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Project Manager

Hybrid in Elche·Added 1 month ago

PLD Space

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Overview

Work mode
Hybrid, Elche
Languages
French
Education
University degree
Benefits
Private health insurance, meal vouchers

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Pay & benefits

What you'll get

  • Physiotherapy within our facilities
  • 50% discount on your health insurance
  • You can sign-up your family members with health insurance at a competitive price.
  • Healthy snacks and lots of fruit
  • 23 days of paid vacation plus December 24th and 31st
  • Flexible work schedule
  • We encourage practical learning
  • We promote professional development through internal mobility and teamwork
  • Childcare flexible contributions
  • Restaurant tickets
  • Transport flexible contributions
  • Training support

The role

As the Project Manager for PLD Space, your mission is to oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of the company's projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards.

What you'll do

  • Lead the end-to-end management of PLD Space's projects from initiation to closure, including planning, scheduling, budgeting, resource allocation, and risk management.
  • Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, procurement, and other departments to define project requirements, scope, and deliverables.
  • Develop project plans, work breakdown structures, and schedules, ensuring alignment with company objectives and customer expectations.
  • Monitor project progress, identify issues and risks, and implement corrective actions to keep projects on track.
  • Communicate project status, milestones, and deliverables to internal stakeholders, customers, and partners, ensuring transparency and alignment.
  • Facilitate effective team meetings, reviews, and decision-making processes to foster collaboration and drive results.
  • Coordinate with external vendors, subcontractors, and partners to ensure timely delivery of goods and services in accordance with project requirements.
  • Ensure compliance with relevant regulations, standards, and quality management systems throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Prepare and present project reports, presentations, and documentation to senior management and key stakeholders.
  • Generate documentation for formal program development reviews.
  • Provide high-level and low-level feedback for MIURA 5 program development planning.

Necessary Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, aerospace, or related field, advanced degree preferred.
  • Experience managing complex projects in the aerospace, defense, or technology industries.
  • Proficiency in project management tools and techniques, including scheduling, budgeting, and risk management.

Desired Requirements

  • Ability to inspire and motivate cross-functional teams to achieve project objectives.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify issues, evaluate options, and implement effective solutions.
  • Proven track record of working effectively in multidisciplinary teams and building productive relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Sound judgment and decision-making abilities, especially in high-pressure situations.
  • Flexibility to adapt to changing project requirements, priorities, and constraints.
  • Ability to work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment, managing multiple development projects and priorities.
  • Strong organizational and time management skills to meet project deadlines and milestones.
  • Previous experience in a managerial or leadership role.
  • Fluency in English language.

Competencies Desired

  • Experience in the space launch or satellite industry, with knowledge of spacecraft design, propulsion systems, or launch operations.
  • Familiarity with regulatory requirements and certification processes for aerospace products and systems.
  • Certification in project management (e.g., PMP, Prince2) or relevant professional associations (e.g., AIAA, PMI).
  • Familiarity with space launch systems.
  • Experience with international collaboration projects and working in multicultural environments.
  • Fluency in French language.

About PLD Space

PLD Space is a Spanish aerospace company specializing in the development of reusable rocket launch systems. Founded in 2011, the company is known for its Miura 1 suborbital launch vehicle and the upcoming Miura 5 orbital rocket, positioning itself as a key player in the European small satellite launch market. With a team of over 200 engineers and technicians, PLD Space is one of the few private companies in Europe developing its own launch vehicles.

PLD Space operates from its headquarters in Elche, Spain, with additional facilities in Teruel and Huelva. The company is expanding its workforce and actively recruits international talent, offering opportunities in engineering, aerospace, and manufacturing. Its work culture is fast-paced and innovation-driven, making it an attractive destination for professionals looking to contribute to Europe's growing space industry.

Industry
Aerospace
Founded
2011
Employees
100–500
Headquarters
Elche, Spain
In Spain
Elche, Teruel, Huelva

Good to know if you are moving

  • PLD Space is headquartered in Elche, a city in the Valencia region, offering a lower cost of living compared to Madrid or Barcelona.
  • The company is a pioneer in European private spaceflight, having launched the first private suborbital rocket in Europe.
  • International hires can expect to work in a fast-paced, engineering-focused environment with opportunities to contribute to cutting-edge rocket technology.
  • Spain offers a favorable climate and lifestyle, with Elche being close to the Mediterranean coast.
  • The company is actively expanding its team, with open positions in engineering, manufacturing, and testing.

In their own words

About the company & team

PLD Space is an international company on a mission to transport satellites into space, vertically integrating the engineering, testing, manufacturing, and operations of its reusable and sustainable rockets. Headquartered in Elche (Spain) and founded in 2011 by Raúl Torres and Raúl Verdú, PLD Space has established itself as a global benchmark in the small satellite launch sector. Its family of MIURA launchers and LINCE crewed capsule position the company as a leader in European technological sovereignty for space transportation, covering the full spectrum of space missions.

PLD Space operates over 188,000 m² of facilities in Elche, Teruel (Spain), Kourou (French Guiana), and Duqm (Oman), enabling the company to provide comprehensive satellite and payload launch services into space.

Teamwork, courage, determination and ambition enable PLD Space to guarantee an autonomous, independent satellite space access capability, based on reliability at a globally competitive price. The company is able to offer best-in-class launch services to commercial satellite operators, institutions, space agencies and national and international governmental entities

Additional information

We have five critical beliefs that guide the way PLD Space is shaping the future of space launch technologies.

  • Teamwork.
  • Hard work.
  • Dynamism.
  • Commitment.
  • Keep it simple.

Join us to reinvent how rockets are built!

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