Senior Launch Operations Engineer

Senior Launch Operations Engineer

Isar Aerospace

Ottobrunn, Germany

Mission Brief

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 in the company, 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 our launch system to make sound operational decisions, even under pressure. You 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. Your decisions set the operational envelope long before the rocket reaches the pad.
• As our launch cadence grows and additional sites come online, you will contribute to our team shaping the future of multi‑site launch operations and define how our global team executes missions.
• Feeding flight experience directly back into engineering teams, ensuring that operational insights continuously improve our system design.

Qualification Checklist

• At least five years of experience in the space sector or a comparable high‑stakes environment, with a strong background in mission or operational roles, ideally including launch‑related responsibilities.
• Degree in aerospace, mechanical, electrical engineering or a comparable engineering discipline.
• System-level technical understanding of launch vehicles and their subsystems.
• Demonstrated autonomy and a solution-oriented mindset.
• Experience in multidisciplinary troubleshooting and cross‑functional coordination.
• Ability to maintain clarity and performance in high‑stress, long‑duration operational settings.
• Strong organizational discipline, situational awareness, and ability to lead within diverse teams.
• Comfortable working self‑sufficiently and adapting quickly to highly dynamic environments.
• Willingness to travel to global launch sites for multi‑week campaign deployments.
• Fluent in English.