Project Manager - Satcom Systems & Testbeds

In our team you will be responsible for managing multidisciplinary technology-development and testbed projects throughout their full lifecycle, from opportunity identification and proposal preparation to development, integration, validation, demonstration, operational readiness, and final delivery.

Your main tasks will be:

• Manage SatCom technology-development and testbed projects throughout the complete project lifecycle, from planning and development to integration, validation, demonstration, and final delivery.
• Define, monitor, and control project scope, schedule, budget, resources, risks, opportunities, and stakeholder interfaces while ensuring effective project governance.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams, customers, suppliers, subcontractors, and project partners to ensure successful project execution.
• Support business development activities, including opportunity identification, bid/no-bid processes, proposal preparation, partner coordination, and contract-related activities.
• Drive continuous improvement by capturing lessons learned, promoting best practices, and contributing to the evolution of project management processes.

We are looking for experts in Aerospace Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related discipline with background and interest in Satcom technologies., * Proven experience managing complex engineering, technology-development, product-development, or R&D projects.

• Strong knowledge of project management principles, including scope, schedule, budget, risk, resource, and stakeholder management.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary technical teams and external organizations.
• Ability to manage multiple interrelated technical workstreams while maintaining an integrated project perspective.
• Experience interacting with customers, suppliers, partners, and institutional stakeholders.
• Knowledge of proposal preparation, project acquisition, cost estimation, planning, and contract negotiation processes.
• Understanding of technology maturation and the transition from prototype developments into reusable products or operational services.
• Excellent communication, organizational, analytical, stakeholder-management, and technical-writing skills.
• Professional proficiency in English.

We will also value previous experience and knowledge in:

• Experience in space, SatCom, telecommunications, cybersecurity, defence, or critical infrastructure sectors, ideally within institutional environments (e.g., ESA, European Commission, EUSPA, EDA, DLR, BAAINBw, or similar).
• Experience managing competitive tenders, institutional proposals, international consortia, and large multi-partner collaborative projects.
• Knowledge of satellite communications, networking technologies, 5G/6G ecosystems, and test & validation environments, including verification, qualification, and operational testbeds.
• Strong stakeholder management, negotiation, and customer engagement skills, combined with a systems-thinking mindset and a strong focus on ownership, delivery, and continuous improvement.

Hybrid working model and 4 weeks per year of teleworking outside your usual geographical area.

Flexible start and finish times, and intensive working hours Fridays and in summer.

Personalized career plan development, training and language learning support.

National and international mobility. Do you come from another country? We can offer you a relocation package.

Competitive compensation with ongoing reviews, flexible compensation and discount on brands.

GMV is an experienced technology group and a trusted partner in the aerospace, defense, and digital transformation sectors, developing cutting-edge solutions for some of the most demanding challenges worldwide.

You will contribute to the development, deployment, and evolution of advanced satellite communications (Satcom) technologies, secure networking solutions, and end-to-end testbeds.