FullTime with Benefits

PULSE Technical Lead

Telespazio VEGA Deutschland · Darmstadt

Full-time · Posted on 1 September 2026

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Job Description:

Be part of something out of this world!

You will be leading a multi-national development team and providing expert support to our customers in activities related to the development and operational rollout of the next generation ESA ground segment infrastructure based around PULSE and OPEN. In this role you will collaborate closely with client's technical managers and end users to support the operational rollout of PULSE based ground segment solutions for new ESA and commercial missions and the transition of missions in flight.

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As Technical Team Lead, you will be responsible for managing and coordinating the technical activities of development and integration teams. You will be the main interface to our clients for all technical matters with responsibility for the overall control of your project portfolio to ensure they deliver against agreed scope, schedule and budget.

We are looking forward to meeting you!

Responsibilities/Duties

Leading technical teams

Being responsible for the distribution and coordination of project tasks

Ensuring the provision of high-quality and in-time delivery of project deliverables by the project team

Coordinating with customer technical manager for the alignment of priorities

Maintaining the product backlog and release plan,

Maintaining the project budget and schedule,

Reporting on the technical progress of service tasks,

Disseminating knowledge and learn with others; praising openly successes of your colleagues and get praised for your successes.

Sharing competences and being involved in training of junior colleagues

Assisting & motivating team members

Supporting the preparation of proposals and future business development.

Essential Skills

Experience in developing, integrating, validating software or in software user support activities or in data system management support activities in the space domain, in particular the ground segment

Ability to interpret complex technical documentation and transfer this knowledge into data-models and processes

Interpersonal and effective leadership skills to establish and maintain good working relationships

Proficiency in spoken and written English

Desirable Skills

Knowledge of next generation ESA ground segment infrastructure systems such as PULSE, EGS-CC, EGOS-CC, MCS-CC, EGOS-MG, OPEN or related systems

Ability to create software design documentation

Experience with Dev(Sec)Ops, CICD Principles

Experience with Linux and Bash scripting

Experience with test tools for Spacecraft Monitoring & Control System, e.g. Satellite Simulators.

University degree in software engineering or similar

Seniority:

Senior

Primary Location:

DE - Darmstadt

Additional Locations:

DE - Darmstadt - Europahaus

Contract Type:

Hybrid Working:

Hybrid

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