OHB System AG

Systems Engineering Manager (m/f/d)

OHB System AG Bremen, Bremen, Germany

Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing · 1,001-5,000 employees

20 h ago
engineering-manager Senior (5-10 yrs) Full-time Germany
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About the role

The Systems Engineering Manager will lead a team of space enthusiasts to manage all systems engineering activities throughout the satellite project lifecycle. Responsibilities include technical baselining, requirements management, budget oversight, and coordinating with various subsystem and project teams.

What they look for

Systems engineering Satellite development Project management Requirements management Technical baselining Interface management Budget management Product definition Integration sequencing ECSS standards Aerospace engineering Team leadership Analytical thinking Technical decision making

Requirements

Candidates must hold a degree in Aerospace Engineering or a related field and possess over 5 years of experience in leading development teams. A strong understanding of ECSS space program development cycles and excellent analytical skills are required.

Benefits

Flexible working hours Sabbatical 30 days vacation Hybrid work Mobile work abroad Structured on-boarding Training courses Professional development 13th monthly salary Accident insurance Company pension plan Company restaurant Meals subsidy Health management E-GYM Wellpass Sports groups Kindergarten subsidy Childcare Subsidized Deutschland ticket Job bike Company events

Full description

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 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 (m/f/d)

Your Tasks

  • Systems engineering management for a satellite Phase B2/C/D project.
  • Leveraging existing technologies, concepts and processes to shorten turnover times
  • Leading a team of highly skilled space enthusiasts
  • Responsible to manage and coordinate all systems engineering activities throughout the lifecycle of the project including technical baselining, interface management, budget management, requirements management, product definition, integration sequencing
  • Stakeholders to manage: systems engineering team, customers technical team
  • Stakeholders to interface with: subsystem engineering teams incl. procurement, project office, project management, product assurance, AIT

Your Qualifications

  • Successfully

completed degree in Aerospace Engineering or a closely related discipline

  • Excellent analytical and techncial thinking
  • Fact-based decision making
  • More than 5 years experience in leading development teams
  • Familiar with the development cycle for space programmes according to ECSS
  • Excellent understanding of complex development processes
  • Fluent

German and English language skills, both written and spoken

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 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? Danielle Diedrichs is available under ­­career@ohb.de.

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