Teilprojektleiter (d/m/w) - In-Situ Resource Utilization
// Role Summary
Join Airbus Defence and Space as a Project Management expert in Space Exploration, focusing on In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) for the ROXY project. Drive innovation from lab to lunar demonstration within an international network.
// Key Responsibilities
- Support project leadership for the ROXY initiative (Regolith to Oxygen & Metals).
- Advance ISRU technology from laboratory phase to lunar demonstration.
- Collaborate with international agencies (DLR, JAXA), industry, and research institutions.
- Secure and expand Airbus's patent base for ROXY and UPREB methodologies.
- Lead interdisciplinary consortia and represent the project at C-level and international conferences.
// Role Specification
Project Management in Space Exploration: In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU)
Airbus Defence and Space GmbH is seeking a Project Management professional to join the strategic core area of Space Exploration – Life Support & Payloads (TSOXSP) at our Immenstaad location. You will play a key role in securing technological market leadership in "In-Situ Resource Utilization" (ISRU) and support the project leadership for the overall ROXY (Regolith to Oxygen & Metals) initiative.
In this pivotal position, you will foster the advancement of the ROXY process from the laboratory phase towards lunar demonstration and beyond. You will work within a distinguished international network of agencies (DLR, JAXA), industry (e.g., Offworld), and leading research institutions. As a knowledge holder, you will secure and expand the Airbus patent portfolio for the ROXY and UPREB (Universal Predictors of Regolith Behavior) processes.
Your Responsibilities:
- Support project leadership in the technical and operational management of the overall ROXY project, in close coordination with program management; monitor budget, timelines, and critical milestones.
- Provide technical support to the project team, including all functions necessary to achieve the objectives.
- IP Protection & Innovation: Further develop the UPREB methodology and validate innovative electrochemical processes to safeguard Airbus IP.
- International Coordination: Lead interdisciplinary consortia, engaging partners such as ETH Zurich, Boston University, and Fraunhofer IFAM.
- Global Representation: Represent the project at C-level towards international space actors and present scientific-technical breakthroughs at technical conferences (e.g., ICES, ECS, ASGSR, JpGU).
- Support Business Development: Build networks to support strategic acquisition of new partners and ensure funding eligibility from national and international space agencies (especially DLR, JAXA, and NASA).
Your Profile:
- Education: Successfully completed Master's degree in Physics with outstanding results.
- Work Approach: Independent, structured, and solution-oriented work with a focus on making decisions based on available information.
- Risk Management: Ability to anticipate, evaluate risks, and develop mitigation and solution strategies.
- Specialized Knowledge: Demonstrable expertise in electrochemical SOM electrolysis and in modeling complex particle interactions (UPREB methodology).
- Experience: Relevant experience in leading complex sub-projects within the ISRU field.
- Soft Skills: Natural authority to lead international expert teams, analytical acuity, and the ability to communicate highly complex issues appropriately to top management. Ability to build, maintain, and expand a network within the ROXY community (especially USA, Japan, and Switzerland).
- Languages: Fluent German and English (C1 level or higher).
This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.
Employment Type: Permanent
Experience Level: Professional
Job Family: Programme & Project Management
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