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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Project Manager - Satcom Systems & Testbeds - **Company:** GMV - **Location:** Gilching, Germany (Remote available) - **Contract:** Temporary contract - **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Cyber Security, Satcom, Computer Network Technologies, 5G NR, Information Technology - **Published:** July 24, 2026 - **Apply:** https://de.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=a14114a5d3766913 ## About the Role 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. ## Description 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. 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