Senior Brand Designer Space Hardware (all genders)
Taufkirchen - Germany
Job Summary
You own Blackwaves visual identity end-to-end. From sales decks and investor materials to social media employer branding trade shows and product communication you transform complex aerospace technology into clear compelling design that customers candidates and investors understand at first glance.
As the companys primary design expert you create systems templates and assets that enable others to communicate consistently without relying on design support for every request.
THE WHY
Blackwave is building the next generation of Composite Overwrapped Pressure Vessels (COPVs) for the aerospace industry. As we scale our brand must scale with us.
Great engineering alone is not enough. Customers need to understand it. Candidates need to be excited by it. Investors need to believe in it.
This role exists to make Blackwave instantly recognizable and easy to choose. You turn complex pressure-vessel technology into a visual language that supports growth across sales hiring product communication and company visibility.
YOUR IMPACT
You dont just design assets. You build the visual system that shapes how Blackwave is perceived.
You ensure:
- every customer-facing asset follows a clear and consistent visual identity
- sales and investor teams can communicate professionally without depending on design support for every update
- our brand guidelines remain practical scalable and actively used
- technical aerospace content becomes easy to understand through strong visual communication
- our digital presence consistently reflects the quality of our products and ambitions
Own and evolve our visual identity across all touchpoints. Maintain brand guidelines develop new components when required and ensure consistency across teams and channels.
Accountability:Build a system others can rely on.
Redesign and maintain core sales and investor assets including pitch decks product datasheets proposal templates and supporting collateral. Create templates that allow business teams to work efficiently without constant design support.
High Performance: Design systems that make future work faster.
Create and maintain visual assets for LinkedIn our website recruiting campaigns and other digital channels while ensuring a consistent visual presence.
Candor:Clear communication starts with clear design.
Support trade shows print production product communication signage and visual production together with external vendors and service providers.
Togetherness:Great design happens through collaboration across functions.
Transform technical information diagrams specifications and engineering concepts into visuals that can be understood by non-experts without sacrificing accuracy.
Playfulness:Make complex things simple and engaging.
- 5 years of professional experience preferably in an agency setting in communication design visual design brand design graphic design or a related field.
- English level at least C1 German level at least B2
- Experience working independently in an in-house role making design decisions without the oversight of an art director or design lead.
- Expert-level proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign Illustrator Photoshop).
- Strong experience with Figma including templates components design systems and digital layouts.
- Proven experience developing maintaining and scaling brand systems across multiple formats and channels.
- Strong presentation portfolio and communication design skills including B2B sales decks investor presentations and marketing collateral.
- Ability to work independently as the primary design function managing priorities stakeholders and creative decisions without direct design leadership.
- Experience in deep-tech aerospace industrial B2B defence or other technically complex industries.
- Experience with video assets 3D product visualization print production agencies trade-show production or technical infographics.
- Choose your own benefit: Germany ticket Egym Wellpass or a tax-free Give Card
- Healthy & social lunch culture: Fresh meals during shared lunch breaks
- High level of autonomy & real impact: You own a critical seam in the business between what we sell and what we build
- Startup mindset meets aerospace innovation: Flat hierarchies fast decisions and space for your ideas
- Stunning views: Rooftop terrace with views of the Alps in Taufkirchen or indoor garden in Garching-Hochbrück
- Growth opportunities: Work on technically demanding projects with real stakes
- We live our team culture: From tech talks to team events and after-work gatherings we celebrate success together
Blackwave designs manufactures and ships flight-qualified commercial off-the-shelf composite overwrapped pressure vessels (COPVs) for launch vehicles and satellites. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Munich Germany the company delivers COPVs from a standardized portfolio with flight heritage. The approach reduces lead time from months to days while ensuring that each tank is qualified and flight-ready. Blackwaves mission is to end COPV failure in spaceflight. The company employs more than 150 people across manufacturing facilities in Germany and Texas.
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About Company
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