System Manager ISTAR & Project Manager

About the job

Bern (and home office) | 80-100% |

What you can contribute

• Plan, implement and take responsibility for the logistics setup and life cycle management in surveillance and reconnaissance projects
• Take economic, logistical and financial responsibility for all systems in your personal system portfolio throughout the entire life cycle
• Conduct system controlling, prepare the spare parts and maintenance budget, and develop the service level agreements
• Lead the interdisciplinary system teams during the usage phases
• Advance the ISTAR team with innovative optimisation proposals

What makes you unique

• Completed training with further education at technician HF / engineer FH level, preferably in computer science / electronics
• Business administration training or further education is an advantage
• Experience in logistics is an advantage, with a focus on supply chain management, product and/or life cycle management
• Good Confluence / Jira knowledge
• Analytical, results-oriented and business-minded thinking
• Oral and written knowledge of a second official language as well as English skills

In a nutshell

The abbreviation ISTAR summarises all systems used for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance.
In this role, you can expect challenging, varied and diverse tasks in a dynamic environment of the Army Logistics Base (LBA). Implement exciting projects in your area with your teams and support the further development of life cycle management.

What we offer

• Working for Switzerland We are committed to the success model Switzerland and work for the benefit of the population.
• Lived diversity Thanks to equal opportunities, we develop our skills and bring in different perspectives.
• Healthy at the workplace We support and advise our employees in the area of physical and mental health.

All benefits

Your commitment to security and freedom

The Army Logistics Base of the Swiss Army (LBA) is there for the troops. It provides all logistical services for the Swiss Army and manages the material, systems and infrastructures of the Swiss Army with its around 3,500 employees and 12,000 militia members. Whether in the workshop or in the office, indoors or outdoors: the LBA offers a wide range of workplaces throughout Switzerland. There is something for everyone with us.

The Swiss Army employs over 9,000 people in four military and around 200 civilian professions – at 110 locations throughout Switzerland. The next generation is also taken care of: the Swiss Army trains apprentices in over 30 professions.

Additional information

A job with the Swiss Army makes sense and brings many advantages. Convince yourself at armee.ch/vorteile .


Offers from recruitment agencies will not be considered.

Questions about the position

Stefan Wyss
Head ISTAR Systems
+41 58 46 45171