Space Systems Engineer (Space Operations)

Location: Berlin, Germany; hybrid work with attendance at the Berlin office 3 days per week

Salary: €48,100–€60,100 gross per year in Germany

Company

hirify.global designs, builds, and operates a large constellation of Earth-observation imaging satellites and delivers satellite data through a cloud-based platform.

What you will do

• Conduct daily fleet checks and support on-call operations.
• Test and deploy flight software upgrades, debug satellite anomalies, and run on-orbit experiments.
• Develop and maintain real-time, mission-critical software for satellite operations.
• Write scripts to aggregate satellite data and generate system monitoring metrics.
• Analyze operational data, identify inefficiencies, and improve fleet capacity and productivity.
• Provide technical feedback to launch, manufacturing, and spacecraft engineering teams while shaping next-generation operational strategies.

Requirements

• 2+ years of relevant work experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, or equivalent experience.
• Proficiency in software development, particularly Python or similar languages.
• Experience with statistical analysis and a data-driven approach to problem-solving.
• Familiarity with the space environment and its challenges.
• Professional working proficiency in English is required.

Nice to have

• Agile software development experience.
• DevOps experience with tools such as Git, GitLab, Docker, Jenkins, Bash, Linux, CI/CD, Sentry, or Datadog.
• Hands-on experience operating spacecraft or remote systems.
• Experience with automation, optimization, and practical data analysis.
• Open-source software contributions.

Culture & Benefits

• Paid vacation, holidays, and company-wide days off.
• Employee wellness program.
• Home office, phone, and internet reimbursements.
• Tuition reimbursement and access to LinkedIn Learning.
• Equity and paid volunteering time off.