Systems Engineer (f/m/d)

Yurigravity; Meckenbeuren; On-site; EUR 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Yuri develops innovative systems for microgravity research and spaceflight. We seek a Systems Engineer to own the system throughout its development lifecycle, turning complex needs into robust technical solutions and coordinating multidisciplinary teams.

You will translate customer and mission requirements into architectures, manage interfaces, and guide verification, validation, and design reviews to ensure flight-ready systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Systems Engineering or related technical field.
• Several years of professional experience in Systems Engineering.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams and driving decisions.
• Knowledge of INCOSE, NASA, and ECSS standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical development of the system and act as central technical authority across all engineering disciplines.
• Develop and maintain the system architecture and manage the system requirements lifecycle.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams and resolve system-level issues.
• Drive technical decisions balancing performance, reliability, safety, cost, schedule, and manufacturability.
• Define and manage interfaces and oversee system integration activities.
• Coordinate system verification and validation strategies and test planning.
• Identify and mitigate technical risks with Product Assurance involvement.
• Guide COTS component selection and supplier engineering.
• Lead system-level design reviews and major milestones (PDR, CDR).
• Serve as primary technical interface to customers, suppliers, and project management.
• Apply INCOSE, NASA, and ECSS systems engineering practices.

Skills

Systems Engineering

Requirements Engineering

System Architecture

Interface Management

Trade Studies

System Integration

Verification & Validation

Technical Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Systems/Engineering

Job description

WORKING AT YURI IS LIKE:

YOUR MISSION:

AtYuri, we develop innovative systems for microgravity research and spaceflight, enabling new applications in life sciences and beyond. Our projects combine advanced technologies across mechanical, electrical, software, life sciences and operational domains and are designed for challenging environments such as the ISS, free flyers, and future commercial space stations.

We are looking for aSystems Engineer who enjoys understanding the bigger picture, turning complex customer and mission needs into robust technical solutions, and bringing multidisciplinary teams together to deliver flight-ready systems.

As a Systems Engineer at Yuri, you will take technical ownership of the system throughout its development lifecycle. You will work closely with project management, engineering disciplines, product assurance, customers, suppliers, and external partners to ensure that the system is consistently defined, designed, integrated, tested, and verified.

YOUR TASKS:

• Systems Engineering & Technical Leadership: Lead the technical development of the system and act as the central technical authority across all engineering disciplines. Translate customer, mission, and operational needs into system requirements, architectures, and technical solutions.

• System Architecture & Requirements: Develop and maintain the system architecture, including functional and physical decomposition and allocation to mechanical, electrical/electronic, software, and other subsystems. Own the system requirements lifecycle, including decomposition, allocation, traceability, verification, and change management.

• Multidisciplinary Engineering: Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams, align subsystem development with system-level objectives, and resolve technical conflicts and system-level issues across the complete system.

• Technical Decision-Making & Trade-offs: Drive technical decisions and trade-offs, balancing system performance, reliability, safety, cost, schedule, manufacturability, and operational constraints.

• Interfaces & Integration: Define and manage internal and external interfaces and ensure technical consistency across the complete system. Coordinate system integration activities and ensure effective interaction between subsystems, suppliers, and external partners.

• Verification & Validation: Define and coordinate system-level integration, verification, and validation strategies, including test planning, requirements verification, and requirements closure.

• Technical Risk & Product Assurance: Identify and manage technical risks, dependencies, and design drivers. Work closely with Product Assurance and engineering specialists to define and implement appropriate mitigation measures.

• COTS & Supplier Engineering: Support the selection and integration of COTS components and subsystems. Provide technical direction to suppliers and partners and ensure compliance with system-level requirements.

• Design Reviews & Technical Milestones: Lead the system-level technical preparation and participation in design reviews and major technical milestones, including PDR, CDR, qualification, and verification activities.

• Customer & Project Interface: Act as the primary technical interface to customers, suppliers, partners, and project management. Support the Project Manager with technical input on scope, cost, schedule, technical risks, and engineering changes.

• Standards & Systems Engineering Practices: Apply and continuously improve INCOSE, NASA, and ECSS Systems Engineering practices within Yuri and ensure their consistent application throughout the system development lifecycle.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED:

• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a similar technical discipline.

• Experience: Several years of professional experience in Systems Engineering, ideally within aerospace, spaceflight, or another multidisciplinary engineering environment.

• Systems Engineering: Solid experience in requirements engineering, system architecture, interface management, trade studies, system integration, verification, and validation. Experience coordinating multidisciplinary engineering teams and driving technical decisions.

• Standards: Good knowledge of the INCOSE Systems Engineering Handbook, NASA Systems Engineering Handbook, and relevant ECSS standards.

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