Propulsion Systems Engineer (m/f/d)

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

Propulsion Systems Engineer (m/f/d)

Focusing on the development of new space projects in the realization phase as part of the satellite team, co-ordination of propulsion requirements and technical interfaces within the satellite platform and with the subcontractor.

Your Tasks

• Technical management of procurement activities for equipment (Thruster, PPU, Flow Control) from suppliers, with support by the central procurement organization
• Performing analyses to size and support design of the subsystem
• Development of adequate verification philosophy on subsystem and equipment level, incl. specification of test requirements for platform testing
• Generation of technical documentation, e.g. specifications, analyses, reports
• Planning, coordination and control of design and analysis activities
• Support to subsystem MAIT activities and LEOP phase
• Support proposal activities
• Support associated technology developments

Your Qualifications

• Degree in aerospace engineering, physics or comparable qualification
• Ideally, some years of professional experience in space industry in the EP propulsion domain
• Excellent conceptual and analytical skills
• Accustomed to work in teams with well-developed communication skills
• Test experience would be of advantage
• Experience in Systems Engineering and Requirements Engineering
• Fluent in written and spoken English, German language skills are advantageous

We offer

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.