Senior Materials & Processes Engineer (all genders)

Overview

Senior Materials & Processes Engineer (all genders)

Challenge the Impossible

About Beyond Gravity

Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, Beyond Gravity is not your typical space company. We are a dynamic team of over 1700 professionals across 13 locations in six countries, dedicated to pushing the boundaries of what is technically feasible and delivering mission success in the satellites and launcher industry.

Your Crew

Join our multidisciplinary team of 60+ engineers to 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.

Your mission

• Lead and coordinate technical activities within your dedicated field. Conduct and lead high-complexity tasks without supervision.
• Support in your engineering field during product development. Be the local technical authority for metallic materials and surface treatments and first level of escalation.
• Proactively communicate and align cross-functionally with adjacent engineering fields and departments outside engineering such as operations, quality, procurement and other teams.
• Support processes and product continuous improvements to deliver in line with customer quality, cost, and demand. Propose market-oriented initiatives to improve existing products, technologies and production processes.
• Write and review technical documentation, project deliverables and specifications related to your field (e.g., Test Plan). Adapt to product- and mission-specific requirements.
• Utilize project management techniques/tools to meet cost, technical, and schedule requirements.
• Manage work packages and tasks. Own technical, budget and schedule responsibility for fulfilment of tasks assigned by projects.
• Participate in (Non Conformance Review Board) according to the NC process. Propose technical solutions and perform technical risk management and Root Cause Analysis.
• Serve as technical lead in recruitment within your field. Identify and maintain key technical skills and ensure standardization within the department.
• Coach junior engineers and external staff; review their work.
• Provide information on new products, processes and technologies to engineering directorates.

Your story

• Master’s degree or PhD in Materials Science, Mechanical or Aerospace engineering.
• Minimum 10 years’ technical experience in the field.
• Profound knowledge in the following areas:

• Metallic materials & processes, surface treatments and adhesive bonding
• Associated special processes e.g. NDI
• Qualification, certification and validation of materials and processes

• Additional expertise and knowledge in:

• Composites, in particular carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP)
• Non-metallic materials

• Leadership skills combined with excellent communication skills.

Nice to have’s :

• Space or Aerospace experience
• Knowledge of the space industry and market
• Project Management Acumen

Why Beyond Gravity

• Work in an international environment with a global mindset and high-tech products that will fly into space
• A highly specialized and motivated team with deep know-how in a unique industry
• Hands-on mentality and openness to improvement
• Attractive employment conditions (public transport contribution, trainings and development opportunities, paid maternity/paternity leave and more)
• Flexible and mobile working and at least 5 weeks of vacation with the option to buy additional vacation

Are you ready for lift-off?

Our core values — Passionate, Together, and Curious — transform challenges into opportunities. Apply before 30/10/2025. We’re actively reviewing candidates and will promptly select the ideal fit for our team.

For questions regarding the position, please contact: Bastien Monnier |

For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact: Stefan Hunger |

Beyond Gravity is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome and encourage applications from all qualified individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected categories.

Applications by e-mail cannot be considered. We do not accept dossiers from recruitment agencies for this position.

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