OHB System AG - We.Create.Space

OHB System AG is one of the leading space companies in Europe. The company is part of the listed high-tech group OHB SE, which has more than 3,200 employees working on pivotal European space programs. With two strong locations in Bremen and Oberpfaffenhofen near Munich and more than 40 years of experience, OHB System AG specialises in high-tech solutions for space. These include low-orbiting and geostationary satellites for Earth observation, navigation, telecommunications, science and space exploration as well as systems for human space flight and aerial reconnaissance. We owe our success to our employees' passion for innovation, as well as their commitment and initiative.

For permanent employment OHB System AG in Oberpfaffenhofen is looking for a
Systems & Electrical Engineer - Human Spaceflight & Microgravity (m/f/d)

In this role, you will contribute to the development, integration, and operation of scientific instruments and facilities for human spaceflight and microgravity applications. You will work at the interface of science, engineering, and mission operations, helping translate scientific objectives into flight-ready hardware and supporting projects from early definition through testing, launch preparation, and mission execution.
Your Tasks

• Support proposal activities as well as the preparation of programmatic and technical documentation
• Translate scientific requirements into research instruments and facilities in close collaboration with scientific partners and space agencies
• Contribute to multiple engineering aspects of the projects, including the development of electrical architectures and related subsystem designs
• Perform requirements analysis, design, verification, and AIT (Assembly, Integration and Test) activities
• Support manufacturing, assembly, and test campaigns, including hands-on work with spaceflight hardware
• Contribute to mission support activities such as mission preparation, live operations support from the Ground Control Station, anomaly investigation and recovery, as well as post-processing of mission data
• Depending on the mission profile and destination (e.g. sounding rockets, ISS, free-flyers, or future space stations), support launch site activities and participate in mission-style campaign operations, including travel as required

Your Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or a comparable technical qualification
• Experience in PCB development
• Good understanding of Linux-based operating systems as well as software source code in C and Python
• Initial project engineering experience, ideally in the space sector or another process-driven industry such as automotive
• Excellent communication skills in English and German

Your Profile

• You are a generalist with broad technical curiosity rather than a narrow specialist
• You are open to new challenges and enjoy working across disciplines
• You thrive in a role that combines organizational, technical, and analytical work
• You are comfortable operating in a structured engineering environment while maintaining flexibility and hands-on engagement

We offer

Work Life Balance: Flexible working hours, sabbatical, 30 days vacation & specialleave days

Mobile Work: Hybrid work & mobile work abroad

Structured on-boarding process (incl. Assignment of a buddy in the first months)

Development: Extensive range of training courses, individual professional development, German language courses & annual employee dialogue

space projects

Additional benefits: 13. monthly salary, accident insurance & company pension plan

Catering: High standard company restaurant & generous meals subsidy

Active health promotion: Health management, E-GYM Wellpass & In-company sports groups

Family: Kindergarten subsidy / Kindergarten places, Childcare in the vacation period & paid child sickness days

Mobility: Subsidized Deutschland ticket, Job bike & parking lots

Company parties & events: Christmas party, Satellite launch events, NextGen Speakers Night

Innovation: Company suggestion system & free research and development

A complete overview of our benefits and more details can be found here on our website.

Become part of our international team and take your professional and personal development to a new level. Don't fulfil all the requirements? No problem - we are happy to receive applications with partial matches! We are looking forward to your application in German or English via our online tool.

OHB System AG
Human Resources

Questions regarding this posting? Alfrida Paja is available under [email protected].