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About Rocket Factory Augsburg At Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) , we have one clear goal: to create low-cost, flexible, and reliable access to space. We specialize in building small launch vehicles designed to deploy satellites into Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and beyond. Together with you, we aim to revolutionize space services and help improve life on Earth. Sounds interesting? Then join our journey and become part of the team driving the New Space movement in Europe. About the Team Our international and agile team is looking for a proactive and organized individual in the Propulsion team as a Propulson Production Engineer - someone with a technical background in mechanical, production, or aerospace engineering to oversee engine production, lifecycle management, and BOMs. The ideal candidate will act as the critical link between Propulsion and Production, driving process improvements, fostering cross-functional collaboration, and ensuring engines meet quality, cost, and delivery targets in a fast-paced, evolving environment..Do you want to revolutionize space travel in New Space? Then you've come to the right place. Your Tasks Responsible for the release and management of engine production and BOMs for the entire Helix engine, and following along our engines through their life cycle on the manufacturing and assembly floor Work across the business with your colleagues in Supply Chain, Quality, Production and Operations to ensure engines are built to specification and on time. Develop new processes and toolsets to better connect our teams, reducing administrative overheads for Production whilst providing more insights into how our engines are built. As the main interface between Propulsion and Production, deliver further reforms such as part manufacturability, better quality controls and continuous improvement of work practice with a specific eye oriented at cost reduction. Your Qualifications A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical or Production Engineering, Aerospace, or related technical disciplines. At least one year’s experience in manufacturing environments in a technical role, additional time served in other aerospace or engineering industries is desirable (one year or more), experience in fast-paced/unstructured companies is desirable Self-independent, a structured way of working and committed to working in a fast-paced environment. Fair knowledge of manufacturing processes, how to organise work activities and tasks for industry, and management of assemblies. Pre-existing knowledge of spaceflight and rockets is desirable. Experience with CAD tools required, that with ERP or MES and business intelligence platforms desirable. Experience with Siemens NX is desireable Some level of proficiency in basic coding, e.g. Python. Fluent oral and written English skills (all day-to-day activities are performed in English) We offer Atmosphere: Experience life in an international & dynamic New Space start-up Flexibility: Fit your working schedule to your needs with flexible working hours Home Office: Full-time employees benefit from 1 day per week home office Health: Sweat, stretch or squat it out with EGYM Wellpass Paid Time Off: 30 days annual leave and special leave days RFA Family: Join regular company and team events Parking: Free parking for car and bike Insights Ready to take the next step? Join RFA and help build one of Europe’s most efficient launch systems. Work alongside 300+ colleagues from over 40 countries and take ownership from day one. If you’re looking to grow, take responsibility, and contribute to making space more accessible, we’d love to hear from you. 🚀 Apply now! We look forward to receiving your application in German or English.
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That number is real. WorkMundi's database shows 144,883 open engineer roles across the world. India has the most with 31,687 jobs, followed by the United States with 30,084. If you just finished reading one job ad and felt paralyzed by choice, you're not alone—but this scale is actually an advantage. It means you can afford to be selective.
Start by geography and language. The majority of engineer ads—117,837 of them—have the job posting text written in English. Use that as one filter, but remember: the ad text language tells you nothing about whether the role actually requires you to speak English day-to-day. Read the job description carefully. Then check which countries have the volume you're targeting. Singapore, Poland, and Australia round out the top five after India and the US.
Next, learn who's hiring. Accenture has posted 2,801 engineer roles. andurilindustries, speechify, and jobgether are also actively recruiting. If you're applying to one of these names, research their hiring patterns and interview style before you apply. That homework pays off.
When you interview, expect the question every engineer hears: 'Tell me about a time you had to debug a problem that wasn't in your job description.' Have a specific story ready—not a general one. Name the tools, the deadline pressure, and what you learned. Hiring managers listen for whether you see problem-solving as part of the role itself, not a favour.