CareerPlan

Senior Director of Engineering - Civil Government and Commercial

Berlin OfficeFull-time€104k–€130k2026-10-27 → 2026-11-12
Hybrid

Core

Lead engineering strategy and delivery for civil government and commercial solutions, including Area Monitoring Service (AMS), Disaster and Wildfire solutions, and Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem (CDSE), while driving zero-to-one product discovery using AI.

Role type

Senior Director of Engineering (Strategy & Leadership)

Builds

Area Monitoring Service (AMS), Disaster and Wildfire solutions, Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem (CDSE), and derived data products for civil governments and commercial customers.

Domain

Geospatial data, satellite imagery, AI, and enterprise SaaS.

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Engineering leadership (8+ years supervisory), scaling distributed teams (50+), AI adoption strategy, zero-to-one product development, geospatial platforms, enterprise SaaS, cloud infrastructure, operational reliability.

Preferred skills

Civil government solution experience, sovereign systems, regulatory/compliance knowledge.

Technologies

Cloud infrastructure, AI tools, satellite data processing.

Responsibilities

Lead and mentor a global engineering organization of 70+ engineers; define measurable outcomes and prioritize features; drive execution for flagship products; partner with Product and Design teams; ensure system scalability and security; recruit and retain talent.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC leader with strategic oversight