Senior Launch Operations Engineer (m/f/d)

Mission Brief

We are currently not conducting an active recruitment process for this position. However, we are building a talent pool and would be delighted to consider your profile for future opportunities.

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, 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 the launch system to make sound operational decisions, even under pressure, and 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
• As launch cadence grows and additional sites come online, contribute to shaping the future of multi-site launch operations and define how the global team executes missions

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Benefits

• Employee Participation Program: share in our success through our virtual company share program
• 30 days of vacation
• Company pension plan with a 20% employer contribution after the probation period
• Subsidised lunch
• Fully financed Deutschlandticket
• Sponsored sports club memberships (EGYM Wellpass)
• Individual learning allowance after the probation period
• Childcare allowance for non-school-age children

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 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, and our team is made of driven and talented people with a real passion for space innovation.

Isar Aerospace SE is an equal-opportunity employer committed to fairness and inclusivity. Due to security clearance requirements, affiliations with countries listed under § 13 para. 1 no. 17 SÜG may affect the application process.