Project Manager

As a Project Manager, you have end-to-end responsibility for the development, manufacturing, and delivery of rocket engine ignition systems and space gas generators for one or more customers.

You will:

• Lead multidisciplinary project teams (engineering, procurement, production, specialists)
• Act as the main point of contact for customers and external stakeholders
• Ensure project execution within scope, budget, planning, and quality requirements
• Coordinate new product developments and delta developments in products and processes
• Report on project progress, financials, risks, and opportunities to the Management Team
• Drive continuous improvement of products and production processes (cost, quality, OTD)
• Contribute to supply chain and manufacturing process improvements
• Prepare and negotiate proposals with customers

You are an experienced project professional or ready to grow into a Project Manager role, with a strong technical background, a proactive mindset, and the ambition to take ownership of complex projects in a high-tech aerospace environment. Furthermore, you bring the following background and capabilities:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in a technical discipline
• Project management certification (IPMA / PMI) is a plus
• Experience with product development planning and industrialization
• Familiarity with continuous improvement methodologies (e.g. LEAN)
• Strong focus on costs, planning, risks, and results
• Independent, proactive, and structured way of working
• Strong communication skills and ability to motivate multidisciplinary teams
• Fluent in English, both written and verbal

What We Offer

At APP, you will find a technically challenging role in an innovative aerospace environment, where responsibility and impact go hand in hand.

• A dynamic role within a high-tech SME
• Collaboration with highly skilled, knowledge-driven teams
• Competitive employment conditions
• Profit-sharing arrangement
• Premium-free pension plan
• Flexible working hours
• Targeted onboarding and technical training in ignition systems, if required