Future Program Procurement

The Exploration Company

Here at The Exploration Company, we are developing, producing, and operating Nyx, a modular and reusable space orbital vehicle that can eventually be refuelled in orbit and that can carry cargo - and potentially humans in the longer run. One of the other core missions of the Exploration Company is to bring a payload to the lunar surface. In order to de-risk our lunar landing technologies, a ground demonstrator campaign will be carried out between 2026 and 2027. This demonstration campaign will involve a lunar lander demonstrator, called “Oneiros”, that will perform flying maneuvers on Earth. We want you as a talented and experienced Procurement Engineer for our Future Projects. You will be part of the Future Programs Procurement Team, reporting to the Procurement Manager Future Programs. You will work closely with the related Project Manager and with the corresponding engineering disciplines. Key Responsibilities In your capacity as Future Programs / Lunar Lander Procurement Manager, your role will continuously evolve, but initially your day-to-day duties will include: * Work closely with the internal customer/engineering teams * Participation to the definition of the need * Sourcing, supplier selection and trade off (risk management, sourcing board) * Cost Negotiation & contract * Administrative tasks in the IT tools (NDA, PO) * Supplier Relationship management: OTD & OTQ follow up * Budget Management & Cost Tracking (Have the Financial overview under control and that you can report at any time the Actuals & Forecast and compare that against the EAC) What we would love to see from you In the role as Lunar Lander Procurement Manager ideally, you will have the following: * Master’s degree or equivalent in a technical/engineering * 3+ years of experience in the aerospace sector * Experience procurement / purchasing processes within a technical context * Minimum 3 years' experience with any Enterprise Resource Management (ERP) software * Proven track record of ability to work autonomously under pressure and manage conflicting priorities * Excellent written and spoken communication skills in English, at least one other TEC languages would be appreciated (French, Italian, German) * Quick learner and adaptable to new challenges * Independent thinker and problem solver * Only applicants from NATO friendly countries can be considered. Skills and Behaviors Hard Skills * Negotiation skills: Secure deals and optimize savings through effective contract negotiation with suppliers. * Analytical skills: Make informed decisions, evaluate supplier performance, and conduct cost-benefit analyses * Risk management: Identify and address supply chain risks for uninterrupted goods/services supply. * Contract management: Possess a legal understanding to manage contracts, terms, conditions, and dispute resolution. * Project management skills: Plan, execute, and monitor procurement projects for effective sourcing. * Financial understanding: Working knowledge of financial principles, budgeting, and cost analysis for cost optimization. * Knowledge of export control regulations, including European dual-use, EAR, ITAR (US) * Strong oral and written communication skills * Strong analysis and problem-solving skills * Strong organizing and prioritization of tasks Soft Skills * Strong adaptability to large scope of technical commodities * Positive and flexible attitude to get the job done * Ability to communicate at all levels of the business * Demonstrates behaviours consistent with The Exploration Company’s core values of Mission, Vision, Integrity, Excellence and Teamwork * Space enthusiast: ready to change the global space industry Why you should join us! What makes us special here at The Exploration Company and why we think you will enjoy working here is:   * We’re Agile - we make decisions fast whilst keeping our goals and systems in mind  * We’re Open and Collaborative - we are transparent about risks and obstacles, so that we can cooperate to overcome them   * We have a lot of Fun - we refuel our energy knowing we are democratising space. It’s a wonderful and rare opportunity, are YOU up for the challenge?   We'd love to hear from you if you wish to be a part of our journey. Please submit your CV now for immediate consideration and we will be in touch shortly.    The Exploration Company is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status. Relocation assistance is provided for those willing to relocate including visa sponsorship where applicable.   All offers are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check, which will be subject to the country, role, and project you applied for. By submitting your application, you acknowledge and agree that any offer of employment may be conditional upon successful condition of this check. The Exploration Company partners with Zinc Work Limited located in the UK (Zinc), a third-party provider, to ensure this process as efficient and transparent as possible. If applicable, you will receive an email from Zinc upon acceptance of your offer with a link to a secure portal where you can provide the required information to Zinc.

Mirakl

About Mirakl:   Founded in 2012, Mirakl has been at the forefront of marketplace innovation, empowering every business to compete in the platform economy. Today, Mirakl’s operating system combines an enterprise marketplace solution (Mirakl Platform) that enables retailers and B2B organizations to launch, scale, and operate marketplaces and dropship, AI-powered multichannel selling (Mirakl Connect), retail media (Mirakl Ads) and an agentic commerce infrastructure (Mirakl Nexus). With dual headquarters in Boston and Paris, Mirakl helps a global ecosystem of 450+ marketplaces (B2C and B2B) and a network of over 100k third-party marketplace sellers. Brands like Macy’s, Decathlon, Carrefour, Asos, and Airbus Helicopters use Mirakl to grow their businesses in new and remarkable ways.   For more information, visit www.mirakl.com.   Mirakl in Numbers: * 🗓️ Founded in 2012 | Member of French Tech Next40 * 👥 750+ employees in 9 offices worldwide: Paris, Barcelona, Bordeaux, Boston, London, Munich, New York, Sydney, Tokyo   Our Values: Working at Mirakl means accelerating your career alongside ambitious, passionate, and supportive colleagues. We're proud of the diversity of backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences that make our teams unique.   Our 5 values guide how we collaborate: * 💡 Work Hard Together: Teamwork and collaboration are the foundation of our success * 🏆 Get Things Done:  We prioritize action and efficiency for impactful results * 🚀 Go Above & Beyond:  We tackle challenges proactively and always aim for excellence * 🎓 Succeed Through Expertise: Knowledge sharing and continuous learning are core to our culture * 🤝 Satisfy & Empower Clients: We're committed to our clients' success   THE TEAM YOU'LL JOIN You'll be part of our Global Product organization led by Jean-Yves Simon, Chief Product Officer. Together, you'll be building and owning the operating layer that makes Mirakl's product machine run : turning data, signal, and process into sharper decisions, faster execution, and a roadmap the whole organization can trust.   YOUR IMPACT * Own product analytics end-to-end : instrument and report across Heap, Contentsquare, and Amplitude; build the dashboards PM leadership and Product Marketing rely on for trade-off calls and strategic decisions * Build and run the customer feedback loop : design the intake and synthesis pipeline for customer signal (feedback, tickets, sales input, usage data) and partner with Customer Success from raw signal to actionable roadmap input * Centralize and coordinate the product roadmap : create clear visibility across teams on what's shipping, what's blocked, and what's next; facilitate planning cycles and business reviews with structured, decision-ready inputs * Keep the product toolstack functional : administer Productboard and Jira so they remain a working system, not a ticket graveyard; define the governance that keeps data clean and workflows purposeful * Build and maintain internal AI agents : design automation flows and Dust agents that remove manual work from PM workflows (spec drafting, meeting synthesis, backlog triage, reporting); own agentic product management practices and enable Customer Success, Product Marketing, and Sales to self-serve off product data sources WHAT YOU'LL BRING TO THE ROLE Experience: * 5+ years in product operations, technical program management, or product management in a SaaS or platform company * Proven track record of building a system or process from scratch * Technical background: engineering, computer science, or a builder-track PM path * Experience reading data models and discussing architectural trade-offs directly with engineering teams Skills: * Product analytics: comfortable instrumenting, querying, and building dashboards that drive decisions * AI agent design: able to scope, build, and iterate on automation flows and LLM-based agents * Systems thinking: designs for resilience and knows when to kill a process that isn't working (including one you built) * Cross-functional fluency: works naturally across PMs, designers, product marketers, and customer-facing teams * Autonomous execution: comfortable clearing unmapped ground without a defined playbook TECH STACK * Agentic & automation: Dust, n8n, Claude * Product analytics: Heap, Contentsquare, Amplitude * Product tooling: Productboard, Jira * Design collaboration: Figma LANGUAGES * English: Fluent - Professional Proficiency * French: Fluent - Professional Proficiency   OUR HIRING PROCESS We warmly encourage you to apply to any of our roles, even if you think you're not an exact match. Please click the "Apply" button to submit your application, this helps us make the best possible assessment and get back to you as quickly as possible. 1. 45 minute introductory call with a Talent Acquisition Specialist 2. Hiring Manager interview with Jean-Yves Simon, Chief Product Officer 3. Two values-based interviews using the STAR methodology We welcome collaborators with their diverse perspectives and experiences to power us forward. These often far exceed conventional job requirements and help us create a culture of continuous learning. If you’re ready to join a global leader powering digital transformation for 450+ of the world’s most innovative retailers and B2B organizations. As part of our recruitment process, Mirakl processes your personal data to review and manage your application and, where appropriate, to consider your profile for future opportunities. You can exercise your data protection rights at any time, and as further detailed in our policies. For more information about how we process your personal data and your rights, please consult our Recruitment Privacy Notice, here in English and here in French.  We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions to help streamline our hiring process, including screening applications, analyzing resumes, and assessing responses. While AI helps us work efficiently, all final hiring decisions are made by humans. For more information, visit our AI Guidelines for Candidates and Interviews.

The Exploration Company

Here at The Exploration Company, we are developing, producing, and operating Nyx, a modular and reusable space orbital vehicle that can eventually be refuelled in orbit and that can carry cargo - and potentially humans in the longer run. Our Advanced Projects unit is dedicated to expanding and complementing these capabilities by conceptualizing and pre-developing new technologies, products and programs. We want you as a talented ground operations & industrialization engineer to help us in our mission by conceptualizing ground segment infrastructures, operations, production processes, facilities and logistics in early project phases. You will work closely with the flight system developers, program managers, system engineers and MAIT department. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES As a ground operations & industrialization engineer, your role will be continuously evolving, but day-to-day your duties will include: * Develop ground segment architectures for end-to-end product concepts, such as in-orbit services, launch services or exploration missions. * Describe high-level concepts of operations for integrated vehicles, infrastructures and subsystems * Describe high-level manufacturing, assembly, integration and testing processes for integrated vehicles and subsystems * Describe high-level construction and maintenance plans for infrastructures * Describe high-level logistics concepts for end-to-end programs * Perform technical trade-offs with respect to manufacturability and operability of flight systems * Specify programmatic and technical requirements and budgets for ground segment concepts * Provide cost estimates for ground segment facilities and operations * Provide industrialization plans, including make-or-buy strategy and industrial consortium suggestions * Collaborate with multidisciplinary project teams developing end-to-end product concepts * Support the commercial and program teams in writing and negotiating proposals for future projects * Own advanced project contract work packages, including activity planning, supplier and subcontractor management and reporting to project management and/or the space agency WHAT WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE FROM YOU QUALIFICATIONS * Advanced degree (MSc) in aerospace engineering, industrial engineering, or another related field * 5+ years proven working experience in spacecraft operations, production or testing * Experience with launch operations or cryogenic process plants is a plus * Strong system engineering and project management skills * Hands-on design and analysis skills for mechanical, fluidic and control systems * Familiarity with relevant European regulations, such as the FSOA, REACH, Machine Directive, EN 9100 * Fluent in English. German, French, and Italian are assets SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS * Strong oral and written communication skills * Strong analysis and problem-solving skills * Strong organizing and prioritization of tasks * Working with high independency, but high alignment within a team * Positive and flexible attitude to get the job done * Demonstrates behaviors consistent with The Exploration Company’s core values of Vision, Competence, Integrity, and Passion Why you should join us! What makes us special here at The Exploration Company and why we think you will enjoy working here is:   * We’re Agile - we make decisions fast whilst keeping our goals and systems in mind  * We’re Open and Collaborative - we are transparent about risks and obstacles, so that we can cooperate to overcome them   * We have a lot of Fun - we refuel our energy knowing we are democratising space. It’s a wonderful and rare opportunity, are YOU up for the challenge?   We'd love to hear from you if you wish to be a part of our journey. Please submit your CV now for immediate consideration and we will be in touch shortly.    The Exploration Company is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status. Relocation assistance is provided for those willing to relocate including visa sponsorship where applicable.   All offers are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check, which will be subject to the country, role, and project you applied for. By submitting your application, you acknowledge and agree that any offer of employment may be conditional upon successful condition of this check. The Exploration Company partners with Zinc Work Limited located in the UK (Zinc), a third-party provider, to ensure this process as efficient and transparent as possible. If applicable, you will receive an email from Zinc upon acceptance of your offer with a link to a secure portal where you can provide the required information to Zinc.