System Engineer in Secure and Quantum Communication (m/f/d)

at  OHB System AG

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 3,000 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 Engineer in Secure and Quantum Communication (m/f/d)

Your Tasks

• Participation in or lead of proposals and subsequent studies / projects (phases 0 / A / B) and technology development programs with focus on secure and quantum communication
• Preparation of proposals and subsequent implementation projects (phases B / C / D / E) with focus on secure / quantum communication
• Security analyses and certification activities with respect to secure or quantum communication mission, payloads and components
• Vulnerability analyses and threat/risk analyses
• Support and advice for security validation according to ISO27k and certification according to CC/ITGS of the BSI
• Analysis and definition of customer, mission and system requirements
• Technical coordination / Systems Management
• Definition of study logic, work breakdown and work packages
• Management of work packages and sub-projects
• Trade-offs of technical and programmatic solutions
• Specifications of systems and subsystems, interface engineering
• Deriving security system requirements specifications and system architectures and develop cyber security concepts
• Strong interaction with system design to ensure common understanding of the cyber security threats, risks, features, and a smooth implementation
• Budgets definition and engineering

Your Qualifications

• Master degree in (aerospace) engineering, physics, mathematics, computer science or equivalent
• Experience in the design and implementation of secure and quantum communication systems for ground and space
• Technical knowledge and experience in key management systems
• Technical knowledge and experience in crypto systems
• Experience in assessing the security risk according to the EBIOS or ISO method
• Ideally experience in leading small teams in project management and technical roles.
• Having a passion for providing systematic approaches to prove the security properties of our systems
• Ability to work in a team with a self-managed and pro-active working style

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? Julia Klinke is available under career@ohb.de

• Participation in or lead of proposals and subsequent studies / projects (phases 0 / A / B) and technology development programs with focus on secure and quantum communication
• Preparation of proposals and subsequent implementation projects (phases B / C / D / E) with focus on secure / quantum communication
• Security analyses and certification activities with respect to secure or quantum communication mission, payloads and components
• Vulnerability analyses and threat/risk analyses
• Support and advice for security validation according to ISO27k and certification according to CC/ITGS of the BSI
• Analysis and definition of customer, mission and system requirements
• Technical coordination / Systems Management
• Definition of study logic, work breakdown and work packages
• Management of work packages and sub-projects
• Trade-offs of technical and programmatic solutions
• Specifications of systems and subsystems, interface engineering
• Deriving security system requirements specifications and system architectures and develop cyber security concepts
• Strong interaction with system design to ensure common understanding of the cyber security threats, risks, features, and a smooth implementation
• Budgets definition and engineerin