Systems Engineering Manager - Telecom Satellite Programs (m/f/d)

OHB System AG –

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 Engineering Manager - Telecom Satellite Programs (m/f/d)

Your Tasks

• Technical and organizational management of System Engineers in their respective assignments on the project, initially in phase B1 and later in phase B2/C/D), providing the guidance to achieve the mission technical objectives
• Act as interface to the project management and to the customer for any technical questions
• Define the system requirements (including verification approach), coordinated with the project management
• Evaluate/challenge the running development and technical design, including independent analyses according to system requirements and suggest/undertake corrective steps in case of deviations
• Define the systems engineering processes in order to organise and coordinate the work between the company entities (SE, ENG, AIT, PA/QA and SCM) and the Project Management
• Ensure technical information exchange and networking within project team, with Telecom Systems as well functional/engineering departments
• Organise regular checkpoints during the project, integrate cost- and technical budget contributions to establish the overall budgets on system level
• Responsible for the timely delivery of inputs/outputs of the system engineering team
• Support the project management in the risk assessment, cost structure and overall planning
• Cooperate with the payload department in telecom and the other satellite engineering department on the satellite design
• Support studies and projects related to telecom systems business
• Support cost optimization of the OHB telecommunication platform products

Your Qualifications

• Master degree in engineering, physics or aerospace engineering or equivalent qualification
• At least 5 experience in space business as technical/system lead in proposal, studies (phase A/B) and projects (phase B2/C/D)
• Experience in system engineering from mission definition (including constellation) and satellite/platform/subsystems design including AIV/AIT phase
• Experience in the technical fields of space communication systems especially Telecommunication satellite
• Strong self-motivation and ability to identify personally with the goals
• Strong capability to challenge the technical baseline and propose/undertake corrective actions
• Very good communication skills and ability to work in a team
• Very good knowledge of English, German is an added value

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 .

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
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