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
Senior Satellite Control Software Engineer (m/f/d)
In the context of changing architectures and requirements, we need your support to realize our vision of delivering high quality software in collaboration with a number of partners in a complex system and process landscape!

Your Tasks

• Creation of technical concepts and requirements for Satellite Control Software and Instrument Control Software
• Software requirements engineering at Technical Specification (TS) and Software Systems Specification (Requirements Baseline) level
• Support in negotiating technical solutions with customers, partners, and suppliers.
• Preparation and conducting technical reviews.
• Support development and V&V teams
• Support system integration testing and RB validation
• Creation of technical documentation such as, but not limited to, the Requirements Specifications, Interface Requirements Definitions, Interface Control Documents, Software User Manual.
• Supporting the definition, development and maintenance of processes, tools, and technologies within the department

Your Qualifications

• Degree in computer science, aerospace engineering, electrical engineering or comparable qualification
• Expertise and multi-year experience in software engineering, in particular state-of-the-art requirements engineering and software design; IREB certification is a plus
• Knowledge of real-time embedded platforms (RTOS, embedded Linux, …), as well as communication interfaces; experience with projects in the context of avionics systems is a plus
• Experience with testing in a complex hardware environment
• Strong team player, analytical thinking and organisational skills
• Quality awareness and application of standards such as ECSS-E-ST-40C and ECSS-Q-ST-80C or comparable (e.g. DO-178B)
• Enthusiasm and self-motivation
• Fluency in spoken and written English

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? Sven Friedrich is available under career@ohb.de

• Creation of technical concepts and requirements for Satellite Control Software and Instrument Control Software
• Software requirements engineering at Technical Specification (TS) and Software Systems Specification (Requirements Baseline) level
• Support in negotiating technical solutions with customers, partners, and suppliers.
• Preparation and conducting technical reviews.
• Support development and V&V teams
• Support system integration testing and RB validation
• Creation of technical documentation such as, but not limited to, the Requirements Specifications, Interface Requirements Definitions, Interface Control Documents, Software User Manual.
• Supporting the definition, development and maintenance of processes, tools, and technologies within the departmen