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Production Control (all genders)

Garching
Full-time
Permanent employee

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

THE WHAT
You are the daily connection between planning and execution. You coordinate production teams, translate capacity and production needs into realistic plans, and react quickly when priorities, capacities, or timelines change.

THE WHY
To end COPV failure in spaceflight. As we grow, production becomes more complex — with multiple teams, machines, technologies, and locations. Your mission is to keep all these moving parts aligned and ensure that our production output is achieved every day.

YOUR IMPACT

You don't just plan production. You make the plan become reality.

You ensure:
  • production plans reflect real machine and personnel capacity
  • production targets are achieved through effective daily coordination
  • changes and disruptions are addressed with appropriate countermeasures
  • production bottlenecks are identified early and resolved together with the relevant teams
  • production, logistics, engineering, quality, and management stay aligned
Your tasks in detail and by priority:

Coordinate daily production
Align multiple manufacturing teams and ensure that production targets are achieved.
→ High Performance: Keep the shop floor moving.

Build realistic production plans
Translate available machine and personnel capacity into achievable plans and identify upcoming capacity increases early.
→ Accountability: Plan realistically. Deliver reliably.

React to changes
Identify deviations, delays, and capacity constraints and develop appropriate countermeasures together with the relevant teams.
→ Candor: Surface problems early and act on them.

Resolve bottlenecks
Work closely with Logistics to systematically identify and eliminate supply and material bottlenecks.
→ Togetherness: Production succeeds when teams work as one.

Improve production performance
Work closely with Process Engineering to identify weaknesses through recurring quality issues and increased reject rates and drive improvements.
→ Playfulness: Stay curious. Find better ways to work.

YOUR PROFILE

Must-Haves
  • Experience in production planning, production control, manufacturing, operations, or a comparable environment.
  • Strong understanding of how individual production steps influence overall production output.
  • Experience coordinating multiple teams or production activities on the shop floor.
  • Strong cross-functional communication skills and the ability to align Production, Planning, Engineering, Quality, Logistics, Project Management, and Management.
  • Structured, solution-oriented working style with the ability to stay effective when priorities and conditions change, while acting as the central interface between planning and execution.
  • German (C1 minimum) and English (B2 minimum) as well as willingness to work 95% on-site across our Garching and Taufkirchen locations.
Nice to have
  • Experience in aerospace, automotive, or another complex manufacturing environment.
  • Basic understanding of metal processing and/or fiber composite manufacturing as well as experience with production planning, project management, or multi-site manufacturing environments.

WHAT WE OFFER

  • Choose your own benefit: Germany ticket, Egym Wellpass, or a tax-free Give Card
  • Healthy & social lunch culture: Fresh meals during shared lunch breaks
  • High level of autonomy & real impact: You own a critical seam in the business — between what we sell and what we build
  • Startup mindset meets aerospace innovation: Flat hierarchies, fast decisions, and space for your ideas
  • Stunning views: Rooftop terrace with views of the Alps in Taufkirchen, or indoor garden in Garching-Hochbrück
  • Growth opportunities: Work on technically demanding projects with real stakes
  • We live our team culture: From tech talks to team events and after-work gatherings — we celebrate success together

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About us

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.