System AIT Engineer (m/f/d)

Location: Bremen, Germany; flexible working arrangement balancing remote and on-site work. The role includes campaign travel, shift work, weekend work and on-call duties.

Company

hirify.global develops high-tech space solutions including low-orbiting and geostationary satellites, human space flight systems and aerial reconnaissance systems as part of OHB SE.

What you will do

• Take overall technical responsibility for AIT activities within the assigned space project and collaborate with the AIT Manager on cross-disciplinary tasks.
• Coordinate the AIT project team and ensure implementation and adherence to AIT processes throughout the project lifecycle.
• Define AIT flows and ground support equipment concepts, and maintain AIT plans, facility layouts, GSE usage plans, risk registers and procedures.
• Ensure technical consistency across integration and test configurations, manage interfaces with engineering, verification and product assurance, and coordinate AIT data, tools and equipment availability.
• Support planning, decision-making and technical reviews while training, guiding and mentoring team members.

Requirements

• Completed engineering degree in a relevant field or an equivalent technical qualification.
• Extensive experience in the space industry, with strong technical expertise across multiple relevant disciplines and familiarity with space project processes and structured engineering workflows.
• Proven experience providing technical leadership to multiple team members in complex project settings.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills, flexibility and resilience in demanding project environments.
• Strategic mindset, strong cost and schedule awareness, and the ability to plan ahead and identify and mitigate technical risks early.
• Willingness to perform on-call duties, weekend work, campaign travel and shift work.

Culture & Benefits

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

Hiring process

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