Systems Engineering Manager (m/f/d)

OHB SE; Weßling; Hybrid; EUR 70.000 - 100.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

OHB System AG is seeking a Systems Engineering Manager for permanent employment in Oberpfaffenhofen. This role involves overseeing the development of optical systems for space applications, coordinating between engineering teams, and ensuring project compliance with performance and cost expectations. The ideal candidate will hold a relevant degree and have extensive experience in managing optical instruments.

Leistungen

Flexible working hours

30 days vacation

Hybrid work option

13th monthly salary

Accident insurance

Company pension plan

Health management

Family and childcare support

Subsidized Deutschland ticket

Active health promotion

Qualifikationen

• Proven Systems Engineer or Technical Manager experience on optical instruments.
• Experience in development of Space Instruments for Earth Observation/Astronomy.

Aufgaben

• Act as technical focal point between engineering and other functions.
• Lead analysis of customer requirements and manage project technical reviews.
• Coordinate integrated technical efforts and ensure compliance.

Kenntnisse

Team work

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Excellent communication

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Ausbildung

University (TU), polytechnic degree or PhD in Physics or Engineering

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 Oberpfaffenhofen is looking for a

Systems Engineering Manager (m/f/d)

In this position you shall become responsible for the technical management of the fully integrated development and realization of optical systems for space applications to meet the stakeholders’ expectations within performance, cost, schedule and risk constraints.

Your Tasks

• Act as technical focal point between engineering and other organizational functions (Customer, Project Management, AIT Management, Product Assurance)
• Coordinate the integrated technical effort and the engineering interfaces via the Work Breakdown Structure, System Engineering Management Plan and Engineering Work Plan
• Ensure that all necessary technical engineering tasks are defined, planned and resourced
• Establish and maintain the instrument-level technical baseline including requirements, constraints, designs, assumptions, interfaces, resource allocations and team responsibilities
• Lead analysis of customer requirements and definition, evaluation, and verification of instrument-level requirements; decompose to subsystem level with traceability and exhaustiveness
• Coordinate the assessment of the instrument-level compliance considering lower level compliance status
• Generate cost, schedule, and performance projections based on the top-level system design
• Act as the final decision authority on instrument-level design and performance
• Provide technical support to ensure the design integrity and convergence
• Provide technical contributions to Project Management for balancing technological needs versus non-technical, interests, e.g. for time- and cost-planning or for coordination and support of subcontractors
• Provide technical contributions to project risk management
• Manage and lead project- or instrument-level technical reviews
• Implement and ensure control of the System Engineering processes within the project

Your Qualifications

• University (TU), polytechnic degree or PhD in Physics or Engineering, preferably with major focus on Optical Systems
• Proven Systems Engineer or Technical Manager experience on scientific optical instruments (interferometers, spectrometers, telescopes)
• Ideally, experience in the development logic of Space Instruments for Earth Observation or Astronomy in Phases 0 to B2, as well as significant H/W experience in the Phases C and D
• Experience in engineering economic, scost/schedule projections, resource planning, risk analysis
• Organised and structured task approach, experience in technical coordination of a multidisciplinary engineering team
• Skills & Competencies:

• Team work, good conceptual, analytical and organizational skills
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills
• Highly proficient in English (spoken and written); German language skills beneficial

We offer Work Life Balance: Flexible working hours, sabbatical, 30 days vacation & special leave 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.

Become part of our international team and take your professional and personal development to a new level. Don't fulfil all the requirements? No problem - we are happy to receive applications with partial matches! We are looking forward to your application in German or English via our online tool.

OHB System AG
Human Resources

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