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
Project Engineer (m/f/d)
Your Tasks
Directly reporting to the project manager, organisational and technical lead of the development, realisation, verification and validation of products on system level, according to planned cost, schedule and allowable risks. Identification of risks and ongoing issues including the development and implementation of pragmatic solutions. Support to System Engineering Team of other projects in the directorate of Exploration, Science and Human Spaceflight is envisaged

Main tasks within job

• Complete the definition (incl. CONOPS and relevant analyses) for rendezvous and proximity operation
• Provide inputs and cooperate with OHBI for the maintenance of system level documentation (e.g. Design Description Document, Budgets, progress reports, presentations)
• Derivation from mission/system CONOPS and analyses of inputs to subsystem level design and analyses (e.g. relative geometries tables, attitude profiles, distances, angles, fluxes)
• Responsibility as technical interface to the customer including all organizationalpoints in this regard
• Ensure technical information exchange and networking within project team, with internal functional and technical departments and external entities
• Provide mission/system engineering inputs toward OBSW and FDIR implementation
• Support to subsystem and System level reviews
• Act as Systems Engineering responsible for the technical portions of CCNs (contract change note). Arrange implementation of agreed changes to the corresponding design or for deliverables and of the implementation of RFWs (request for waiver) or RFDs (request for deviation).
• Preparation of verification strategy at mission / system level (e.g. mission simulation tests, system level FDIR)
• Preparation of system level test specifications and support to AIT for the development of test procedures
• Analysis of test results, preparation of test reports for system level TRBs
• Input to VCDs and VC

Your Qualifications

• Typical relevant education: Completed studies (e.g. PhD, Diploma, Master) in Physics, Mathematics or Engineering) or equivalent qualification
• Experience: Proven capability for development and design in several of the following System Engineering fields: Mission Analysis, Spacecraft Operations, System Design, System Analysis, Interface Engineering, Requirements Engineering and Management, Validation or Verification, Project and Work Planning & Scheduling, Engineering Coordination, Customer Technical Interface
• Social skills: Flexibility with technical problems; High cooperation ability; Very good communication skills
• Personal effect: Integrity; Fairness; Seriousness
• Leadership competence: Ability for technical team leadership and coordination; Innovativeness; Decisiveness
• Strategic action: Vision; Cost efficient and solution-oriented attitude

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? Christian Wolten is available under career@ohb.de

• Complete the definition (incl. CONOPS and relevant analyses) for rendezvous and proximity operation
• Provide inputs and cooperate with OHBI for the maintenance of system level documentation (e.g. Design Description Document, Budgets, progress reports, presentations)
• Derivation from mission/system CONOPS and analyses of inputs to subsystem level design and analyses (e.g. relative geometries tables, attitude profiles, distances, angles, fluxes)
• Responsibility as technical interface to the customer including all organizationalpoints in this regard
• Ensure technical information exchange and networking within project team, with internal functional and technical departments and external entities
• Provide mission/system engineering inputs toward OBSW and FDIR implementation
• Support to subsystem and System level reviews
• Act as Systems Engineering responsible for the technical portions of CCNs (contract change note). Arrange implementation of agreed changes to the corresponding design or for deliverables and of the implementation of RFWs (request for waiver) or RFDs (request for deviation).
• Preparation of verification strategy at mission / system level (e.g. mission simulation tests, system level FDIR)
• Preparation of system level test specifications and support to AIT for the development of test procedures
• Analysis of test results, preparation of test reports for system level TRBs
• Input to VCDs and V