About PLD Space 

PLD Space is an international space services company with in-house engineering and manufacturing. It is dedicated to transporting satellites and humans into space, vertically integrating engineering, testing, manufacturing and operations of its reusable and sustainable rockets. Headquartered in Elche (Spain) and founded in 2011 by Raúl Torres and Raúl Verdú, PLD Space has established itself as a global benchmark in the space launcher sector. Its MIURA family of launchers and its LINCE manned capsule position the company as a leader in European technological sovereignty in space transportation, covering the full range of space missions.  

With a team of more than 400 employees and 220 million in total funding, PLD Space also has the largest private test benches in Europe, located in Teruel (Spain), and operates a launch base in the Guiana Space Centre (CSG), in Kourou (French Guiana). In total, it has more than 188,000m2 of industrial infrastructures under management.  

Teamwork, courage, determination and ambition enable PLD Space to guarantee an autonomous, independent satellite space access capability, based on reliability at a globally competitive price. The company is able to offer best-in-class launch services to commercial satellite operators, institutions, space agencies and national and international governmental entities. 

Mission

As an Environment Analyst Engineer at PLD Space your main mission within the area will consist of Life Cycle Analysis based on the UNE-EN-ISO 14040 and UNE-EN-ISO 14044 standards and the ESA LCA Manual.

Responsibilities

• Analysis of resource consumption within the organization's and product's geographic scope.
• Analysis of environmental impacts.
• Liaising with the engineering and production departments to gather information relevant to the LCA.
• Build, maintain, and update environmental datasets with high data quality and traceability, ensuring consistency and completeness of Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) data.
• Model Life Cycle Inventories (LCI) using specific tools.
• Perform sensitivity, uncertainty and scenario analyses.
• Assess impact categories such as carbon footprint, water depletion, eutrophication, acidification, and resource use.
• Preparation of a results report in accordance with ISO 14040.
• Identify environmental hotspots across the product life cycle and prepare an Impact Reduction Plan and Monitoring Plan.
• Lead impact reduction activities within the scope of the role.
• Monitoring of environmental indicators related with the LCA.
• Environmental Product Declaration (EPD).

Necessary Competencies

• Education: Degree in Environmental Sciences, Environmental Engineering.
• Training in environmental issues and continuous improvement.

Required Knowledge

• Knowledge of UNE-EN-ISO 14040 and UNE-EN-ISO 14044.
• Knowledge ESA LCA Database and Handbook
• Use of SimaPro software (highly desired).
• Proactivity.
• Expert handling of the Office suite and digital tools (ERP).

Required Competencies

• Multidisciplinary profile accustomed to working on multiple tasks.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Teamwork.

Benefits 

Health & Wellness 

• Physiotherapy within our facilities 
• 50% discount on your health insurance 
• You can sign-up your family members with health insurance at a competitive price. 
• Healthy snacks and lots of fruit 

Find balance 

• 23 days of paid vacation plus December 24th and 31st  
• Flexible work schedule 

Never stop learning 

• We encourage practical learning 
• We promote professional development through internal mobility and teamwork 

Focus on your financial future 

• Childcare flexible contributions  
• Restaurant tickets  
• Transport flexible contributions  
• Training support 

Values 

We have five critical beliefs that guide the way PLD Space is shaping the future of space launch technologies. 

• Teamwork. 
• Hard work. 
• Dynamism. 
• Commitment. 
• Keep it simple. 

Join us to reinvent how rockets are built!