Chief Systems Architect (space and ground segment) - Systems Engineering Space (m/f/d)

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Design authority for the system level architecture baseline
• Define, maintain and pilot data-driven systems architectures and CONOPS
• Ensure coherence between the mission objectives and user services
• Ensure coherence with the data lifecycle design between data pipeline architecture, processing chains, storage and cloud infrastructure, APIs and user dissemination platforms
• Perform system level trade-offs and system performance budgets
• Oversee and support interfaces definition, ensuring interoperability with external systems
• Define validation and quality assurance strategy
• Coordinate multi-disciplinary engineering teams to deliver a consistent and scalable mission solution
• Technical leadership of R&D/R&T projects
• Supporting project management for projects implementation from the system to component development, if necessary

WHAT QUALIFICATIONS YOU SHOULD HAVE

• Successfully completed university degree in computer science, aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or comparable
• Several years of experience in system-of-systems architecture design for space projects (space and ground segment)
• Several years of experience in space systems end-to-end performance analysis and simulations, constellations design, mission analysis
• Experience in space systems design for defence customers (classified environments)
• Very good understanding of several space sensing domains (SAR, electro-optical, RF)
• Technical leadership and accountability
• Very good German and good English skills, both written and spoken
• Willingness to travel occasionally

Your strengths and experience count at Rheinmetall, even if you may not meet all of the listed requirements. We look forward to receiving applications from candidates (m/f/d) who are keen to make a difference and take on responsibility. We value individuality and equal opportunities. Severely disabled applicants (m/f/d) will be given special consideration if they are equally qualified.

WHAT WE OFFER YOU

• Company pension scheme
• Share purchase programme
• 30 days of holiday
• Access to corporate benefits
• Deutschlandticket
• Relocation support
• Mobile working
• VIVA family service
• Individual and diverse internal and external development opportunities, including at the Rheinmetall Academy
• Professional induction process supported by digital onboarding

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CONTACT INFORMATION

Contact Person: Nina Adams

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