CFI Project Manager (Customer Furnished Item – Dedicated Payload Equipment)

About the role

The CFI Project Manager is responsible for the end‑to‑end planning, coordination and delivery of Customer Furnished Items (CFI) – dedicated payload equipment sourced from external suppliers – for satellite programmes. The role ensures that all CFI equipment meets technical, schedule, cost and quality requirements and is ready for integration and verification.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the complete CFI procurement and delivery process, maintaining integrated schedules, cost tracking and risk registers.
• Coordinate with procurement, supply chain, system engineering and programme management to define technical requirements, statements of work and interface specifications.
• Act as the primary interface with suppliers, overseeing contractual compliance, performance monitoring, audits and progress reviews.
• Manage interface definitions (mechanical, electrical, thermal, data) and ensure alignment with overall system architecture.
• Guarantee delivery readiness by supervising documentation, configuration baselines and verification evidence at equipment level.
• Provide structured reporting to programme management, operations, integrator project managers and governance bodies.

Required profile

• Proven experience in managing end‑to‑end CFI or similar external equipment procurement for aerospace or satellite projects.
• Strong ability to coordinate across engineering, procurement and supplier domains.
• Experience with schedule, cost and risk management in complex technical programmes.
• Excellent communication skills to serve as the key interface among custom engineering, system engineering, suppliers and integration teams.

Required skills

What we offer

• Opportunity to work on cutting‑edge satellite payload equipment.
• Collaboration with international teams in Munich and Luxembourg.
• Competitive permanent employment within a leading aerospace organization.