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Posted Oct 15, 2026
Garching
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€51,000 to €68,000
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The Why
Blackwave designs, manufactures and ships flight-qualified, commercial off-the-shelf composite overwrapped pressure vessels (COPVs) for launch vehicles and satellites. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Munich, Germany, the company delivers COPVs from a standardized portfolio with flight heritage. The approach reduces lead time from months to days while ensuring that each tank is qualified and flight-ready. Blackwave's mission is to end COPV failure in spaceflight. The company employs more than 150 people across manufacturing facilities in Germany and Texas.
More information at Blackwave.com and the procurement platform COPV.com.
THE WHY
To end COPV failure in spaceflight.
Blackwave manufactures carbon structural components for rockets, and satellites – with the ambition to make space access as reliable and scalable as automotive production. That demands a manufacturing operation that grows with us: process-stable, reproducible, and ramp-up-proof. That's where you come in.
Your Responsibilities
THE WHY
To end COPV failure in spaceflight.
Blackwave manufactures carbon structural components for rockets, and satellites – with the ambition to make space access as reliable and scalable as automotive production. That demands a manufacturing operation that grows with us: process-stable, reproducible, and ramp-up-proof. That's where you come in.
THE WHAT
Be the process mastermind of our manufacturing operation.
At Blackwave, you coordinate production engineering across all teams, set priorities on open issues, and drive our manufacturing processes toward serial production standards – scalable, resilient, and ready for every ramp-up.
Drive & Improve Processes
Systematically analyze production processes for scalability and robustness – then actively raise the bar.
Own and maintain a structured, always-current list of open points across all production steps.
Set the Standards
Implement 5S standards at workstations and in material handling – consistently and sustainably.
Push fixture and tooling improvements from concept through manufacturing, implementation, and verification.
Machine Performance
Coordinate stakeholders and engineers when scoping new machines, ensuring performance reliably meets requirements.
Your contact
More information at Blackwave.com and the procurement platform COPV.com
We would be happy to receive your application through our online application portal .
Blackwave GmbH
82024 Taufkirchen
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Estimate: about €84,000/year
Large Space Structures GmbHGarching
Large Space Structures GmbHGarching
Broad estimate: €44,000–€58,000/year
Broad estimate: €44,000–€58,000/year
Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis), table; dl-de/by-2-0; StarIn's calculation
