Human Resources Generalist
People & Culture
PLD Space HQ
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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 350 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 the Human Resources Generalist, which reports directly to the Chief of People & Culture, your main mission will be a valuable part of the Human Resources Team. The objective for the role will be improving the productive contribution of human resources to the organization, through the planning, organization and control of the technical and administrative processes of the working life cycle of human resources in the company. 

Responsibilities  

  • Develop the process of training, compensation, evaluation and development of people and careers. 
  • Promote and develop the business culture. 
  • Carry out the process of selection of people, attraction and alignment with the business, adding value to it. 
  • Assist with the design and/or implement policies and procedures of the different areas of HR with the previous analysis of the business objectives with General  management, as well as of the corporate culture and corporate procedures such as: creating and implementing all types of policies and procedures for internal.
  • Talent management and selection processes, elaborating development plans, designing the company’s welcome plan and coordinating a performance evaluation system, a system intrinsically linked to the company’s compensation system... 
  • Coordination with labor administration.   

Necessary Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree.  
  • At least 4 years of experience in the functions described. 
  • Strategy of selection and attraction of talent.  
  • Remuneration policy. 
  • Talent development plans. 
  • Labor Law. 

Desired Requirements  

  • A good level of English and fluent in Spanish.  
  • A team player with a good sense of integrity.  
  • Hands-on and quick to respond. 
  • Stress Tolerance. 
  • Problem solving, looking for simple solutions.   
  • The ability to multitask. 
  • Workload capacity. 
  • Excellent communication skills. 
  • Autonomy, a self-started.  
  • Impact and influence. 
  • Decision making. 
  • Flexibility and adaptability. 

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!




Funding has been received from the Betica Business Expansion Corporation (FCR), co-financed by the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), for the project "MIURA 1 Launches at INTA and R&D&I Developments in Andalusia." This project aims to promote technological development, innovation, and high-quality research.
Promote research, technological development and innovation
MIURA 1 launches at INTA and R&D development in Andalusia