Compliance Officer

At our company, job titles and career progression are earned, not determined by years of experience alone. They reflect the responsibility you take on and the dedication you bring to each project. If you’re ready to rise to the challenge, we’d love to hear from you.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain the company’s operational compliance register, obligations, permits, licences, approvals, and renewal requirements.
• Coordinate submissions, inspections, meetings, actions, and correspondence with German authorities and regulatory bodies.
• Work with technical and operational teams to interpret requirements and convert them into practical processes and evidence.
• Prepare and maintain compliance documentation, records, reports, registers, and audit trails.
• Track compliance risks, gaps, corrective actions, changes, and dependencies across company activities.
• Support internal reviews, external audits, inspections, project approvals, and operational-readiness activities.

What we are looking for

• Proven experience in compliance, regulatory affairs, operational governance, HSE compliance, or a similar role within a technical or industrial environment.
• Experience working directly with German authorities, regulators, inspectors, licensing bodies, or other public institutions.
• Fluent German and strong professional English, with the ability to manage clear written and verbal communication.
• Strong organisational skills and experience managing multiple requirements, actions, deadlines, and stakeholders.
• The ability to understand technical information and work effectively with engineers, operations teams, contractors, and external specialists.
• A structured, detail-oriented, and proactive approach to building compliance systems in a fast-moving organisation.

Desirable experience

• Aerospace, space, defence, rocketry, propulsion, chemical processing, construction, manufacturing, or other regulated industries.
• German permitting, environmental, occupational-safety, construction, explosives, hazardous-materials, or industrial-compliance processes.
• Experience with audits, inspections, licensing, regulatory submissions, corrective actions, and evidence management.
• Experience supporting facilities, test operations, supply chains, contractors, or technical projects.
• A degree or equivalent professional experience in law, engineering, compliance, business, environmental management, or a related discipline.

Benefits and important information:

• We offer top-decile compensation packages, bonuses and meaningful equity, to attract exceptional aerospace talent.
• Every employee is awarded stock options in the company, you will directly benefit from your own hard work and success.
• Comprehensive relocation support including flights, shipping and visas.
• Lunch, dinner and drinks provided everyday
• Free access to shared company housing

Please note, we are a fast paced, hyper-scaling startup. You will need to be comfortable working extended hours with high levels of autonomy, ownership, and flexibility, with contracts structured around a 48-hour working week.

We are committed to building an equitable and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, has equal access to opportunity, and can thrive. We welcome different perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences—and believe our differences make us stronger.

Please submit applications in English

Compensation: €70K – €90K • Offers Equity • Offers Bonus

• • €70K – €90K • Offers Equity • Offers Bonus

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Posted Nov 03, 2026

"relocation support"

Posted Nov 03, 2026

"relocation support"