Project Manager Space Instrumentation

Project Manager Space Instrumentation Sassenheim, The Netherlands Your (space) mission As Project Manager at cosine, you turn ambitious space instrumentation programs into successful reality. Working within our Remote Sensing business, you lead multidisciplinary development projects that bring advanced spaceborne optical instruments from concept to launch. These instruments enable Earth observation and scientific satellite missions, helping scientists and organisations worldwide better understand our planet and the universe beyond. You create structure in a highly innovative environment, balancing technical excellence with planning, budget, quality, and stakeholder expectations. The projects you manage typically range from €5 million to €20 million and contribute directly to missions with impact far beyond Earth. Tasks & responsibilities In this role, your responsibilities will include: - Lead end-to-end execution of space instrument development projects, from project kick-off to final delivery - Manage project scope, schedule, budget, resources, and quality throughout the project lifecycle - Coordinate multidisciplinary teams consisting of engineers, scientists, systems engineers, and manufacturing specialists - Act as the primary point of contact for customers, partners, subcontractors, and internal stakeholders - Monitor project performance and proactively identify, assess, and mitigate risks - Ensure compliance with customer requirements, contractual obligations, and applicable industry standards - Drive decision-making processes and maintain alignment between technical, commercial, and operational objectives - Support proposal and business development activities by contributing project management expertise where required Your profile We are looking for candidates with the following qualifications: - Several years of experience managing complex technical development projects in the space, aerospace, defence, o...