Technical Programme Manager (Space)

Location: Bremen, Germany; hybrid work with mobile work abroad options

Company

OHB Digital Connect GmbH, part of hirify.global, develops and operates satellite ground systems, antennas, telescopes, and IT applications for satellite-generated data.

What you will do

• Take technical responsibility across programme projects and identify technologies, innovation opportunities, and future development paths.
• Guide system engineers and project managers on complex technical matters and coordinate engineering resources.
• Identify technical risks, implement solutions, and monitor schedules, budgets, quality, and project progress.
• Lead smaller projects and technical studies while mentoring engineers and coordinating knowledge transfer.
• Improve engineering workflows, support strategic programme development, and identify new business opportunities.
• Lead technical bid preparation, define statements of work, and represent the programme in customer meetings and industry events.

Requirements

• Master’s degree, Diploma, PhD, or equivalent qualification in engineering, physics, or a related field.
• At least 10 years of relevant professional experience and proven technical leadership in space projects.
• Strong expertise across ground systems, mission analysis, antennas, system design and analysis, interface engineering, requirements engineering, and validation or verification.
• Commercial understanding of schedules, budgets, quality, and controlling, with the ability to balance cost, quality, and time.
• Experience leading larger technical project teams, with strong communication, collaboration, conflict resolution, and customer-focused skills.
• Very good German and English language skills required.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible working hours, sabbatical options, 30 days of vacation, and special leave days.
• Hybrid work and mobile work abroad.
• Structured onboarding with a buddy, training courses, professional development, German language courses, and annual employee discussions.
• 13th monthly salary, accident insurance, company pension plan, and health promotion programmes.
• Kindergarten and childcare support, paid child sickness days, subsidized Deutschland ticket, job bike, and parking.
• Company events, satellite launch events, innovation programmes, and a subsidized company restaurant.

Hiring process

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