Job Description: A vacancy for Study Project Manager within the Microwave Instruments Future Projects and Proposals department based in Airbus Defence and Space in Getafe (Madrid) The postholder will be responsible for managing the study team, composed of a variety of experienced people in charge of the different aspects of the study for active and passive microwave instruments for future Earth Observation space missions, and will be accountable for the successful activities completion and project deliverables. He/she will also be responsible for leading the preparation of proposals for future phase studies and eventually for their implementation. This includes passive microwave radiometers, synthetic aperture radars (SAR), altimeters, scatterometers, reflectometry and any innovative technique related to Earth observation by means of a microwave system.RESPONSIBILITIESMeeting the technical, programmatic and financial objectives of the study,Discuss,



understand and share the context and strategy of the study notably with the Future Programs and the Marketing and Sales departmentsDefine and agree the objectives to be met to efficiently prepare for the mission implementation phaseLeading the study,Define the implementation strategy to meet the objectives, share it and give meaning to your stakeholders,Set clear expectations for milestones to come and communicate them to the teamGive perspective for the next steps, typically 6-12 months timeframeCover all aspects like technical, programmatic, industrial, procurement, costing, etc. Keeping in mind the implementation phase as an objective.Identify possible suppliers together with Procurement in order to perform the required pre-development activitiesProvide support to the definition of the industrialization of the microwave instrument in preparation for the implementation phase together with the industrial manager and the system engineerManaging and coordinating the study team activities,Take care of the team dynamics, te

📌 Microwave Instruments Study Project Manager (Getafe)
🏢 Airbus
📍 Getafe