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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

Your Tasks:

• System Engineering Support for Human Spaceflight payload development projects from Phase A to E1, mainly for ISS projects but also for human missions beyond Low Earth Orbit.
• System engineering for mechanical sub-systems from requirements management, design definition, coordination of manufacturing, assembly, integration and test for the implementation of housings, instruments, sensors, optics, mechanisms and fluidic systems.
• Preparation and maintenance of documentation (e.g. design documents, interface control documents, test procedures, test reports).
• Support of assembly, integration and testing in the OHB laboratories and at various spaceflight facilities in Europe. Act as technical focal point for the system engineering tasks assigned to you with interfaces to the project manager, project team, OHB expert departments and customers.
• Support of proposal preparation as well as evaluation of subcontractor proposals/concepts.

Your Qualifications:

• Master's degree or equivalent in aerospace engineering or mechanical engineering.
• Experience in the international aerospace sector as a system engineer in phase C/D/E1 ISS hardware projects.
• Practical experience in the mechanical design for experiment setups using CAD.
• Skills in the design, development, qualification and acceptance of ISS experimental systems would be an advantage.
• Familiarity with ESA/DLR/NASA ISS program documentation, interface management, ECSS, safety processes and support of scientific tests would be desirable.
• High level of motivation, pro-active and multi-tasking approach.
• Excellent conceptual and analytical skills.
• Ability to work in teams.
• Excellent communication, presentation and documentation skills.
• Fluency in written and spoken English (Business English).

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.
• 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? Christian Wolten is available under career@ohb.de.