Lead Commercial Sales (Aerospace)

Location: Munich, Germany; other location: Bordeaux, France. Relocation assistance is provided, including visa sponsorship where applicable.

Company

Builds spacecraft for humanity, including Nyx vehicles, propulsion services, and future lunar and launcher programmes.

What you will do

• Own the B2B sales pipeline for Space Store technologies, including additive manufacturing, thermal protection, and propulsion, and support the commercialization of European Astrotech propulsion services.
• Identify, qualify, and develop customers among satellite operators, launch providers, defense organizations, and prime contractors.
• Build technical and commercial proposals with engineering teams, negotiate contract terms, and manage the full sales cycle through contract handover.
• Lead commercial sales for Nyx cargo and crew services, commercial station and payload opportunities, and future lunar and launcher programmes.
• Define go-to-market strategy, positioning, pricing, sales enablement, and future-client pipelines supporting bids and fundraising.
• Support government sales strategy outside Europe, European and USA Government teams, and represent the company at trade shows, conferences, and customer meetings.

Requirements

• 8+ years of B2B sales or business development experience, ideally in aerospace, space, defense, or another high-technology industry.
• Proven success closing complex, high-value commercial B2B and technical sales involving hardware, engineering services, or systems.
• Experience selling to government agencies or prime contractors, including international government markets.
• Understanding of technical products such as additive manufacturing, thermal protection, propulsion, or spacecraft systems, with the ability to translate them into customer value.
• Strong negotiation, presentation, and proposal-writing skills.
• Fluency in English required.

Nice to have

• Fluency in German, French, or Italian, depending on location.
• Experience in a fast-growing startup or scale-up environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Agile environment with fast decision-making supported by clear goals and systems.
• Open and collaborative culture with transparent discussion of risks and obstacles.
• Relocation assistance is available, including visa sponsorship where applicable.
• Employment offers are contingent on a background check determined by the country, role, and project.

Hiring process

• Submit a CV for consideration.
• Any offer may be conditional on successfully completing the applicable background check.