Isar Aerospace SE
Aerospace
(Junior)ProposalEngineer(m/f/d)
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“(Junior) Proposal Engineer (m/f/d) at Isar Aerospace SE. Skills: Proposal development, Systems engineering, Launch services. Develop customer-facing technical proposal content. Analyse customer requirements”
Industry & Context.
Technical analysis; Requirements analysis
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Degree in Systems Engineering, 3–5 years experience spacecraft design, 3–5 years experience launch vehicle design, 3–5 years experience systems engineering, 3–5 years experience technical sales, Fluent written and spoken English
Nice to Have
Prior exposure customer-facing documentation, Prior exposure technical proposals, Prior exposure feasibility studies, Familiarity with ESA programs, Familiarity with institutional space programs, Additional languages: Italian, Additional languages: Spanish
What You'll Do.
Develop customer-facing technical proposal content
Analyse customer requirements
Analyse institutional requirements
Analyse program-level requirements
Translate requirements into technical responses
Coordinate with Mission Engineering
Coordinate with subject-matter experts
Generate proposal inputs
Translate technical concepts into proposal material
Contribute to bid / no-bid decisions
Assess technical feasibility
Assess compliance status
Assess schedule drivers
Assess key technical risks
Act as technical point of contact
Define technical Statements of Work
Refine technical Statements of Work
Support technical clarification activities
Translate customer requirements into internal inputs
Translate contractual requirements into internal inputs
Contribute to mission engineering analysis
Contribute to development activities
Consolidate customer feedback
Consolidate market inputs
Participate in customer meetings
Build confidence through contributions
Provide consistent technical messaging
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Mission Engineering team; Commercial team; Subject-matter experts; Customer technical exchanges; Customer meetings
Communication Scope
Customer-facing documentation; Customer-facing proposals; Technical exchanges; Written communication; Oral communication
Full Job Description
Mission Brief As a Proposal Engineer, you will be responsible for developing technically robust and commercially competitive proposals for commercial and institutional launch service programs. Working within the Mission Engineering team and in close coordination with the Commercial team, you will lead and support launch service bid activities, ensuring proposals accurately reflect system capabilities, constraints, and the development roadmap. Your work will include technical analyses, structured proposal documentation, and direct participation in customer‑facing technical exchanges. This role provides direct exposure to both the technical and commercial aspects of launch service proposals, with a strong emphasis on structured engineering thinking, technical credibility, and clear communication. Your Role in Our Space Mission In this role, you will: Develop customer‑facing technical proposal content, including mission concepts, system descriptions, trade‑offs, and compliance matrices. Analyse customer, institutional, and program‑level requirements and translate them into clear, concise, and traceable technical responses, including documented assumptions, constraints, and exclusions. Coordinate with Mission Engineering and relevant subject‑matter experts to generate technically credible and internally aligned proposal inputs. Translate complex technical concepts into clear, structured proposal material suitable for both customers and non‑technical stakeholders. Contribute to bid / no‑bid decisions by assessing technical feasibility, compliance status, schedule drivers, and key technical risks. Act as a technical point of contact for customer technical exchanges, clarification calls, and written Q&A activities throughout the bid phase. Define and refine technical Statements of Work (SoWs) and associated deliverables, and support technical clarification activities during early contract development. Translate customer and contractual requirements into well‑defined inputs
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