Berlin | Hybrid; Munich | Hybrid

Job description

Team & Reporting Line: Finance Team

Our Mission

At constellr, we're harnessing the power of space to solve one of Earth’s greatest challenges: climate resilience & security in a changing world. Our thermal satellite constellation delivers the most accurate land surface temperature data on the market, equipping commercial players, governments, defence agencies, and global institutions with the thermal intelligence they need to make strategic decisions– from national security and infrastructure to agriculture and climate resilience.

As a fast-scaling company with offices in Brussels, Freiburg, Munich, Washington and Toulouse, our multidisciplinary team of engineers, scientists, and strategists is building the future of space-based Earth observation

Your Role

As Project Controller, you will provide financial planning, visibility and control across constellr’s major projects, investments and externally funded activities. You will work at the intersection of Finance and Programme Management so that project economics, funding obligations and cash impact are visible early enough to act on.

This role is critical as constellr scales its satellite constellation, manages increasing CapEx and project complexity, and prepares for the next stage of growth. You will translate engineering and programme plans into forecasts management can actually decide on. You will also be the finance owner for grant and project compliance, accountable for spend that has to withstand funder and auditor scrutiny.

Key responsibilities

Own the financial plan for constellr’s capital projects (satellite builds, payload development and ground installations), from budget and CapEx forecast through cost-to-complete, capitalization and cash impact.
Run grants and institutional contracts after award, with grant managers and public funding teams: eligible-cost tracing, hourly rate submissions, grant income, funding claims and reporting packages, plus the documentation trail that survives audit.
Build the financial case for grant and institutional proposals: cost and rate models, co-funding structure, and the cash and reporting commitments each submission creates.