Cybersecurity Systems Engineer (Aerospace)

TL;DR

Cybersecurity Systems Engineer (Aerospace): Ensuring security and resilience of spacecraft projects by coordinating requirements between customers and subcontractors with an accent on technical compliance and risk management. Focus on defining security test specifications, verifying security functions, and integrating cybersecurity into satellite systems engineering.

Location: Hybrid (Bremen, Germany)

Company

One of the leading European space companies specializing in high-tech solutions for satellites and human space flight.

What you will do

• Coordinate cybersecurity tasks between customers, subcontractors, and internal technical disciplines.
• Translate high-level security requirements into subsystem and equipment level specifications.
• Ensure full compliance with technical security requirements across the project.
• Define test specifications and review results specifically for security functions.
• Support preparation for launch and flight phases, including launcher interfaces and operations data.
• Contribute to project risk management for security-related threats.

Requirements

• Degree in engineering, physics, or an equivalent field.
• Professional experience in satellite projects, preferably in phases B/C/D.
• Strong conceptual, problem-solving, and negotiation skills.
• Ability to work effectively within an international team.
• Fluency in both spoken and written English.

Nice to have

• German language skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Work-life balance with flexible working hours, sabbatical, and 30 days of vacation.
• Hybrid work model with the possibility of mobile work abroad.
• Extensive training opportunities, professional development, and German language courses.
• Financial benefits including a 13th monthly salary and company pension plan.
• Family support such as kindergarten subsidies and paid child sickness days.
• On-site perks including a high-standard company restaurant with generous subsidies.