Space Digital Electronics Engineer (FPGA/High-Speed) - Hybrid

OHB System AG; Germany (OH); On-site; USD 86,000 - 127,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Sabbatical

30 days vacation

Hybrid work

Job summary

OHB System AG in Oberpfaffenhofen is seeking a Digital Electronics Design Engineer (f/m/d) to design and test digital units for satellites. You will work on high‑reliability hardware, from concept through qualification, handling multi‑gigabit links, memory interfaces, and FPGA IP cores in a harsh space environment.

The role requires a Master’s in electronics, 5+ years experience with FPGAs, SpaceWire/SpaceFibre, ECSS standards, and Python or C/C++.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Electronics Engineering or comparable discipline.
• At least 5 years of professional experience designing digital electronics hardware (FPGAs, microcontrollers, high-speed interfaces).
• Experience with ECSS standards and spacecraft interfaces (SpaceWire, MIL-STD-1553, SpaceFibre).
• Proficiency in Python or C/C++, and ECAD tools such as Siemens PADS, Xpedition, Spice or HyperLynx.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication.

Responsibilities

• Design complex digital circuits for signal processing, control, and data handling.
• Develop high-speed digital electronics and memory interfaces for FPGA-based systems.
• Verify circuit performance with simulations including worst-case analysis.
• Supervise multilayer PCBs and rigid-flex high-reliability designs.
• Test and validate circuits in lab and under extreme conditions during qualification.

Skills

FPGAs

Microcontrollers

High-speed links

Python/C/C++

ECSS standards

SpaceWire/SpaceFibre

Education

Master's degree in Electronics Engineering

Tools

Siemens PADS

Xpedition

Spice

HyperLynx

Job description

OHB System AG in Oberpfaffenhofen is seeking a Digital Electronics Design Engineer (f/m/d) to design and test digital units for satellites. You will work on high‑reliability hardware, from concept through qualification, handling multi‑gigabit links, memory interfaces, and FPGA IP cores in a harsh space environment.

The role requires a Master’s in electronics, 5+ years experience with FPGAs, SpaceWire/SpaceFibre, ECSS standards, and Python or C/C++.