Located in Liège, AMOS (Advanced Mechanical & Optical Systems) is a company specialized in the development of ultra-high opto-mechanical systems, mostly dedicated to space industry and professional astronomy. AMOS is now part of the Aerospacelab group, a Belgian satellite manufacturer. Within the group, AMOS develops Very High Resolution (VHR) optical payloads of Earth observation satellites.

Since 1983, AMOS has been a recognized player around the world. AMOS works with prestigious international clients and partners. More than 100 passionate employees put their expertise at the service of the development of cutting-edge solutions, while respecting the values of the company:

- Team spirit, to unite individual strengths and assets to achieve collective success;
- Excellence, through the commitment and quality of everyone’s work;
- Respect, through recognition by listening, openness and consideration, whether colleague, partner, or client.

In order to strengthen its teams, AMOS is looking for a VHR Program Manager (H/F).

Main responsibilities

As VHR Program Manager, you own our Very High Resolution (VHR) product line. You lead the VHR payload team. The product line is built on a modular approach: a set of recurring building blocks, configured mission after mission. Your job is to make that approach work — technically, commercially and industrially. You arbitrate every day between what the customer asks and what the product line can absorb. In particular, you will be responsible for

- Owning the VHR product line: roadmap, product configurations, performance range, cost and lead-time targets.
- Driving the modular approach. Defining the building blocks, the options, and the limits of recurrence.
- Arbitrating between customer requests and the standard product. Deciding what is tailored and what stays recurrent.
- Coordinating the VHR payload team: priorities, workload,



staffing, competence development.
- Managing the program: schedule, budget, risks, margins, milestones.
- Driving the industrialization: make-or-buy, supply chain, recurring cost reduction, production ramp-up.
- Preparing the proposals: product configuration, cost, lead time, technical and contractual commitments.
- Managing VHR projects sold to the customers, from kick-off to delivery: scope, schedule, cost and contractual commitments.
- Monitoring the delivered products: image quality, non-conformances, return of experience.
- Feeding back into the product line what each project reveals.
- Feeding the evolution roadmap, together with the Optical Payload Architect and Technology Development.
- Reporting the status and the health of the VHR product line to the management.

Requirements

- Master or PhD in Engineering or Physics.
- At least 10 years in space or optical instrument programs.
- Solid technical background in optical instruments. You read a performance budget and you challenge it.
- Proven product management experience: roadmap, configuration management, recurring cost, lead time.
- You are product-oriented. You favour recurrence over tailoring, and you know when to break that rule.
- Proven experience in project management and coordination of multidisciplinary teams.
- You manage schedule, budget and risks on multi-million-euro programmes.
- Familiar with ECSS standards and with the space project review logic.
- You decide with incomplete data.
- You explain and defend a commitment in front of customers and management.
- Natural leader. Team player.
- Fluent in English. French is an asset.

Soft skills: Autonomous / Rigorous / Proactive / Flexible / Result-oriented

What we offer

- Build your own career path
- Direct impact on the growth of the company
- Fast-paced environment
- Flexible ways of working
- Salary package consistent with your experience

📌 VHR Program Manager (Amos)
🏢 Aerospacelab
📍 Amos