Senior Engineer Avionics & MTP

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

Senior Engineer (m/f/d) Avionics &MTP

Your Tasks

• Assumption of a key expert role in large, highly complex avionic & MTP projects with overall technical responsibility in line with the existing job description
• Representation of the discipline and provision of expert guidance and support to team members when addressing complex technical challenges and demanding project situations
• Anticipation, analysis, and resolution of non conformances, technical failures, and unforeseen issues across ongoing development projects
• Technical authority and leadership in research, development, and technology projects, as well as a leading role in the technical contribution to bids, cost estimations, and early concept studies
• Critical assessment of trade off studies, introduction and optimization of processes, workflows, software, and tools, and active shaping of future technology focus areas
• Knowledge retention and transfer through mentoring, training, and coaching, as well as leadership and support of internal and subcontractor meetings

Your Qualifications

• University degree in a relevant discipline or a comparable qualification
• Many years of professional experience in the respective field with deep technical understanding across the entire department and experience throughout all phases of a satellite project
• Strong knowledge of relevant standards, processes, and methodologies, with the ability to perform effectively in complex environments with fluctuating workloads
• Excellent communication and analytical skills, strong problem solving orientation, well structured and organized working style, as well as flexibility and resilience
• Recognized technical leader and key reference person with strong decision making skills, innovative mindset, role model behavior, and experience in training and mentoring others
• Entrepreneurial, strategic, and results driven mindset with strong cost awareness, forward looking risk mitigation capabilities, and solid knowledge of customers, suppliers, competitors, and emerging technologies

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? Sven Friedrich is available under ­­career@ohb.de.