Manager Engineering

About Beyond Gravity Beyond Gravity, headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, is the first space company to combine a startup mindset, agility, speed and innovation with decades of experience and proven quality. Approximately 1800 employees at 12 locations in six countries (Switzerland, Sweden, Austria, USA, Finland and Portugal) develop and manufacture products for satellites and launch vehicles with the goal of advancing humankind and enabling the exploration of the world and beyond.

Beyond Gravity is the preferred supplier of structures for all types of launch vehicles and a leading provider of selected satellite products and constellation solutions in the New Space sector. In 2024, the company generated a revenue of around CHF 359 million. More information at:

Join our multidisciplinary team of 60+ engineers, where you'll develop cutting-edge launcher structures for the payloads of tomorrow. You'll work in a cross-cultural environment, serving a global customer base and engaging with a broad range of technologies. Our collaborative and lean organisation fosters creativity and professional growth, supported by highly skilled experts. Here, you'll have the opportunity to outperform yourself and learn something new every day, as each day brings unique chances to go Beyond.

The Operational Engineering Manager is a people-focused engineering leadership role, leading and developing an international team of around 30 Design and Analysis engineers at the heart of Beyond Gravity’s launcher activities in Switzerland. As part of a 60+ Engineering organization, the team contributes to the development of launcher structures and critical separation systems, from early concepts through detailed engineering, qualification and industrialization support.

Reporting to the Senior Manager Development Engineering, the Operational Engineering Manager is accountable for people leadership, talent development, team health, capability growth and disciplined engineering execution. The role creates the structure, routines and clarity needed for engineers to perform, while working closely with Lead Engineers, who retain technical ownership.

• Lead, coach and develop the assigned Design and Analysis engineering team members.
• Build a high-performing engineering culture focused on customer needs, continuous improvement and disciplined execution.
• Maintain clear ownership boundaries with Technical Lead Engineers, who retain technical authority for discipline-specific decisions.
• Lead according to Beyond Gravity values, leadership principles and Code of Conduct.

• Conduct regular people-management routines, including one-to-ones, goal setting and review, development discussions, timesheet and absence follow-up, and first-level performance follow-up.
• Plan and develop team capabilities through succession planning, knowledge management, onboarding, mentoring, training and skill-matrix maintenance in close partnership with Technical Lead Engineers.
• Support Technical Career Path deployment and the implementation of discipline roadmaps.
• Identify capability gaps, resource constraints and competence-development needs that may impact engineering delivery or industrialization support.
• Support the hiring process for assigned teams by leading first-round recruiting activities, assessing team fit and preparing recommendations for final hiring decisions.

• Improve engineering execution with focus on quality, delivery reliability, efficiency and disciplined follow-up.
• Implement and improve standardised ways of working, tools, methods, templates and routines to increase…