will offer a refueling service to enable life extension of customer satellites. This new market is aligned with our sustainability goal to ensue a clean and safe space for everyone!\nSpaceplane\nWe are developing the fastest and highest-flying aircraft ever to take off from a runway, combining the extreme performance of rocket propulsion with the reusability of conventional airplanes to enable high-frequency, low-cost access to sub-orbital space.\nOur international teams are distributed across four locations: the Netherlands, France, New Zealand, and the USA.\nApply for this Job\nImportant!\nIf you think you have what it takes but are unsure that you check every box, we still want to hear from you.\nTo all recruitment agencies : Dawn Aerospace does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our job’s alias, our employees, or any other company location. 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