Mission Brief

As LCA & Environmental Data Specialist, you will establish our Life Cycle Assessment and environmental data capabilities from the ground up. Your mission is to create a reliable environmental data foundation, conduct Life Cycle Assessments in accordance with recognized standards and translate complex environmental data into meaningful insights. You will work closely with Engineering, Procurement, Manufacturing, Testing, Infrastructure and other teams to understand the environmental impact of our product throughout its lifecycle.

Your Role in Our Space Mission:

Life Cycle Assessment: Conduct and further develop Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) for our product, components, materials, and processes in accordance with ISO 14040 and ISO 14044.
LCA Methodology & Modelling: Define goal and scope, develop Life Cycle Inventories, perform impact assessments, interpret results and document assumptions, limitations, and methodological choices.
Environmental Data Collection: Collaborate closely with Engineering, Procurement, Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Testing to actively collect and understand the environmental, operational, material and supplier data required for LCA.
Environmental Data Management: Establish structured and scalable processes for environmental data, ensuring data quality, consistency, completeness and traceability.
LCA Tools & Databases: Develop and maintain LCA models, datasets and Life Cycle Inventories in openLCA and relevant LCA databases.
Environmental Impact Analysis: Analyse LCA results, identify environmental hotspots and improvement opportunities and translate complex results into clear and actionable insights.
Environmental Requirements & Performance: Support environmental and LCA-related customer, project, and contractual requirements and contribute to the development of environmental KPIs and methodologies to measure and track environmental performance.
Ecodesign Collaboration: Communicate relevant LCA results and environmental hotspots to the Ecodesign Engineer and work closely together to identify and evaluate potential environmental improvements.

Qualification Checklist

Degree in a relevant technical, scientific, environmental, or data-related field, such as Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Sustainability, Data Science, Industrial Engineering, Computer Science or a comparable discipline.
Practical experience in conducting Life Cycle Assessments in accordance with ISO 14040 and ISO 14044.
Strong understanding of LCA methodology, including goal and scope definition, Life Cycle Inventory, Life Cycle Impact Assessment and interpretation of results.
Experience in developing and maintaining LCA models and environmental datasets.
Experience with openLCA or comparable LCA software.
Familiarity with LCA databases and the use of primary, secondary, and supplier-specific data.
Strong analytical skills and confidence working with complex and potentially incomplete datasets, including the ability to assess data quality, consistency, and traceability.
Ability to independently collect and structure environmental data and collaborate closely with stakeholders across Engineering, Procurement, Manufacturing, Infrastructure, Testing and other relevant functions.
Ability to interpret and clearly communicate LCA results, environmental hotspots, assumptions, and improvement opportunities to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a cross-functional technical environment.