Technical Programme Manager (m/f/d)

OHB System AG; Bremen; On-site; EUR 110,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Flexible hours

Training courses

Company restaurant

Health management

Kindergarten subsidy

Deutschland ticket

13th salary

Job summary

OHB Digital Connect GmbH in Bremen is seeking a Technical Programme Manager (m/f/d) to take technical responsibility for all projects within the programme area and guide engineers and project managers across disciplines.

You will identify risks, manage schedules and budgets, lead technical studies, and support bids, while representing the programme at customer meetings and industry events.

Qualifications

• Master’s, Diploma or PhD in engineering, physics, or equivalent field.
• 10+ years’ professional experience with leadership in space projects across multiple system engineering domains.
• Strong commercial understanding of schedules, budgets, quality, and tradeoffs.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and responsible, structured work approach.
• Fluent German and English language skills.

Responsibilities

• Take technical responsibility for all projects within the programme area.
• Guide system engineers and project managers in complex technical matters.
• Identify risks, develop pragmatic solutions, monitor schedules and budgets.
• Lead smaller projects or technical studies and mentor engineers.
• Support bid preparations and represent the programme at customer meetings and events.
• Contribute to strategic development and identifying new business opportunities.

Skills

Technical leadership

Communication

Collaboration

Conflict resolution

German language

Education

Master’s degree or PhD in engineering/physics

Job description

OHB Digital Connect GmbH is a subsidiary of the Bremen-based space and technology group OHB SE. Its business activities focus on ground-based systems and services. These primarily include the operation of satellites as well as the provision of IT systems and applications for using satellite-generated data. By combining various sensor technologies and data links, OHB Digital Connect GmbH is able to offer comprehensive solutions for acquiring and securely processing Earth observation and reconnaissance data. As an experienced supplier of satellite ground systems, antennas and telescopes, OHB Digital Connect GmbH is a reliable partner for the development of mechatronic systems. With this broad portfolio, OHB Digital Connect GmbH is able to meet the requirements of customers from a wide range of industries and market segments.

For permanent employment OHB Digital Connect GmbH in Bremen is looking for a

Technical Programme Manager (m/f/d)

Your Tasks

• Take technical responsibility for all projects within the programme area and identify new technologies, innovation opportunities and technical development paths for future solutions
• Guide and support system engineers and project managers in complex technical matters and ensure an effective and appropriate deployment of engineering resources
• Identify technical risks and issues, develop and implement pragmatic solutions and monitor adherence to schedules and budgets throughout the project lifecycle
• Lead smaller projects or technical studies and coordinate knowledge sharing and knowledge transfer among system engineers within and across programmes while acting as a technical mentor and trainer
• Ensure a consistent and continuously improving engineering workflow across the programme and contribute to the strategic development of the programme including identifying new business opportunities and enhancing existing products and solutions
• Support bid preparation and proposal leadership including the definition of technical statements of work with customers and represent the programme during customer meetings, workshops, conferences and industry events

Your Qualifications

• Completed university degree such as a Master’s, Diploma or PhD in engineering, physics or an equivalent field
• At least ten years of relevant professional experience with proven technical leadership in space projects and strong expertise across multiple system engineering domains including ground systems, mission analysis, antennas, system design, system analysis, interface engineering, requirements engineering and validation or verification
• Strong commercial understanding related to schedules, budgets, quality and controlling and the ability to balance priorities across cost, quality and time
• Excellent communication skills, strong collaboration and conflict resolution abilities, a high sense of responsibility and a reliable and well structured working approach
• Confident and credible professional presence with natural authority, a role model mindset, team orientation, integrity and the ability to transfer technical knowledge effectively
• Experience leading larger technical project teams combined with strategic, solution oriented and customer focused thinking and very good German and English language skills

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 Digital Connect GmbH Human Resources

Questions regarding this posting? Anna Scharath is available under [e-mail].