Systems Engineer (m/f/d) - Navigation Satellites
Systems Engineer (m/f/d) - Navigation Satellites
Systems Engineer (m/f/d) - Navigation Satellites
Systems Engineer (m/f/d) - Navigation Satellites
OHB SE
Sonstige Branchen
Bremen
- Art der Beschäftigung: Vollzeit
- 60.500 € – 85.500 € (von XING geschätzt)
- Vor Ort
- Zu den Ersten gehören
Systems Engineer (m/f/d) - Navigation Satellites
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Systems Engineer (m/f/d) - Navigation Satellites
Bremen, Bremen, Deutschland
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
Systems Engineer (m/f/d) - Navigation Satellites
At OHB’s Navigation Directorate, we are shaping the future of satellite-based navigation and timing through bold ideas and cutting-edge technologies. Our teams work on advanced architectures and innovative concepts that will enable secure, precise, and resilient navigation services for tomorrow. In this position, you will contribute to a pioneering program in its early design phases, focused on developing and validating breakthrough technologies such as optical communication and ultra-precise timing techniques. This is your opportunity to make a real impact - helping transform visionary concepts into operational systems. You’ll work in an environment where creativity, collaboration, and innovation drive success, and where your expertise helps define the next generation of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) solutions.
Your Tasks
- Define system-level requirements, architecture, and technical budgets
- Perform trade-offs, feasibility studies, and risk assessments
- Manage requirement flow-down and ensure compliance at subsystem level
- Coordinate interfaces across spacecraft, payload, and ground segments
- Prepare technical documentation for major design reviews
- Support planning for AIT and future operational phases
- Define and review system-level test specifications and verification plans
- Maintain spacecraft databases and simulators
- Collaborate with subsystem engineers, and European suppliers
- Contribute to technical risk management and system validation activities
Your Qualifications
- You hold a degree in Aerospace Engineering, Engineering, Physics, or a related field
- You bring experience in satellite projects, ideally in system engineering and early phases (A/B1)
- You thrive in an innovative environment, are proactive, and enjoy solving complex challenges
- You can work independently while coordinating effectively within a diverse team
- You communicate confidently in English (written and spoken); German or other languages are a plus
- You are curious, solution-oriented, and eager to contribute to next-generation navigation technologies
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
space projects
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