Project Manager - Space Systems

  Delft
  Full time (40 hours per week)
  Medior-Senior

About this job

We are currently looking for a Project Manager to join the team in Delft.

Emerging space-related technologies may hold the key to solving many of the societal challenges we face today. Encrypting communications, for example. Exploring the universe. Monitoring greenhouse gases. As a project manager Space Systems Engineering at leading organisation, you can bring about profound change on our planet (and beyond). With your team, you will always reaching for the stars, exploring further than what’s considered possible. Based in Delft, you’ll be part of an organisation that isn’t out to make a profit but instead uses innovation to help mankind take its next giant leap forward, one innovative step at a time. And with this also stimulating the Dutch economy.


As a Project Manager, you’ll be responsible for ensuring that technology development projects are delivered on time and within budget, meeting the project goals with high quality. This can be space or ground based optical / optomechatronic systems. You can expect a variety of projects that are on the edge of what’s technically possible today. Best of all, your work will rarely be repetitive. Projects are always innovative, always technically complicated, always changing and always challenging, with plenty of room for creativity.


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Job details

Project Manager - Space Systems

Main responsibilities 


  • You’ll manage multidisciplinary project teams of scientists, developers and engineers as well as stakeholders in complex international coalitions. 
  • Typical customers will include existing partners in the institutional market and, increasingly, commercial businesses who enter the market for ground-based astronomy, satellite communication and earth observation. 
  • Partners may include manufacturing companies (involved in the production of instruments), large mission primes (satellite integration) and universities that help to do basic research. 
  • You will work alongside the Space Business Development Team, which is responsible for the commercial acquisition of projects. 
  • Proposal writing and travelling internationally are part of your job too. 
  • You will be able to work hybrid.

 


Requirements


  • You have a higher professional education (HBO/BSc.) or university (WO/MSc.) degree in a technical discipline.
  • You bring a proven track record of at least 5 yearsmanaging complex projects and teams within the space domain or relevant areas.
  • You have experience in working with different type of stakeholders such as space agencies and (international) organizations.
  • You have a finely-tuned political antenna and the ability to communicate on a strategic level with challenging partners.
  • Though never rigid, you have strong communication skills and are sharp, structured and pragmatic.
  • You thrive when dealing with projects that have a lot of uncertainties due to complex scientific problems and the unique nature of the work.
  • You have affinity for innovation and research.
  • You have an ability and interest to develop new ways of working to ensure projects can be executed with short turnaround times.
  • You are comfortable occasionally travelling abroad.
  • Working experience with Project Management Methodologies (IPMA, PMP, Prince2) is a plus.

 

Please note that if you do not hear back from us within 10 days of your application, you may assume that we have selected another candidate we would like to interview for this position. We do our best to get back to you individually; however, due to a high volume of responses, it can be that we have not been able to reject your application in person.

We kindly request that recruitment agencies do not contact us regarding this vacancy. We are not seeking assistance and will not be liable for any fees or charges associated with unsolicited CVs or candidate introductions. Any candidates submitted by agencies without prior written agreement will be considered our direct applicants and may be employed without obligation or fee. 

Are you enthusiastic about becoming our new Project Manager?

Apply via our application form, or send your CV and motivational letter directly to recruitment@stcorp.nl.

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Our story

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At S[&]T we contribute to a safer life on earth by translating space data into valuable and actionable insights. We oversee data from instruments to application, and apply our expertise within our software frameworks, information products and consultancy.

Our society relies on space and scientific instruments for climate change monitoring, navigation, defence and national security, and other crucial services we all use in our daily lives. These instruments produce an enormous quantity of complex data, and our goal is to unlock its value.

We have more than 20 years of experience working on instrument calibration, the creation of data quality monitoring tools, the development of real-time data processing frameworks, and the development of application-specific algorithms. With this, we help organisations, governments and industries to strengthen their information position and thereby improve their decision making. We focus on the following domains: Space & Science, Defence & Security, Environment & Sustainability, and High-Tech Consulting.

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How to apply

Would you like to hear more? Send your CV and motivational letter to recruitment@stcorp.nl or apply directly through our website.

Kindly note that acquisition from third parties (e.g. agencies) based on this vacancy is not welcome.