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Space Systems Engineer

Job

  • Level
    Experienced
  • Job Field
    Embedded
  • Employment Type
    Full Time
  • Contract Type
    Permanent employment
  • Location
    Bremen
  • Working Model
    Hybrid, Onsite
  • Job Summary

    In this role, you are responsible for ensuring all system requirements of a spacecraft project are met, coordinating between customers and engineers while conducting technical analyses of the entire space system.

    Your role in the team

    • In the Satellite Systems Engineering department, we see the space system holistically as a spacecraft or a system including spacecrafts.
    • We provide an interdisciplinary approach and means to enable the realisation of successful space systems.
    • Transitioning from mission analysis to early operations, focusing on system performance and security aspects, and planning and technically defining the design, verification, qualification, and operation of the space system.
    • With about 80 individuals from 14 nationalities in the department, we welcome you to join us.
    • In this role you will be the driving force ensuring that all system requirements of a spacecraft project are met and compliant.
    • You will be the interface between customer, subcontractors, and OHB engineers from various disciplines, coordinating the following activities and providing technical guidance.
    • Perform analyses of space segment or overall space system functional and interface requirements.
    • Coordinate overall space system validation and verification on system level.
    • Internal customer for spacecraft databases and simulators.
    • Ensure compliance with the technical requirements.
    • Work in collaboration with Architects and Subsystem engineers.
    • Technical system budgets (electrical power, propellant, telemetry, command, pointing, mass properties).
    • Define the overall space system configuration and manage the internal and external interfaces (e.g., launcher, ground, user interfaces).
    • Flow down of the mission requirements to subsystem level specifications.
    • Define Verification plans.
    • Support the generation of AIT plans and operation plans.
    • Supervise preparation of overall space system and spacecraft tests and review of test results.
    • Define Test Specifications for overall space system and spacecraft Tests.
    • Responsible for maintenance of spacecraft databases.
    • Preparation for launch and flight phases, preparation of launcher interfaces.
    • Contribute to the project risk management for risks of technical nature.

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    Our expectations of you

    Education

    • Degree in engineering, physics or equivalent.

    Qualifications

    • Good conceptual and problem-solving skills.
    • Well-developed communication and negotiation skills.
    • High motivation, pro-active working approach and strong sense of responsibility.
    • Team-oriented and ideally experienced in working within internationally composed teams.
    • Fluency in both spoken and written English, German language skills are highly desirable.

    Experience

    • Professional experience in satellite projects, preferably in phases B/C/D.
    • You are interested in this position but don't meet all the requirements or lack experience? No problem! These are all tasks to be covered by the team. Which task you will start with will be discussed during the interview.

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    What we offer

    • For permanent employment, OHB System AG in Bremen is looking for a Space Systems Engineer.
    • 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: 13th 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 Germany ticket, Job bike & parking lots.
    • Company parties & events: Christmas party, Satellite launch events, NextGen Speakers Night.
    • Innovation: Company suggestion system & free research and development.

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    Job Locations

    • Location Bremen

      Bremen

      Germany

    This is your employer

    OHB System AG

    OHB System AG

    For more than 40 years, OHB System AG has been developing high-tech solutions for the aerospace industry and other fields.

    Description

  • Founding year
    1981
  • Company Type
    Established Company
  • Working Model
    Hybrid, Onsite
  • Industry
    Aviation, Space Travel
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    Space Systems Engineer

    Location
    Bremen
    Working Model
    Hybrid, Onsite
    Diversity
    Open for all genders

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