Space Systems Engineer (m/f/d)

OHB System AG; Bremen; Hybrid; EUR 70.000 - 110.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

30 days vacation

Hybrid work

Meal subsidy

Company restaurant

Health management

Zusammenfassung

OHB System AG in Bremen seeks a Space Systems Engineer (m/f/d) to drive system requirements analysis and verification for space missions. You will coordinate validation activities and liaise with customers, subcontractors, and other OHB engineers across disciplines to ensure compliant, high-quality spacecraft solutions.

The role offers hybrid work, an international team, and extensive training opportunities, with a focus on system-level design, test planning, and launch preparation.

Qualifikationen

• Degree in engineering, physics or equivalent.
• Experience in satellite projects, preferably Phases B/C/D.
• Fluency in English; German language skills are desirable.

Aufgaben

• Analyze space segment or overall space system functional and interface requirements.
• Coordinate system validation and verification at system level.
• Act as internal customer for spacecraft databases and simulators.
• Ensure compliance with technical requirements.
• Define verification plans and support launch preparations.

Kenntnisse

English fluency

German desirable

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Ausbildung

Degree in engineering or physics

Jobbeschreibung

OHB System AG – We.Create.Space

OHB System AG is one of the leading space companies in Europe. The company is part of the listed high-tech group OHB SE, which has more than 3,200 employees working on pivotal European space programs. With two strong locations in Bremen and Oberpfaffenhofen near Munich and more than 40 years of experience, OHB System AG specialises in high-tech solutions for space. These include low-orbiting and geostationary satellites for Earth observation, navigation, telecommunications, science and space exploration as well as systems for human space flight and aerial reconnaissance. We owe our success to our employees' passion for innovation, as well as their commitment and initiative.

For permanent employment OHB System AG in Bremen is looking for a

Space Systems Engineer (m/f/d)

In the Satellite Systems Engineering department we see the space system holistically as a spacecraft or a system including spacecrafts. We provide an interdisciplinary approach and means to enable the realisation of successful space systems. Going from mission analysis to early operations, looking at system performances and security aspects, planning and defining technically the design, verification, qualification and operation of the space system. With about 80 individuals from 14 nationalities in the department we welcome you to join us.In this role you will be the driving force ensuring that all system requirements of a spacecraft project are met and compliant. You will be the interface between customer, subcontractors and OHB engineers of several disciplines coordinating the following activities and offering technical guidance.Overall space system means space plus ground plus launch segments.

Your Tasks

Main responsibilities

• Perform analyses of space segment or overall space system functional and interface requirements
• Coordinate overall space system validation and verification on system level
• Internal customer for spacecraft data bases and simulators
• Ensure compliance to the technical requirements

Work in collaborationwith Architects and Subsystem engineers

• Technical system budgets (electrical power, propellant, telemetry, command, pointing, mass properties)
• Define the overall space system configuration and manage the internal and external interfaces (e.g. launcher, ground, user interfaces)
• Flow down of the mission requirements to subsystem level specifications
• Define Verification plans
• Support the generation of AIT plans and operation plans
• Supervise preparation of overall space system and spacecraft tests and review of test results
• Define Test Specifications for overall space system and spacecraft Tests
• Responsible for maintenance of spacecraft data bases
• Preparation for launch and flight phases, preparation of launcher interfaces
• Contribute to the project risk management for risks of technical nature

Your Qualifications

• Degree in engineering, physics or equivalent
• Professional experience in satellite projects, preferably in phases B/C/D
• Good conceptual and problem-solving skills
• Well-developed communication and negotiation skills
• High motivation, pro-active working approach and strong sense of responsibility
• Team-minded and ideally accustomed to work in internationally composed team
• Fluency in both spoken and written English, German language skills are highly desirable

You are interested in this position but don’t meet all the requirements or lack experience? No problem! These are all tasks to be covered by the team. On which task you will start will be discussed during interview.

We offer

• Work Life Balance: Flexible working hours, sabbatical, 30 days vacation & specialleave days
• Mobile Work: Hybrid work & mobile work abroad
• Structured on-boarding process (incl. Assignment of a buddy in the first months)
• Development: Extensive range of training courses, individual professional development, German language courses & annual employee dialogue
• space projects
• Additional benefits: 13. monthly salary, accident insurance & company pension plan
• Catering: High standard company restaurant & generous meals subsidy
• Active health promotion: Health management, E-GYM Wellpass & In-company sports groups
• Family: Kindergarten subsidy / Kindergarten places, Childcare in the vacation period & paid child sickness days
• Mobility: Subsidized Deutschland ticket, Job bike & parking lots
• Company parties & events: Christmas party, Satellite launch events, NextGen Speakers Night
• Innovation: Company suggestion system & free research and development

A complete overview of our benefits and more details can be found here on our website.

OHB System AG Human Resources

Questions regarding this posting? Alfrida Paja is available under [e-mail].