Launch Operations Engineer - Process & Coordination (m/f/d)

Isar Aerospace

Mission Brief As a Launch Operations Engineer, you’ll join the team in Germany that shapes how our missions come to life. From the moment a campaign is conceived, we are aligning global launch sites, synchronizing teams and defining the operational path that ultimately determines how—and whether—the rocket leaves the ground.  Within the global Launch Operations team, you stand at the core of our mission: transforming complex campaigns into repeatable, scalable and reliable operations over multiple launch sites. Your work creates the structure that enables teams across the world to execute with confidence and precision.  When a campaign moves from planning to execution, you step directly into the field—joining local teams on site, supporting coordination efforts in the company, and operations both inside and outside the control room. In these moments, you are a key part of turning months of preparation into a successful launch day.  Your Role in Our Space Mission:  * Support in coordinating and preparing launch and stage acceptance campaigns end‑to‑end, ensuring full launch system readiness.  * Develop a deep understanding of our launch system to support operational decisions, even under pressure. You use this knowledge to guide local teams and maintain global alignment.  * Work directly with the test or launch director to set and improve the operational envelope before the rocket reaches the pad.   * As our launch cadence grows and additional sites come online, you will contribute to our team shaping the future of multi‑site launch operations and define how our global team executes missions.  * Feeding flight experience directly back into engineering teams, ensuring that operational insights continuously improve our system design.  Qualification Checklist  * At least 3-5 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   Benefits  * Employee Participation Program: Share in our success through our virtual company share program * 30 days of vacation: Enjoy the days off to relax and recharge * Company pension plan: Secure your future with our company pension plan, featuring a 20% employer contribution after the probation period * Subsidised lunch: Stay energised with delicious, subsidised lunches every day * Public transport ticket: Commute with ease using a fully financed Deutschlandticket * Sport Clubs membership: Stay fit with our sponsored sports club memberships (EGYM Wellpass) * Individual learning allowance: Grow your skills with an individual learning budget granted after the probation period * Childcare allowance: Receive a childcare allowance for your non-school-age children * And Much More! Discover additional perks and benefits when you join our team         Who we are We are Isar Aerospace and we are at the forefront of New Space building a modern space business to enable faster, better and cheaper access to space. Our mission is to help democratise space and use it for good in order to improve life on Earth now and for the future generations. We are a fast-growing company aiming to provide sustainable and environmentally friendly launch solutions for small and medium-sized satellites and constellations into Low Earth Orbit. The company is privately funded by world-leading technology investors with strong commitment and support and our team is made of driven and talented people with a real passion for space innovation. We're making rockets in a way that hasn't been done before disrupting a traditional industry. If you are up for the challenge, want to work on cutting-edge projects and be part of a team changing the world for better, come, join us and launch your career! Want to find out more about us? Visit www.isaraerospace.com   Data Protection We process your personal data for the purpose of managing the recruitment process and assessing your application. For detailed information on how your data is processed, including your rights, please refer to our Privacy Policy.   Disclaimer Isar Aerospace SE is an equal-opportunity employer committed to fairness and inclusivity. We do not prioritize any specific religion, gender, nationality, or background. Due to security clearance requirements, affiliations with countries listed under § 13 para. 1 no. 17 SÜG may affect the application process. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. We use Metaview to record interview audio so our team can review it later and stay focused during the conversation. We will record interviews only if you opt in. Please note that we will request your consent separately during the interview process. Participation is completely voluntary and will not affect your application in any way. For more information on how we process your personal data, please see our Privacy Policy

Isar Aerospace

Mission Brief As a Senior Launch Operations Engineer, you’ll join the team in Germany that shapes how our missions come to life. From the moment a campaign is conceived, you are the one aligning global launch sites, synchronizing teams and defining the operational path that ultimately determines how—and whether—the rocket leaves the ground.  Within the global Launch Operations team, you stand at the core of our mission: transforming complex campaigns into repeatable, scalable and reliable operations over multiple launch sites. Your work creates the structure that enables teams across the world to execute with confidence and precision.  When a campaign moves from planning to execution, you step directly into the field—joining local teams on site, leading coordination efforts in the company, and operations both inside and outside the control room. In these moments, you carry the responsibility of turning months of preparation into a successful launch day.  Your Role in Our Space Mission:  * Coordinate and prepare launch and stage acceptance campaigns end‑to‑end, ensuring full launch system readiness. Over time, you can grow into a test or launch director role for dedicated missions.   * Develop a deep understanding of our launch system to make sound operational decisions, even under pressure. You use this knowledge to guide local teams and maintain global alignment.  * Own mission‑level configuration management, keeping design, manufacturing, assembly and testing tightly aligned with mission goals. Your decisions set the operational envelope long before the rocket reaches the pad.  * As our launch cadence grows and additional sites come online, you will contribute to our team shaping the future of multi‑site launch operations and define how our global team executes missions.  * Feeding flight experience directly back into engineering teams, ensuring that operational insights continuously improve our system design.  Qualification Checklist  * 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   Benefits  * Employee Participation Program: Share in our success through our virtual company share program * 30 days of vacation: Enjoy the days off to relax and recharge * Company pension plan: Secure your future with our company pension plan, featuring a 20% employer contribution after the probation period * Subsidised lunch: Stay energised with delicious, subsidised lunches every day * Public transport ticket: Commute with ease using a fully financed Deutschlandticket * Sport Clubs membership: Stay fit with our sponsored sports club memberships (EGYM Wellpass) * Individual learning allowance: Grow your skills with an individual learning budget granted after the probation period * Childcare allowance: Receive a childcare allowance for your non-school-age children * And Much More! Discover additional perks and benefits when you join our team         Who we are We are Isar Aerospace and we are at the forefront of New Space building a modern space business to enable faster, better and cheaper access to space. Our mission is to help democratise space and use it for good in order to improve life on Earth now and for the future generations. We are a fast-growing company aiming to provide sustainable and environmentally friendly launch solutions for small and medium-sized satellites and constellations into Low Earth Orbit. The company is privately funded by world-leading technology investors with strong commitment and support and our team is made of driven and talented people with a real passion for space innovation. We're making rockets in a way that hasn't been done before disrupting a traditional industry. If you are up for the challenge, want to work on cutting-edge projects and be part of a team changing the world for better, come, join us and launch your career! Want to find out more about us? Visit www.isaraerospace.com   Data Protection We process your personal data for the purpose of managing the recruitment process and assessing your application. For detailed information on how your data is processed, including your rights, please refer to our Privacy Policy.   Disclaimer Isar Aerospace SE is an equal-opportunity employer committed to fairness and inclusivity. We do not prioritize any specific religion, gender, nationality, or background. Due to security clearance requirements, affiliations with countries listed under § 13 para. 1 no. 17 SÜG may affect the application process. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. We use Metaview to record interview audio so our team can review it later and stay focused during the conversation. We will record interviews only if you opt in. Please note that we will request your consent separately during the interview process. Participation is completely voluntary and will not affect your application in any way. For more information on how we process your personal data, please see our Privacy Policy

Isar Aerospace

Mission Brief  As a Mission Analysis Engineer, you will be responsible for mission‑specific trajectory and mission analysis activities supporting active and planned launch missions. You will design and optimise mission trajectories and contribute to flight preparation using high‑fidelity simulation tools.  Embedded within the Mission Engineering team, this role operates at the interface between mission and launch operations and the GNC team. You will work closely with GNC by using GNC tools and models, performing 6‑DoF analyses to support mission design and analysis, and ensuring that mission engineering needs and operational considerations are properly exercised and covered in simulation.  In addition to supporting active missions, you will contribute to mission design trade‑offs and future mission planning through 3‑DoF trajectory studies and preliminary 6‑DoF analyses. The role offers hands‑on involvement across the mission analysis lifecycle, with a strong emphasis on analytical rigour, traceability, and robust engineering workflows.  Your Role in Our Space Mission  In this role, you will:  * Develop customer‑facing technical proposal content, including mission concepts, system descriptions, trade‑offs, and compliance matrices.   * Analyse customer, institutional, and program‑level requirements and translate them into clear, concise, and traceable technical responses, including documented assumptions, constraints, and exclusions.   * Coordinate with Mission Engineering and relevant subject‑matter experts to generate technically credible and internally aligned proposal inputs.   * Translate complex technical concepts into clear, structured proposal material suitable for both customers and non‑technical stakeholders.   * Contribute to bid / no‑bid decisions by assessing technical feasibility, compliance status, schedule drivers, and key technical risks.   * Act as a technical point of contact for customer technical exchanges, clarification calls, and written Q&A activities throughout the bid phase.   * Define and refine technical Statements of Work (SoWs) and associated deliverables, and support technical clarification activities during early contract development.   * Translate customer and contractual requirements into well‑defined inputs for internal development and engineering teams during proposal and contract handover phases.   * Contribute, where appropriate, to mission engineering analysis or development activities that strengthen proposal assumptions, reference missions, and overall technical credibility.   * Consolidate customer feedback and market inputs to support the evolution of future launch service offerings.   * Participate in customer meetings alongside commercial leads, building confidence through technically sound contributions and consistent technical messaging.  Qualification Checklist  * Perform mission‑specific 3‑DoF trajectory design, optimisation, targeting, and trade‑off studies for active and future launch missions.  * Execute and interpret high‑fidelity 6‑DoF simulations to validate mission designs, targeting strategies, and operational margins, in close coordination with the GNC team.  * Support preliminary 6‑DoF analyses for future mission concepts and mission planning activities.  * Work closely with the GNC team as a technical mission analysis interface, using GNC tools and models to support the implementation and validation of mission designs.  * Define and manage Mission Engineering inputs and requirements towards internal simulation and 6‑DoF model development. * Coordinate mission‑related inputs with specialists in GNC, propulsion, structures, fluids, and systems engineering, ensuring technical consistency across mission assumptions and interfaces.  * Coordinate with Mission Management to support timely execution of mission planning and launch preparation milestones.  * Support flight preparation and mission readiness activities, including trajectory validation, performance assessments, and margin analysis.  * Maintain and evolve mission analysis models, tools, and workflows, ensuring results are reproducible, traceable, and scalable across missions.  * Produce clean, well‑documented analysis outputs and datasets, and contribute to the investigation of mission sensitivities, dispersions, and performance drivers. Bonus Skills * Experience with Gitlab CI/CD pipelines.   * Experience supporting launch campaigns, flight readiness reviews, or mission operations.   * Additional languages are a plus.  Benefits  * Employee Participation Program: Share in our success through our virtual company share program * 30 days of vacation: Enjoy the days off to relax and recharge * Company pension plan: Secure your future with our company pension plan, featuring a 20% employer contribution after the probation period * Subsidised lunch: Stay energised with delicious, subsidised lunches every day * Public transport ticket: Commute with ease using a fully financed Deutschlandticket * Sport Clubs membership: Stay fit with our sponsored sports club memberships (EGYM Wellpass) * Individual learning allowance: Grow your skills with an individual learning budget granted after the probation period * Childcare allowance: Receive a childcare allowance for your non-school-age children * And Much More! Discover additional perks and benefits when you join our team         Who we are We are Isar Aerospace and we are at the forefront of New Space building a modern space business to enable faster, better and cheaper access to space. Our mission is to help democratise space and use it for good in order to improve life on Earth now and for the future generations. We are a fast-growing company aiming to provide sustainable and environmentally friendly launch solutions for small and medium-sized satellites and constellations into Low Earth Orbit. The company is privately funded by world-leading technology investors with strong commitment and support and our team is made of driven and talented people with a real passion for space innovation. We're making rockets in a way that hasn't been done before disrupting a traditional industry. If you are up for the challenge, want to work on cutting-edge projects and be part of a team changing the world for better, come, join us and launch your career! Want to find out more about us? Visit www.isaraerospace.com   Data Protection We process your personal data for the purpose of managing the recruitment process and assessing your application. For detailed information on how your data is processed, including your rights, please refer to our Privacy Policy. Disclaimer Isar Aerospace SE is an equal-opportunity employer committed to fairness and inclusivity. We do not prioritize any specific religion, gender, nationality, or background. Due to security clearance requirements, affiliations with countries listed under § 13 para. 1 no. 17 SÜG may affect the application process. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. We use Metaview to record interview audio so our team can review it later and stay focused during the conversation. We will record interviews only if you opt in. Please note that we will request your consent separately during the interview process. Participation is completely voluntary and will not affect your application in any way. For more information on how we process your personal data, please see our Privacy Policy