Lead Design Engineer

Lead Design Engineer

Beyond Gravity

Zurich, Switzerland

Your Mission:

Technical Leadership & Expertise

• Brings extensive multi-disciplinary engineering expertise and leads complex, cross-functional technical tasks;
• Acts as a second-level technical escalation point and provides expert support during project reviews for his discipline;
• Leads the technical committee of senior engineers responsible for key design decisions;
• Defines and harmonizes the technical roadmap, competencies, and design methodologies across global engineering teams;
• Reviews technical documentation and deliverables, ensuring alignment with product- and mission-specific requirements;
• Owns technical, budget, and schedule responsibility for assigned work packages (e.g., 3D concept/detail design, manufacturing drawings, BOMs, ICDs, change request, mass budgets);
• Applies project management tools to meet cost, technical, and schedule objectives;
• Collaborates with manufacturing, operations, quality, and other discipline to support production environment;
• Participates in bidding activities, including proposals, quotations, concept development, and make-or-buy decisions;
• Represents the engineering department in negotiations and reviews with customers, suppliers, and subcontractors;
• Coaches and mentors less experienced engineers, supporting their onboarding and professional growth;
• Leads the department’s Training Academy for Talent Development, organizes workshops, and fosters a culture of innovation and continuous learning;
• Contributes to the hiring process and helps identify and maintain key competencies within the discipline.

Process & Quality Management

• Ensures compliance with internal processes and actively contributes to their improvement, especially in design-related areas;
• Participates in Non-Conformance Review Boards (NRBs), leads root cause analyses (RCAs), and implements corrective and preventive actions;
• Promotes global knowledge sharing through lessons learned and continuous improvement initiatives;
• Supports the development of engineering tools, standards, and processes for new and existing products.

Strategic & External Engagement

• Contributes to defining the company’s technical direction and long-term engineering strategy;
• Identifies emerging trends and technologies, integrating them into the product roadmap and engineering practices;
• Builds and maintains relationships with external stakeholders and represents the company at key industry events (e.g., conferences, trade fairs);
• Reports to and supports Manager Development Engineering Launchers.

Your Story:

• University Bachelor/master’s degree in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering or similar;
• Minimum 10 years of technical experience with proven expertise and track records in mechanical design of composite structures & subsystems;
• Broad understanding, competence and experience in Engineering design processes, tools, standards and methodologies:
  • Leadership skills combined with excellent communication skills;
  • Acting in a leading role for a minimum of three years.
• Nice to have’s:
  • Space or Aerospace experience;
  • Knowledge of the space industry and market;
  • Project Management Acumen.

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