Team Leader (Space Industry)
$42,900–$49,500 year
Hybrid · Athens, Attica, Greece or Irákleion, Crete, Greece
Job Summary
Team Leader in the Space Industry role in Greece leading a small, multidisciplinary engineering team (about 5 engineers) with a blend of technical leadership, people development, and customer-facing responsibilities. You’ll manage weekly workload, oversee progress, coach team members, and contribute hands-on to selected projects (architecture, requirements, mission analysis, software V&V). You’ll formalize and improve engineering processes and toolchains (requirements management, software V&V, team workflows), support proposals and technical reviews with customers, and maintain close collaboration with the CTO/Managing Director. Requirements include MSc in a relevant field, 1+ year in a leadership role or 5+ years in space with project responsibility, familiarity with ECSS, strong communication in English, and ability to lead small teams and interact with customers. Nice-to-have items include ESA/EC project experience, MBSE (SysML/Cameo/Capella), Python/automation/CI/CD for V&V, SDR/RF exposure, and Greek language proficiency.
Required Qualifications
- MSc in Aerospace, Electrical/Electronics, Computer Science, Physics, or equivalent
- 1+ year leadership experience or 5+ years in space domain with project/workstream responsibility
- Familiarity with ECSS
- Strong leadership and communication skills (English)
- Experience in requirements engineering, mission analysis, and software V&V a plus
- Ability to translate customer needs into system-level requirements and architectures
- Willingness to contribute hands-on to selected projects
- Proven ability to establish/improve engineering processes and toolchains
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