Electro-Functional Systems Engineer Instrument (m/f/d)

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 4,100 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.

OHB System AG in Oberpfaffenhofen  is looking for a

Electro-Functional Systems Engineer Instrument (m/f/d)

Your Tasks

• Coordinate and lead engineering teams composed of engineers from multiple technical disciplines such as Instrument Software, FDIR and Operational, Control Engineering, Focal Plane and Detector, Electronics, Electrical Interfaces and Harness, EMC, AIT
• Support the definition of Instrument requirements related to Electro-Functional technical disciplines and evaluate the compliance of design solutions
• Conduct technical trade studies
• Develop and refine the Instrument Electrical Design and Concept of Operation, based on customer requirements and company heritage
• Maintain Instrument Documentation (e.g. Software Systems Specification , Design Description, ICD, VCD, Flight Operational Manual and Flight Procedures, …)
• Identify potential risks in the design and implement mitigation strategies
• Define and maintain Electro-Functional budgets incl. margins (e.g. Power Consumption and Dissipation, Data, Timing, Accuracy, EMC, …)
• Support the allocation and flow-down of lower-level subsystem requirements and budgets, ensuring they are updated throughout the program. Challenge lower-level Design and Compliances
• Define and be responsible for Electro and Functional verification activities (Test Bench, Test Specifications, Test Monitoring and Execution, Test Scripts, Test Report … ). Contribute to TRRs, PTR and TRBs
• Represent Instrument Engineering during the different Design Reviews, Progress Reports in front of Supplier and Customer chain
• Support the evaluation and management of deviations and non-conformances. Assist in implementing agreed changes to designs and deliverables

Your Qualifications

• University/polytechnic degree or PhD in Physics or Engineering, ideally in Systems Engineering with a focus on one or more Electro-Functional disciplines
• Professional experience in design, development, and verification activities for space projects, preferably in payload projects within the Electro-Functional area
• Good understanding of Instrument Systems Architecture and Instrument Operations
• Good understanding in Instrument Integration and Test activities
• Organized and structured approach to tasks with a high degree of motivation
• Willingness to engage in system- and unit-level verification activities
• Strong focus on achieving progress through solution-oriented thinking, with the ability to meet goals under schedule pressure
• Strong communication skills, combined with the ability to work effectively in international and multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience in leading Engineering Team, or Suppliers
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken; German language skills are a plus

We offer

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? Alfrida Paja is available under ­­[email protected].