Electronics Design Engineer (m/f/d)

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

Electronics Design Engineer (m/f/d)

As a part of the team of the electronics department at OHB you will be responsible for designing and testing electronic units for satellites. Our electronic units are controlling high precision motors, actively reducing vibrations, processing high-resolution image data and sensor signals and more. If you want to prove that your design meets the most challenging performance requirements while operating in a harsh environment in space, then you should join our team.

Your Tasks

• Design of analog and digital electronic hardware for satellites and manned space missions from concept to final acceptance for flight
• Design of multi-channel, high-resolution and high-speed signal acquisition chains for image, vibration, temperature and position sensors
• Design of digital image processing and control electronics with FPGAs and SoCs
• Design of DC/DC and point of load power converters
• Verification of the performance of your circuits by simulation for worst case, derating and signal integrity analysis
• Specifying PCB layouts and guidance of the PCB layout designer for multi-layer and rigid-flex High-Rel PCBs
• Testing your circuits in the lab and under extreme conditions during qualification / acceptance tests
• Co-engineering with other disciplines e.g. mechanical design, radiation engineering, EEE engineering manufacturing and FPGA design

Your Qualifications

• Master Degree in electronics engineering or similar discipline
• Experience with digital electronics FPGAs, SoCs, High speed digital interfaces (JESD204, DDR, PCI, Wizard link)
• Experience with analog electronics including high speed ADCs, high speed and low noise amplifiers and filter circuits
• Experience with power supply design for digital circuits and sensitive analog and mixed signal circuitry
• Knowledge of spacecraft communication protocols (SpaceWire, MIL-STD-1553, SpaceFibre)
• At least one programming language suitable to control automated test set-ups (Python or C/C++)
• Experience with ECAD design and simulation tools (Mentor PADS, Spice, HyperLynx, ADS)
• Excellent communication skills, good written and oral English

We offer

• Work Life Balance: Flexible working hours, sabbatical, 30 days vacation & special leave 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
• 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? Julia Klinke is available under career@ohb.de.