Propulsion Integration Manager

As the Propulsion Integration Manager, you will be responsible for leading and coordinating the integration, assembly, and maintenance activities of propulsion systems for PLD Space's launch vehicles and test infrastructure. You will oversee a multidisciplinary team ensuring the safe, efficient, and high-quality integration of engines, fluid systems, and associated components across development, testing, and launch environments.

Your mission is to ensure that all propulsion hardware integration activities meet engineering specifications, safety standards, and schedule commitments, driving technical excellence and operational discipline across the integration team.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the propulsion integration team, ensuring the successful execution of engine assembly, installation, and testing operations.
• Oversee the mechanical, fluidic, and electrical integration of propulsion systems in test benches and launch vehicles.
• Plan, allocate, and track team resources to align with project milestones and test schedules.
• Supervise the installation of tanks, turbopumps, feed lines, valves, sensors, and support equipment.
• Ensure adherence to engineering specifications, integration procedures, and safety protocols.
• Collaborate with Propulsion, Testing, Quality, and Manufacturing teams to guarantee alignment between design intent and physical integration.
• Define and optimize propulsion integration processes, including assembly procedures, torque sequences, leak checks, and functional validation tests.
• Provide hands-on technical support for troubleshooting mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic issues during assembly and test campaigns.
• Monitor integration activities through the management system, ensuring accurate documentation and reporting.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives to enhance integration efficiency, repeatability, and safety.
• Support design reviews and contribute feedback from integration experience to improve future hardware designs.
• Train and mentor team members, fostering a culture of precision, accountability, and continuous learning.
• Ensure compliance with PLD Space's 5S and EHS standards in all integration areas.

Do you have experience in Microsoft Office?, Do you have a Bachelor's degree?, * Bachelor's Degree or Higher Vocational Training in Mechanical, Aerospace, Industrial, or related Engineering fields.

• +8 years of experience in propulsion, integration, assembly, or maintenance within aerospace, aviation, or related high-tech industries.
• Proven experience managing technical teams and complex integration projects.
• Strong understanding of fluid systems (cryogenic, pneumatic, hydraulic), structural assembly, and electrical harnessing.
• Proficiency in reading and interpreting technical drawings, 3D models, and assembly documentation.
• Experience in engine integration, test bench operations, or rocket system assembly is highly valued.
• Proficient with MS Office and digital tools for planning, documentation, and reporting.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, capable of making technical decisions under tight schedules.
• Flexibility and adaptability to evolving project needs.
• Willingness to travel between PLD Space sites (Elche, Teruel, and Kourou).
• Strong organizational and communication skills.

Desired Requirements

• Hands-on experience integrating propulsion systems, turbopumps, fluid lines, and instrumentation.
• Familiarity with cryogenic systems, gaseous pressurization, and high-pressure testing.
• Experience with launch vehicle or test bench assembly operations.
• Demonstrated leadership and mentoring capabilities.
• Teamwork, proactivity, and achievement orientation.
• Passion for space technology and PLD Space's mission.

Health & Wellness

• Physiotherapy within our facilities
• 50% discount on private health insurance
• Family health insurance at a competitive rate
• Healthy snacks and fruit available daily

Find balance

• 23 days of paid vacation plus December 24th and 31st off

Never stop learning

• Hands-on learning and development culture
• Career growth through internal mobility and teamwork

Focus on your financial future

• Childcare, restaurant, and transport flexible contributions
• Financial support for training

PLD Space is an international space services company with in-house engineering and manufacturing. It is dedicated to transporting satellites and humans into space, vertically integrating 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 global benchmark in the space launcher sector. Its MIURA family of launchers and its LINCE manned capsule position the company as a leader in European technological sovereignty in space transportation, covering the full range of space missions. With a team of more than 350 employees and €220 million in total funding, PLD Space also has the largest private test benches in Europe, located in Teruel (Spain), and operates a launch base in the Guiana Space Centre (CSG), in Kourou (French Guiana). In total, it manages over 188,000 m² of industrial infrastructure. 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 offers best-in-class launch services to commercial satellite operators, institutions, space agencies and national and international governmental entities., We have five critical beliefs that guide the way PLD Space is shaping the future of space launch technologies