Head of Satellite Systems Engineering

ReOrbit; Helsinki; On-site; EUR 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Lunch vouchers

Health insurance

Relocation assistance

Team events

Job summary

ReOrbit in Helsinki, Finland seeks a visionary Head of Systems Engineering to lead our high-performing systems engineering team and drive end-to-end architecture of our next-generation satellite platforms. In this senior leadership role you will own requirements integrity, align across domains, mentor a multidisciplinary team, and champion a software-first approach to secure, reliable spacecraft.

You will shape mission-critical programs, collaborate with Payload, AOCS, Propulsion, Flight

Qualifications

• Proven leadership in system engineering teams for multiple spacecraft programs.
• Full lifecycle experience from early design to in-orbit validation.
• Hands-on ECSS-E-ST-10C and related ECSS standards.
• Experience applying NASA SP-6105 in real projects.
• Leadership in system-level V&V and IV&V.
• Ability to translate customer needs into actionable system requirements.
• Strong cross-functional communication across engineering and management.
• Deep understanding of satellite subsystems and their interactions.
• Experience with satellite testing and validation.
• Production-oriented mindset and scalable delivery focus.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end system engineering for space and ground segments with unified architecture.
• Define technical direction and drive high-quality system-level decisions.
• Build, mentor, and lead a multi-location SE team aligned with company needs.
• Own and maintain requirements integrity from customer needs through verification levels.
• Manage system budgets (mass, power, data rate, performance, margins) across lifecycle.
• Coordinate system-level efforts across Payload, AOCS, Propulsion, Flight Software, AIT, Operations.
• Establish and uphold SE processes, workflows, and standards for distributed teams.

Skills

Leadership in SE

ECSS-E-ST-10C

NASA SP-6105

System V&V

Architecture decisions

Customer requirements

Satellite subsystems

Satellite testing

Delivery mindset

Cross-functional leadership

Tools

ECSS standards

NASA SP-6105

Job description

ReOrbit in Helsinki, Finland seeks a visionary Head of Systems Engineering to lead our high-performing systems engineering team and drive end-to-end architecture of our next-generation satellite platforms. In this senior leadership role you will own requirements integrity, align across domains, mentor a multidisciplinary team, and champion a software-first approach to secure, reliable spacecraft.

You will shape mission-critical programs, collaborate with Payload, AOCS, Propulsion, Flight