Manufacturing Team Lead - Metal Structures for Space Industry (all genders)

Blackwave GmbH • Garching, Bavaria • Posted June 17, 2026

About the Role

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

THE WHY
To end COPV failure in spaceflight. No liner, no pressure vessel. No pressure vessel, no mission. The liner team is where production reliability begins — and where it can fail. This role exists to make sure it never does.

THE WHAT
You own the metal. Every forming step, every weld, every machined surface that becomes a liner is your responsibility. You take over an existing team, develop it, and build the system that turns individual output into serial production performance.
You ensure:

  • metal processing is executed with precision and repeatability
  • your team has clear ownership and grows with the mission
  • production is never blocked by a liner-side constraint
You don’t just run a team. You manufacture reliability.
 
Your tasks in detail and by priority:
  • Take over and develop the liner team: Own the existing team ...