Manager Loads & Dynamics

You will manage a cross functional engineering team which is responsible for definition of Loads (e.g. aerodynamic, thermal, static), Environments (thermal, vibro-acoustic, shock), Thermal Design (e.g. Thermal Protection & Control) and related analysis and vehicle instrumentation. You will play a major role in the development of Spectrum and other products as well as customer services.

Your Role in Our Space Mission:

• Lead and supervise a cross functional engineering team which is responsible for definition of Loads, Environments, Thermal Design and Fluid/Aerodynamic analysis;
• Supervise definition, documentation and reviews of Loads, Environments and related analysis;
• Supervise verification process and necessary flight instrumentation for Loads and Environments;
• Supervise thermal analysis and design of thermal protection and thermal control systems of the Spectrum Launch vehicle;
• Organize analysis requests from customers and for Mission Analysis with our colleagues from Mission and Launch Operations;
• Drive decisions and definitions based on the teams engineering input and trade against risks;
• Manages team capacity planning to balance coverage and wellbeing, oversee time and absences, and drive hiring, onboarding, succession, and performance management including annual reviews.

• Degree in the field of Engineering, Aerospace, Mechanical or (Computational) Mechanics, or any other related field;
• 8+ years of relevant experience in the field of aerospace with focus on either loads, environments or thermals;
• 3+ years of relevant experience in leading a hardware development team;
• High degree of independence and confidence in assessing and trading design risks;
• Holistic perspective on development of systems;
• Highly organized and proactive with high attention to detail;
• Good communication and organizational skills;
• Fluent in English.

Bonus Skills

• Experience in with launch vehicle development;
• German Language Skills;
• Experience with Ansys Fluent, Mechanical, Thermal Desktop, Siemens SimCenter, Hyperworks, Wave6.