Project Lead Engineer
Pubblicato il 17-08-2026 - D Orbit in Italia
Are you ready to take your career to new heights? At D-Orbit, we’re pioneering the future of space logistics and transportation. Established in 2011, our company is leading the way in helping businesses profitably and sustainably unlock the full potential of the final frontier.
As a member of our team, you’ll have the opportunity to work alongside a diverse group of highly skilled individuals, all driven by a shared passion for innovation and excellence. Join us in our global mission to push the boundaries of what’s possible and take your ambition to new heights. The Senior Project Lead Engineer plays a central role within the Business Unit Government & Defense, acting as the technical reference responsible for steering the engineering development of complex institutional and defense space programs.
The role combines strong system level technical expertise with the capability to coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams, ensuring technical coherence, compliance and effective execution throughout the entire project lifecycle.
The Senior Project Lead Engineer operates at the interface between technical teams, project management and customers, supporting key technical decisions and ensuring alignment between mission requirements, technical solutions, schedule and cost constraints.
The position requires proven experience in leading space programs from early design phases through development, integration and verification, and contributes to proposal activities, technical risk management and continuous improvement of engineering and delivery approaches in line with corporate strategy and institutional market expectations. The role also contributes to proposal activities and to the definition of long term product and technology strategies in line with market evolution and corporate objectives.
Act as technical lead for space programs, ensuring end-to-end technical coherence across system, subsystem and equipment levels.
• Coordinate and guide multidisciplinary enginee