Space Systems Engineer (Aerospace)

TL;DR

Space Systems Engineer (Aerospace): Designing and coordinating holistic space systems, including spacecraft, ground, and launch segments with an accent on system requirements, validation, and verification. Focus on managing technical budgets, defining system configurations, and supervising the preparation of space system tests.

Location: Hybrid (Bremen, Germany)

Company

One of the leading space companies in Europe, specializing in high-tech solutions for satellites, Earth observation, navigation, and human space flight.

What you will do

• Perform analysis of space segment and overall system functional and interface requirements.
• Coordinate system-level validation and verification for spacecraft projects.
• Manage technical system budgets, including electrical power, propellant, telemetry, and mass properties.
• Define overall space system configuration and manage internal and external interfaces (launcher, ground, user).
• Flow down mission requirements to subsystem specifications and define verification plans.
• Supervise spacecraft tests, review results, and contribute to technical project risk management.

Requirements

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

Nice to have

• German language skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible working hours, sabbatical, 30 days of vacation, and special leave days.
• Hybrid work and mobile work abroad options.
• Comprehensive package including 13th monthly salary, accident insurance, and company pension plan.
• High-standard company restaurant with generous meal subsidies.
• Professional development through training courses and German language lessons.
• Family support including kindergarten subsidy and paid child sickness days.
• Mobility perks such as subsidized Deutschland ticket and Job bike.