Environmental Test Lab Manager (M / F)

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Gama is a deeptech company developing high performance deployable structures for space, including solar sails for deep space exploration and drag sails for satellite deorbitation. Our mission is to make access to space scalable, sustainable, and innovative.Our team is the secret to our success. We are proud to be working with inspiring colleagues who are smart, fun, ambitious and looking for the challenge to transform an industry.Environmental Test Lab Manager (M/F). In this position, you will stand up and run the environmental test lab that qualifies our deployable structures - owning the test capability end-to-end from facility build-out and equipment procurement through to test campaigns on flight hardware, alongside former SpaceX engineers.Your mission will be to:Own the environmental test lab end-to-end: thermal vacuum, thermal cycling, vibration, shock, and deployment testing of mechanisms and full deployable systemsBuild out and manage the lab as a facility - capital equipment specification and procurement, installation, calibration and maintenance programs, safety, and capacity planning as we scalePartner with mechanical, thermal and systems engineering to define test requirements, write procedures, and translate qualification needs into executable campaignsLead and personally run critical test campaigns on flight hardware, from setup and instrumentation through data review and anomaly investigationDevelop a small team of test engineers and technicians: hire, mentor, and grow the bench as the lab scales with the companyManage external test campaigns at partner facilities where in-house capability is not yet available, including vendor qualification and oversightDrive the lab's processes - test readiness reviews, configuration control, data archival - to the standards expected of flight programsYou come with:5+ years of hands-on environmental testing experience in aerospace or another demanding hardware industry (TVAC, vibration, shock, thermal cycle)Direct experience operating environmental test equipment - shakers, thermal vacuum chambers, thermal chambers - not just overseeing itA track record of running test campaigns on spacecraft hardware, ideally on mechanisms or deployable structuresSome experience leading people or coordinating a small team; or a strong senior individual ready to step into a lead roleComfort with facility-side topics: equipment procurement, calibration, lab safety, capacity planningStrong analytical skills, a proactive attitude, excellent interpersonal skills and unbounded curiosityAutonomy and a willingness to own a critical capability end-to-end, in a young lab where you will shape how things are doneProfessional level English - French is welcome but not requiredWe offer:Your work will fly. Contribute directly to the future of space exploration and Sustainable Space.The opportunity to stand up an environmental test capability from the ground up and shape it long-termAccess to cutting-edge facilities and development opportunities in the heart of the European space industryA steep personal development path, working alongside world class aerospace engineersEquity package and competitive compensationA highly talented, dynamic and international teamWe are equally interested in senior test engineers, lead test specialists, or technicians-turned-engineers ready for their first lab management role - if you have built deep environmental testing chops in industry and want the next step, we want to hear from you.You do not need to meet every requirement to apply. If this role excites you and you meet many, but not all, of the criteria, we would be glad to hear from you. We value potential and support growth into the role.We are looking forward to receiving your application! Please apply with "Environmental Test Lab Manager role" in the subject to