Teamlead SCSW Development (m/w/d)

at  OHB System AG

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 3,000 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 Bremen is looking for a
Teamlead SCSW Development (m/f/d)
OHB System AG’s System Software division develops embedded control software and the necessary software infrastructure for satellites and satellite-based instruments. The SCSW Engineering department covers the creation of satellite control software, from requirements engineering through design and implementation to the creation of unit tests. Against the background of changing architectures and requirements, we need your support in realizing our vision of delivering high-quality software in a complex system and process landscape!

Your Tasks

• Leadership: Provide leadership to the team, inspiring a culture of excellence, collaboration, responsibility and trust.
• Employee Development: Foster the professional growth of team members through mentorship, training, and constructive feedback, both in terms of space system software development as well as personal / soft skills
• Continuous Improvement: Actively contribute to the continuous improvement of Satellite Control Software engineering.
• Process Enhancement: Support the introduction of new processes and tools, implementing process improvements within the department, and ensuring their application and compliance in projects.
• Knowledge Development and Transfer: Collaborate across teams and with Software Division management colleagues to ensure cross-project knowledge transfer, promote standardization, and facilitate communication of overarching information; support the definition and execution of technology development or FFE projects
• Project Staffing and Recruiting: Analyze and monitor personnel staffing needs for individual projects, initiate recruitment, and participate in the recruitment process in collaboration with the head of department and the HR business partner.
• Conflict Resolution: Support the resolution of conflicts

You report to the head of the SCSW Engineering department.
The team leading activities complement operational involvement in one or more OHB project(s) in accordance with the existing job description, as well as software concept contributions to projects proposals and studies.

Your Qualifications

• Completed studies in a suitable field (e.g. aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, physics, …), or an equivalent qualification
• Several years of professional experience in the software engineering of complex systems
• High degree of communication and leadership skills, whereby the ability to work in a team, a sense of responsibility and an entrepreneurial mindset are required as well as a high degree of result orientation and cost awareness
• Advanced proficiency in English and proficiency in German or willingness to learn German

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? Malin Ollenschläger is available under career@ohb.de

• Leadership: Provide leadership to the team, inspiring a culture of excellence, collaboration, responsibility and trust.
• Employee Development: Foster the professional growth of team members through mentorship, training, and constructive feedback, both in terms of space system software development as well as personal / soft skills
• Continuous Improvement: Actively contribute to the continuous improvement of Satellite Control Software engineering.
• Process Enhancement: Support the introduction of new processes and tools, implementing process improvements within the department, and ensuring their application and compliance in projects.
• Knowledge Development and Transfer: Collaborate across teams and with Software Division management colleagues to ensure cross-project knowledge transfer, promote standardization, and facilitate communication of overarching information; support the definition and execution of technology development or FFE projects
• Project Staffing and Recruiting: Analyze and monitor personnel staffing needs for individual projects, initiate recruitment, and participate in the recruitment process in collaboration with the head of department and the HR business partner.
• Conflict Resolution: Support the resolution of conflict