Industrialization Manager Operations Electronics

Industrialization Manager Operations Electronics (all genders) Challenge the Impossible 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 a fast-growing company undergoing an ambitious industrial transformation. You’ll be part of a close-knit team, driven by daily challenges and a strong spirit of continuous improvement. You'll thrive in a structured yet agile environment where precision, collaboration, and the desire to grow together are core values. Every contribution matters — you’ll play a key role in our collective performance.

In this role, you will shape BGs transition from a highly specialized, one-off electronics manufacturing supplier towards an industrialized footprint. You manage and drive internal projects to standardize and scale our manufacturing & test capabilities towards the growing demand of delivering our products at a higher pace and to lower cost. The role works together closely with the manufacturing engineering, production and testing managers in the team and drives new product introduction, MAIT readiness as well as capacity ramp-up towards programme needs.

This includes defining and implementing business cases for invests, leading internal CAPEX and industrialization projects as well as being a crucial player in transformation and digitalization initiatives. A strong focus will also be up-stream supply chain integration, especially in make-or-buy and outsourcing activities.

• Establish and execute industrialization projects to get our new products ready for market, including feasibility assessments, design-to manufacturing &
  -test, as well as the execution of technology roadmaps
• Lead operational production ramp-up for new product introductions, from production readiness to full pace production, leveraging APQP methods
• Lead value stream mapping, anticipate & mitigate bottle-necks, and optimize the flow of material and hardware to meet capacity in a high-mix, low volume environment
• Execute internal Capex Projects:
  Lead and implement Business Cases for invests, quantifying the impact on lead-time, cycle times and unit costs.

• Support transformation initiatives such as digitalization together with the respective line- and program management, ensure that data-driven tools are implemented across the organization
• Identify and drive continuous improvement and cost reduction of our standard products, optimizing unit product cost, first pass yields and value added to the customer needs

• In close cooperation with our strategic procurement, be central in building a robust, scalable upstream supply chain, especially for outsourcing partnerships: lead these activities from an operations perspective from make-or-buy, to supplier screening & selection, capability assessment to process transfer and supplier management in series production

• Support the marketing & sales organization in proposal work with recurring cost estimates, risk assessment, and programme execution planning, specifically for product launches and to serve agile New‑Space markets
• Take responsibility towards upper management throughout the organization, to represent the industrialization possibilities and long-term view on product development as well as continued cost improvement
• Interact with customers, specifically in production readiness reviews and industrialization programmes
• Engage experts across different functions in a forward…