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System Engineer for Science and Planetary Defence Missions (m/f/d)

Posted Oct 16, 2026

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OHB-System AG

Bremen

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Broad estimate: €44,000–€58,000/year

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#### Your Tasks

As a **System Engineer Predevelopment** you will play a key role in shaping the earliest phases of cutting‑edge satellite missions. In this role, you will lead platform‑level system engineering activities during Phase A/B1, orchestrate technical inputs from expert teams and subcontractors, and help define the mission and system architecture. You will contribute to laying the technical, programmatic, and schedule foundations that ensure mission success through the entire development lifecycle.

Tasks:

Support the Lead System Engineer for the Phase A/B1 study.
Coordinate technical inputs from specialist engineering departments and individual subcontractors.
Execute trade‑offs and analyses to define the mission and system architecture.
Lead the parts of the platform and subsystem system design as an architect, including deriving and maintaining requirements from satellite to subsystem level.
Support Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) activities for the mission.
Contribute to the assessment of the satellite development approach to ensure the target Technology Readiness Level (TRL) by the end of Phase B1.
Support the definition of the overall project breakdown structure (Work Breakdown Structure) for phases B2, C/D, and E1 through in‑orbit commissioning.

Assist in developing the programme plan for the satellite across phases B2, C/D, and E1 up to in‑orbit calibration and validation.

Support the creation of a project implementation schedule for the platform, aligned with the overall programme planning.

Analyse and assess potential cost drivers for the platform.

Support the identification and evaluation of technical and programmatic risks, including cost, schedule, and feasibility drivers.
Support the definition and implementation of risk mitigation measures for the platform.

#### Your Qualifications

Master-level degree in aerospace engineering with a focus on space systems
Knowledge of science, exploration and space safety space missions
Competencies in space mission design, satellite systems engineering and spacecraft subsystem design
High level of flexibility, willingness to work in international teams and ability to keep tight schedules
High motivation, pro-active working approach and strong sense of responsibility
Excellent communication, presentation and documentation skills
Fluency in both spoken and written (business) English

Industry experience in space system engineering
Knowledge of requirements engineering for subsystems of space systems and preparation of specifications
Experience in Model Based Systems Engineering
Fluency in German language

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Job facts

Employer: OHB-System AG
Role: System Engineer for Science and Planetary Defence Missions (m/f/d)
City: Bremen
Work mode: not stated
Language: English
Seniority: not stated
Posted: Oct 16, 2026
Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit

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Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis), table; dl-de/by-2-0; StarIn's calculation

Broad estimate: about €51,000/year