Job Description

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.

For permanent employment OHB System AG in Bremen is looking for a

Space Safety System Engineer (m/f/d)

Your Tasks

• Contribute to the development of In-Orbit Servicing (IOS), Active Debris Removal (ADR), Rendezvous and Docking (RVD) missions and related applications
• Analyse customer, mission and system requirements, including functional analyses, specification tree development and identification of required design adaptations
• Perform requirements engineering activities, including the decomposition and allocation of requirements to platform and subsystem level using DOORS and Polarion
• Monitor compliance with system requirements, coordinate with the Project Chief Engineer and Project Management, and initiate appropriate corrective actions where necessary
• Support trade-off analyses and contribute to the definition of mission and system architectures
• Contribute to the design and development of space systems, covering mission design, system architecture, subsystem definition and technical specifications
• Manage and maintain system-level engineering budgets, including performance, mass, power and data budgets
• Support interface management and budget management within the assigned engineering domain
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of the system Concept of Operations (CONOPS)
• Coordinate technical activities across subsystems, including impact assessments resulting from requirement changes, under the guidance of the Project Chief Engineer
• Support the technical coordination and management of subcontractors
• Provide direct engineering support and technical reporting to the Project Chief Engineer
• Support key system engineering reviews, including PDR, CDR and verification planning activities
• Assist in the implementation of approved design changes and the management of engineering deviations and non-conformances, including RFWs, RFDs and NCRs.
• Contribute to system and subsystem verification activities, including the definition of test plans, test procedures and the evaluation of test results
• Prepare and maintain project documentation by coordinating technical inputs and documenting assigned work packages
• Support the preparation of technical proposals and bids for ADR and in-orbit servicing missions

Your Qualifications

• You hold a degree in Aerospace Engineering or a comparable technical field and have gained several years of experience in Systems Engineering, ideally within the space industry or another high-tech environment
• You are familiar with the full engineering lifecycle, from requirements analysis and specification development to defining system architectures and managing interfaces across complex projects
• You enjoy working in multidisciplinary teams and are confident communicating with a wide range of technical stakeholders
• A structured, solution-oriented approach, combined with creativity and a collaborative mindset, enables you to successfully tackle complex engineering challenges
• Experience in Guidance, Navigation & Control (GNC) and Rendezvous & Docking (RvD) would be a valuable asset. Fluency in English is essential, while German language skills are considered a plus

We offer

Work Life Balance: Flexible working hours, sabbatical, 30 days vacation & special leave days

Mobile Work: Flexible working arrangement balancing remote and on-site work

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? Christian Wolten is available under ­­career@ohb.de.