Wolfgang Seefelder

Head of Optical Instruments at Airbus Defence and Space

Greater Munich Metropolitan Area

About

Experienced Program Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the aviation and aerospace industry. Skilled in General Management, Management, Risk Management, Software Development, and Systems Engineering. Strong program and project management professional with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) focused in Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from Technical University Munich.

Experience

  • Airbus Defence and Space (Full-time · 12 yrs 6 mos)
    • Head of Optical Instruments
      Jul 2020 - Present · 6 yrs

    • Optical Instruments - Operations Manager Germany
      Apr 2018 - Jun 2020 · 2 yrs 3 mos

    • Program Manager
      Jan 2014 - Mar 2018 · 4 yrs 3 mos

      Copernicus - Sentinel-5/UVNS Phase B2/C/D Sentinel-5 is a space based optical instrument for Earth atmosphere and global climate monitoring and is being developed for the European Space Agency.

  • Airbus Group (Greater Munich Metropolitan Area)
    • Project Management Officer
      Dec 2008 - Dec 2009 · 1 yr 1 mo

      Lead of project office team and coordination of project management office tasks in the frame of navigation satellite development projects: - Definition of product tree, work breakdown structure and work package descriptions - Configuration and data management - Requirements management - Definition of project management infrastructure and tools - Risk and opportunity management

    • Head Of Department - System Architecture & Verification
      Nov 2004 - Dec 2008 · 4 yrs 2 mos

      Lead of satellite systems engineering department for the development of the Galileo IOV navigation satellite constellation.