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 Oberpfaffenhofen is looking for a
System AIT Engineer (m/f/d)
As an System AIT Engineer, you will play a key role in ensuring the successful assembly, integration, and testing of our innovative space systems. Working closely with our trusted and collaborative team, you will contribute to planning, coordinating, and executing AIT processes that drive project success.

Your Tasks

• Serve as the overall AIT technical lead within a project, ensuring alignment across disciplines.
• Define integration flows for space elements (payloads, units, or instruments) in accordance with project documentation (AIV Plan, AIT Plan, DDVP).
• Prepare, organize, and autonomously lead environmental test campaigns, including Thermal Vacuum (TVAC) and Vibration testing.
• Structure and organize the AIT teams, ensuring seamless integration with cross-functional project teams.
• Ensure technical coherence and consistency across AIT documents, setups, and approaches.
• Collaborate closely with other departments, including Engineering, Systems Engineering, and Product Assurance.
• Prepare and deliver required AIT documentation, such as AIT plans, procedures, test reports, and non-conformance records.
• Support and implement standard project reviews, such as IRR, TRR, PTR, and TRB, while representing the AIT approach to customers and stakeholders.
• Proactively seek technical support when addressing non-conformance or project challenges.

What You’ll Gain

• A unique opportunity to work in the aerospace industry.
• A strong and supportive team culture based on trust, collaboration, and mutual support.
• Flexible working hours and home office options to promote a healthy work-life balance.
• Opportunities for personal and professional growth within the exciting field of space.

Your Qualifications

• Experience: more than 3 years in aerospace, ideally in AIT, with hands-on involvement in test campaigns. System-level experience is a bonus but not mandatory.
• Mindset: Open-minded, solution-focused, proactive, and resilient, with a strong willingness to learn.
• Skills: Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• Education: Degree in engineering, physics, space technology, or a related field.
• Fluency in English; German is a plus.

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? Alfrida Paja is available under career@ohb.de

• Serve as the overall AIT technical lead within a project, ensuring alignment across disciplines.
• Define integration flows for space elements (payloads, units, or instruments) in accordance with project documentation (AIV Plan, AIT Plan, DDVP).
• Prepare, organize, and autonomously lead environmental test campaigns, including Thermal Vacuum (TVAC) and Vibration testing.
• Structure and organize the AIT teams, ensuring seamless integration with cross-functional project teams.
• Ensure technical coherence and consistency across AIT documents, setups, and approaches.
• Collaborate closely with other departments, including Engineering, Systems Engineering, and Product Assurance.
• Prepare and deliver required AIT documentation, such as AIT plans, procedures, test reports, and non-conformance records.
• Support and implement standard project reviews, such as IRR, TRR, PTR, and TRB, while representing the AIT approach to customers and stakeholders.
• Proactively seek technical support when addressing non-conformance or project challenges