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
Structural Engineer (m/f/d)

Your Tasks

• Develop structural concepts for satellites and payloads
• Take responsibility for defining structural requirements
• Handle structural sizing and analysis, including engineering planning, coordination, conducting structural analyses, modeling, assessment, documentation, and communicating results
• Define and support structural verification tests, including test planning, prediction, execution, and evaluation
• Provide technical support to systems engineering in the structural domain
• Support or manage subcontractors technically
• Lead a structural development team
• Prepare documentation and conduct reviews
• Support the development and maintenance of processes, tools, and methods
• Perform other reasonable, comparable tasks aligned with your qualifications and skills

Your Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering with a focus on Structural Engineering
• Strong knowledge of structural mechanics
• Experience with static, dynamic, acoustic, and thermo-elastic analysis
• Basic understanding of systems engineering
• Proficient with structural analysis software such as Hyperworks and NASTRAN
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken
• High sense of responsibility
• Organized, structured, and goal-oriented work style
• Team player with excellent communication skills
• Willingness to travel for business

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

• Develop structural concepts for satellites and payloads
• Take responsibility for defining structural requirements
• Handle structural sizing and analysis, including engineering planning, coordination, conducting structural analyses, modeling, assessment, documentation, and communicating results
• Define and support structural verification tests, including test planning, prediction, execution, and evaluation
• Provide technical support to systems engineering in the structural domain
• Support or manage subcontractors technically
• Lead a structural development team
• Prepare documentation and conduct reviews
• Support the development and maintenance of processes, tools, and methods
• Perform other reasonable, comparable tasks aligned with your qualifications and skill