Requirements and V&V Engineer Instruments (Aerospace)

Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany; flexible hybrid arrangement balancing remote and on-site work.

Company

European space technology organization developing low-orbit and geostationary satellites, space systems, and solutions for Earth observation, navigation, telecommunications, science, exploration, human spaceflight, and aerial reconnaissance.

What you will do

• Act as the project focal point for requirements engineering and validation and verification activities with customers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders.
• Manage requirements flow-down, allocation, data exchange, and end-to-end traceability throughout the project lifecycle.
• Generate, review, and maintain system and product requirements specifications.
• Define and maintain the Validation & Verification Plan and Verification Control Document.
• Organize and participate in Verification Control Boards, design reviews, progress reviews, customer meetings, and milestone reviews.
• Manage test specifications, verification documentation, verification activities, and evidence within the requirements management environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Several years of professional experience in Requirements Engineering, Systems Engineering, Validation & Verification, or a comparable engineering role.
• Strong understanding of systems engineering principles, requirements management processes, and validation and verification.
• Practical experience with IBM DOORS and/or Siemens Polarion ALM.
• Strong analytical, communication, and organizational skills.
• Excellent written and spoken English skills.

Nice to have

• Experience working in multidisciplinary project teams and interfacing with customers and suppliers.
• Experience in highly regulated industries such as aerospace, defence, automotive, railway, medical devices, or similar sectors.
• Familiarity with model-based systems engineering approaches and tools.
• Understanding of systems integration and system-level testing activities.
• Working knowledge of space engineering standards such as ECSS.

Culture & Benefits

• Permanent employment with flexible working hours, mobile work, sabbatical options, 30 days of vacation, and special leave days.
• Structured onboarding with a buddy, training courses, professional development, German language courses, and annual employee dialogue.
• 13th monthly salary, accident insurance, company pension plan, and subsidized meals.
• Health management, Wellpass, in-company sports groups, childcare support, paid child sickness days, and family benefits.
• Subsidized Deutschland ticket, job bike, parking, company events, and opportunities for research and development.

Hiring process

• Applications are accepted in German or English through the online application tool.