Systems Engineer (Aerospace)

TL;DR

Systems Engineer (Aerospace): Designing and managing complex satellite systems and spacecraft architectures with an accent on functional requirements and system interface analysis. Focus on coordinating overall system validation, verification, and ensuring technical compliance across space, ground, and launch segments.

Location: Bremen, Germany. Hybrid work and mobile work abroad are available.

Company

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

What you will do

• Perform analyses of space segment and overall system functional and interface requirements.
• Coordinate system-level validation and verification for spacecraft projects.
• Define the overall space system configuration and manage internal and external interfaces.
• Flow down mission requirements to subsystem level specifications.
• Supervise the preparation of spacecraft tests and review results.
• Maintain spacecraft databases 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.
• Fluency in spoken and written English.
• Strong conceptual, problem-solving, and negotiation skills.
• Ability to work effectively in internationally composed teams.

Nice to have

• German language skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible working hours, 30 days vacation, and sabbatical options.
• Hybrid work model and the possibility of mobile work abroad.
• 13th month salary, accident insurance, and a company pension plan.
• Extensive professional development, training courses, and German language classes.
• On-site company restaurant with generous subsidies and health promotion programs.
• Support for families including kindergarten subsidies and paid child sickness days.