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
Satellite Test Automation Engineer (m/f/d)
The test environment in the satellite testing area usually contains several thousand lines of code, which are filled with life by the satellite testers. The main task of this position is to support the test teams in the use and maintenance of these implemented solutions. If you feel like sharing and gaining knowledge and experience in an interdisciplinary & international team, this is the right position for you!

Your Tasks

• Support the testers in designing the test automation
• Automation of repetitive tasks
• Generalization and quality assurance of test scripts
• Support and consultancy for testers by code reviews, code guidelines and trainings
• Proactive and regular exchange with the test teams
• Maintenance and improvement of the framework for test automation
• Creation of coding guidelines for the development of automated test scripts
• Deliver useful documentation

Your Qualifications

• Degree in Software Engineering, Software Development, Computer Science or a related field
• Initial exoerience with software projects and scripting languages
• Experience in Tcl/Tk or Python or with CCS systems is a plus
• Team-oriented work and strong communication skills
• Well-developed communication and negotiation skills
• Fluency in spoken and written English, willingness to learn German is a plus

Advantageous would be:

• Experience in the field of software architecture
• Experience with hardware-in-the-loop testing
• Experience in international teams
• Object-oriented software development in C#, Java or C++

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
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
A complete overview of our benefits and more details can be found here on our website.
Become part of our international team and take your professional and personal development to a new level. Don’t fulfil all the requirements? No problem - we are happy to receive applications with partial matches! We are looking forward to your application in German or English via our online tool.
OHB System AG
Human Resources
Questions regarding this posting? Diana Fuchs is available under career@ohb.de

• Support the testers in designing the test automation
• Automation of repetitive tasks
• Generalization and quality assurance of test scripts
• Support and consultancy for testers by code reviews, code guidelines and trainings
• Proactive and regular exchange with the test teams
• Maintenance and improvement of the framework for test automation
• Creation of coding guidelines for the development of automated test scripts
• Deliver useful documentatio