Senior Launch Operations Engineer (m/f/d)
Job description
Senior Launch Operations Engineer responsible for coordinating and preparing launch and stage acceptance campaigns end-to-end and for shaping multi-site launch operations. The role sits within the global Launch Operations team in Germany and involves on-site work at global launch sites.
At a glance
- Work mode
- Remote · Germany
- Languages
- English – fluent
What you'll do
- Coordinate and prepare launch and stage acceptance campaigns end-to-end, ensuring full launch system readiness
- Develop a deep understanding of the launch system to make sound operational decisions under pressure and guide local teams while maintaining global alignment
- Own mission-level configuration management, keeping design, manufacturing, assembly and testing aligned with mission goals
- Contribute to shaping the future of multi-site launch operations and define how the global team executes missions as launch cadence grows and additional sites come online
- Feed flight experience directly back into engineering teams so operational insights improve system design
- Join local teams on site when a campaign moves from planning to execution, leading coordination efforts in the company and operations inside and outside the control room
What we're looking for
- At least five years of experience in the space sector or a comparable high-stakes environment, with a strong background in mission or operational roles, ideally including launch-related responsibilities
- Degree in aerospace, mechanical, electrical engineering or a comparable engineering discipline
- System-level technical understanding of launch vehicles and their subsystems
- Demonstrated autonomy and a solution-oriented mindset
- Experience in multidisciplinary troubleshooting and cross-functional coordination
- Ability to maintain clarity and performance in high-stress, long-duration operational settings
- Strong organizational discipline, situational awareness, and ability to lead within diverse teams
- Comfortable working self-sufficiently and adapting quickly to highly dynamic environments
- Willingness to travel to global launch sites for multi-week campaign deployments
- Fluent in English
Your team
Launch Operations
Global Launch Operations team transforming complex campaigns into repeatable, scalable and reliable operations over multiple launch sites
Benefits
- Employee Participation Program: share in our success through our virtual company share program
- 30 days of vacation
- Company pension plan with a 20% employer contribution after the probation period
- Subsidised lunch every day
- Fully financed Deutschlandticket public transport ticket
- Sport Clubs membership (EGYM Wellpass)
- Individual learning allowance granted after the probation period
- Childcare allowance for non-school-age children
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About Isar Aerospace
At the forefront of New Space building a modern space business to enable faster, better and cheaper access to space
Fast-growing company aiming to provide sustainable and environmentally friendly launch solutions for small and medium-sized satellites and constellations into Low Earth Orbit. Privately funded by world-leading technology investors.
Mission
Help democratise space and use it for good in order to improve life on Earth now and for the future generations
Key facts
- New Space / aerospace launch
- Building rockets in a way that hasn't been done before, disrupting a traditional industry
- Privately funded by world-leading technology investors
- Team made of driven and talented people with a real passion for space innovation