Systems Engineer (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 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

Systems Engineer (m/f/d)

Your Tasks

As part of the Satellite Systems Engineering department, the System Performance team is responsible for controlling the system performance of our spacecraft from study phases until commissioning in-orbit. As part of our team, you will work in an inter-disciplinary environment in which you can contribute to the overall system architecture of our space missions, coordinate design and development activities related to space system performance and verify the performance requirements by analyses and tests.

Your Tasks:

In this position, you will work in collaboration with architects and subsystem engineers on tasks like:

• Modelling of the Satellite’s imaging geometry and analysis of the geometric performances
• Pointing performance engineering on subjects like microvibration, thermo-elastic deformation and others.
• Implementation of the performance calibration and development of the associated software tools.
• Performance testing at various levels (Satellite, Platform, Units) including the test evaluation.
• Algorithm development for data processing and simulation focused on satellite level aspects such as geometry.
• Implementation and Maintenance of the Satellite Characterization and Calibration Database used for the on-ground data processing

Your Qualifications

• University degree in physics, aerospace engineering, remote sensing, or similar
• Professional experience in one or more of the following categories is advantageous
  • Satellite design, in particular optical and/or radar missions
  • Design & simulation of control systems, multibody systems, mechanisms or similar
  • Geometric performances of Earth observation space missions
  • End-to-End Simulation of Earth-Observation and/or Science Data
• Experience in programming (e.g. MATLAB, Python)
• Self-managed, solution-oriented and pro-active working style
• Ability to work in a team
• Working level proficiency in written and spoken English and German. Other language skills advantageous

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].