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Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, Beyond Gravity is not your typical space company. We're a unique blend of agility, speed, and innovation, fusing a start-up mindset with decades of industry expertise and a track record of 100% mission success. Our dynamic team of over 1700 professionals, spread across 13 locations in six countries, is dedicated to pushing the boundaries of what is technically feasible. We're not just building crucial products for the satellites and launchers industry, we’re helping to improve life on earth

Your mission

• Lead and coordinate technical activities within his dedicated field. Conduct and lead high complexity task without supervision
• Support in his engineering field during product development. Is the local technical authority for metallic materials and surface treatments and first level of escalations
• Proactively communicates and aligns cross-functionally with the adjacent engineering fields and department outside engineering such as operations, quality, procurement and other teams
• Support processes and product continuous improvements to deliver in line with customer quality, cost, and demand. Propose market-oriented initiatives to improve existing products, technologies and production processes
• Write and review technical documentation, project related deliverables and other specifications related to his field of work (e.g. Test Plan). Adapt to the product- and mission-specific requirements
• Utilize project management techniques / tools to meet cost, technical, and schedule requirements
• Work package / Task Manager. Owns technical, budget and schedule responsibility for fulfilment of tasks assigned by projects
• Participate in (Non Conformance Review Board) according to the NC process. Actively propose technical solutions in his field of activity. Carries out technical risk management and perform Root Cause Analysis
• Technical responsible in his field of work for the recruitment process. Identify and maintain key technical skills in his field within the department. Ensure standardization within their field of activity
• Coach more junior engineers and external employee and review their work
• Provides information on new products, processes and technologies to the engineering directorates

Your story

• Master’s degree or PhD in Material Science, Mechanical or Aerospace engineering
• Minimum 10 years’ technical experience in the field
• Profound knowledge in the following fields:
• Metallic materials & processes, surface treatments and adhesive bonding
• Associated special processes e.g. NDI)
• Qualification, certification and validation of materials and processes
• Additional expertise and knowledge in:
• Composites, in particular carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP)

Non-metallic materials

• Leadership skills combined with excellent communication skills
• Space or Aerospace experience
• Knowledge of the space industry and market

Why Beyond Gravity

• Work in an international environment with global mindset and high-tech products that will fly into space
• A highly specialized and motivated team with a lot of know-how in a unique industry
• We live a hands-on mentality and take suggestions for improvement seriously
• Attractive employment conditions (contribution to public transport, trainings and development opportunities, full paid maternity/paternity leave and many more)
• Flexible and mobile working and at least 5 weeks of vacation with possibility to buy additional vacation
• Our core values - Passionate, Together, and Curious - transform challenges into opportunities. Embark on a journey to transcend the ordinary with us. Propel your career to new heights by applying before 30/10/2025. We‘re actively reviewing candidates and will promptly select the ideal fit for our team.​
• For questions regarding the position, please contact: ​Bastien Monnier | | bastien.monnier@beyondgravity.com , ​
• For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact: ​Stefan Hunger | | stefan.hunger@beyondgravity.com
• Beyond Gravity is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome and encourage applications from all qualified individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected categories.​