Project Manager

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Management of space projects throughout the project life cycle (initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and controlling, closure) according to ECSS space standards.
• Analysis of requirements, creation of specifications, breakdown to subsystem specifications and coordination of necessary analyses.
• Verification planning, implementation, and control of projects according to the requirements of the ordering space agencies.
• Risk management according to ECSS space industry standards.
• Configuration management according to ECSS space industry standards.
• Cost and procurement management according to ECSS space industry standards.
• Stakeholder and communication management (contact with customers, suppliers and various engineering fields within the company).
• Preparation and coordination of the security review of spacecraft according to the regulations of the space agencies (customers).
• Project documentation, financial monitoring and controlling of the project, compliance with deadlines.

Education & Experience Requirements

• MSc degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Engineering Physics, Space Engineer, Project Manager or equivalent
• Fluent in English
• At least 5 years of experience in managing R&D projects
• Knowledge of project management methodologies and tools
• Openness to relations with international organizations
• Ability to make independent decisions
• Ability to collaborate with colleagues working in different fields

Advantages

• Knowledge of any CAD system
• Project Management Qualification (PMP, PMI)
• Experience in safety-critical system development
• Knowledge of ECSS space standards (| European Cooperation for Space Standardization (ecss.nl))
• Knowledge of NASA TS Space Standards (NASA Technical Standards System (NTSS))
• Advanced level English knowledge
• Experience in quality and/or safety management

Location        

• Budapest