Deputy Project Manager (Aerospace)

Location: Luxembourg; Workplace: On-site

Company

hirify.global develops lunar rovers and supports lunar exploration programs from teams and locations across Luxembourg, Japan, and the United States.

What you will do

• Support project planning, execution monitoring, prioritization, and deviation management for lunar rover development programs.
• Coordinate suppliers, customers, contractors, project resources, contractual clarifications, and milestone reviews.
• Manage resource allocation, capacity planning, forecasting, budget estimates, and baseline expenditure monitoring.
• Identify project risks, dependencies, critical paths, schedule impacts, and mitigation actions.
• Prepare project plans, schedules, status reports, presentations, KPI reports, risk registers, and customer review packages.
• Act as a key operational partner to the Project Manager and serve as the PM’s delegate when required.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in engineering, such as aerospace, mechatronics, or telecommunications.
• 3–5 years of experience supporting or leading engineering projects in aerospace, space, defense, robotics, or high-technology sectors.
• Understanding of project management methods covering cost estimation, planning and control, resource management, risk assessment, and stakeholder reporting.
• Experience with project documentation, multidisciplinary stakeholder coordination, analytical problem-solving, and prioritization in complex project environments.
• Experience supporting spaceflight hardware development programs.
• High proficiency in English is mandatory. Ability to travel up to 25% of the time is required.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of systems engineering, fabrication, integration, quality, configuration management, and product lifecycle management.
• Experience managing international suppliers, subcontractors, and distributed teams.
• Experience with Microsoft Project, Primavera P6, Jira, Confluence, or equivalent tools.
• Familiarity with PMI, ECSS, or equivalent project management frameworks.

Culture & Benefits

• Work alongside engineers, creatives, and business experts on lunar exploration programs.
• Collaborate with a global organization spanning Japan, the United States, and Europe.
• Contribute to the development of lunar rovers and the foundations of a sustainable lunar economy.
• Work in a diverse and fast-moving environment focused on expanding humanity’s reach beyond Earth.