(Senior) Payload Manager (m/f/d)

Job description

Atmos Space Cargo is seeking a Senior Payload Manager to lead payload operations and customer management across Phoenix missions, from contract signature through launch, in-orbit operations, and mission close-out. In this role, you will act as the central interface between customers, engineering, operations, and commercial teams, ensuring safe, compliant, and successful payload integration and execution.

Key responsibilities
- You will manage key payload customer accounts end-to-end, acting as the primary point of contact from contract signature to mission completion.
- You will lead payload mission integration activities, including interface definition, technical coordination, and alignment with spacecraft and ground segment teams.
- You will oversee payload safety documentation, compliance with applicable standards, and preparation and execution of technical and programmatic reviews.
- You will coordinate internal stakeholders across systems engineering, operations, avionics, and flight teams to ensure on-time and on-spec payload delivery.
- You will support commercial activities by contributing to pricing, proposal development, and mission manifest planning based on payload constraints and opportunities.
- You will ensure consistency, quality, and best practices across payload projects, improving internal processes and documentation where needed.
- You will mentor and support junior team members, fostering technical excellence and a strong mission-oriented culture within the payload team.

Profile required

- 5+ years of experience in payload, mission, or systems management within the space sector (e.g. ESA, CNES, Airbus, OHB, or similar organizations).
- Strong knowledge of payload integration processes, interfaces, and applicable spaceflight standards.
- Proven ability to manage complex, multi-stakeholder projects in a fast-moving, safety-critical environment.
- Excellent communication, coordination, and customer-facing skills.
- Fluent in English; French or German is a strong plus.

Company description

ATMOS was founded as a European company built on the values of freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law, and human rights. We are committed to protect these values by making our technology available to others who share the same values, strengthening infrastructure and innovation for prosperity on Earth.
Our team is multinational and diverse, with offices in Lichtenau and Strasbourg. We work in a collegial, hands-on culture where people support each other, take ownership, and keep learning every day. Motivation for the mission comes first — building spacecraft is not a nine-to-five pursuit. We align the mission, the team, and the individual in mutual dependence. This principle shapes our work environment where exceptional people, as committed as they are competent, can grow and contribute to a mission that matters.

On 2/10/2026