Chief Systems Architect — Satellite & Ground Systems

ReOrbit; Helsinki; On-site; EUR 160,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Lunch vouchers

Health insurance

Team events

Job summary

ReOrbit is seeking a visionary Head of Systems Engineering to lead our systems engineering team and drive the end-to-end architecture of our satellite platforms. You will own system requirements integrity and foster cross-functional collaboration across technical domains to ensure architectural excellence.

You will shape the technical direction, mentor a high-performing team, and oversee end-to-end lifecycle activities from design to in-orbit validation, including long-lifetime missions.

Qualifications

• Full lifecycle expertise from design to in-orbit validation.
• Experience with long-lifetime missions (LEO/GEO).
• Strong leadership and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end system engineering for space and ground segments.
• Define technical direction and drive system-level decisions.
• Build and mentor a multi-location system engineering team.
• Own and maintain requirements from customer needs to verification levels.
• Manage system budgets (mass, power, data rate, performance).
• Coordinate system-level efforts across Payload, AOCS, Propulsion, Flight Software, AIT, Operations.

Skills

Leadership

System Engineering

V&V

Architectural decisions

Stakeholder comms

Tools

ECSS-E-ST-10C

NASA SP-6105

Job description

ReOrbit is seeking a visionary Head of Systems Engineering to lead our systems engineering team and drive the end-to-end architecture of our satellite platforms. You will own system requirements integrity and foster cross-functional collaboration across technical domains to ensure architectural excellence.

You will shape the technical direction, mentor a high-performing team, and oversee end-to-end lifecycle activities from design to in-orbit validation, including long-lifetime missions.