About PLD Space
PLD Space is an international company on a mission to transport satellites into space, vertically integrating the engineering, testing, manufacturing, and operations of its reusable and sustainable rockets. Headquartered in Elche (Spain) and founded in 2011 by Raúl Torres and Raúl Verdú, PLD Space has established itself as a integral benchmark in the small satellite launch sector. Its family of MIURA launchers and LINCE crewed capsule position the company as a leader in European technological sovereignty for space transportation, covering the full spectrum of space missions.
PLD Space operates over 188,000 m² of facilities in Elche, Teruel (Spain), Kourou (French Guiana), and Duqm (Oman), enabling the company to provide comprehensive satellite and payload launch services into space.
Teamwork, courage, determination and ambition enable PLD Space to guarantee an autonomous, independent satellite space access capability, based on reliability at a globally competitive price. The company is able to offer best-in-class launch services to commercial satellite operators,



institutions, space agencies and national and international governmental entities

Mission
The Flight Software Manager is responsible for leading the Flight Software team, ensuring the successful development, integration, validation, and operation of flight-critical software across PLD Space launch vehicles and future programs.
This role combines people leadership, technical direction, and program execution, fostering team growth while ensuring software solutions meet mission, reliability, safety, and operational objectives. The Flight Software Manager serves as the technical reference for the discipline and works closely with Systems, Avionics, GNC, Ground Segment, Operations, and Verification teams throughout the complete vehicle lifecycle, from concept definition to launch operations.

Responsibilities
• Lead and develop the Flight Software team, defining priorities, objectives, workloads,

📌 Flight Software Manager (Elche)
🏢 PLD Space
📍 Elche