Project Manager - High-Altitude Pseudo Satellites (HAPS)

About the role

Airbus Geotech is looking for a technical and multidisciplinary project manager to lead High-Altitude Pseudo Satellites (HAPS) payload projects in Barcelona. You will be the central hub for stratospheric innovation, working with clients, space-grade engineers and external partners to turn ambitious ideas into flight-ready missions on time, on budget and to quality. The company describes itself as small and agile, and engineers with technical skills can also contribute.

Key responsibilities

• Lead planning, execution and delivery of HAPS payload projects from kickoff through integration, testing and flight preparation.
• Serve as the main contact for external clients, keeping them aligned on requirements and satisfied throughout the project.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams and partners, driving technical alignment without direct line authority.
• Monitor schedule, budget, scope and resources, identify risks and put mitigation measures in place.
• Follow up budgets and update Estimated at Completion (EAC) figures with the financial controllers and CFO, and manage project purchases under internal compliance rules.
• Ensure design reviews and payload changes meet customer specifications, and support procurement, hardware integration, quality assurance and mission preparation.
• Contribute to project definitions, technical proposals and cost/schedule estimates for new business opportunities.

Required profile

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering (Aerospace, Systems, Electrical, Mechanical or Telecommunications), Physics or a related technical field.
• PMP, CAPM, PRINCE2 or Agile/Scrum certification preferred.
• 3 to 7+ years of technical project management in aerospace, defence, space systems or advanced telecommunications.
• Direct experience overseeing hardware/software development lifecycles, including payload development, integration, testing (V&V) or flight readiness.
• Proven track record managing customer interfaces, subcontractor deliverables and project compliance within strict contracts.
• English at C1 level is mandatory; Spanish, Catalan, French or German is a plus.

Required skills

• Rigorous, deadline-reliable and proactive mindset, comfortable escalating doubts early.
• Analytical thinking, emotional intelligence and openness to diversity and inclusion.
• Technical project management and stakeholder management.