Teamlead (m/f/d) SCSW Engineering for Earth Observation Spacecraft

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 Bremen is looking for a

Teamlead (m/f/d) SCSW Engineering for Earth Observation Spacecraft

OHB System AG's System Software division develops embedded control software and the necessary software infrastructure for satellites and satellite-based instruments. The SCSW Engineering department covers the creation of satellite control software, from requirements engineering through design and implementation to the creation of unit tests. Against the background of changing architectures and requirements, we need your support in realizing our vision of delivering high-quality software in a complex system and process landscape! You will be leading a team of dedicated software engineers to realize projects in the Earth observation domain. Your team leading activities will complement your involvement as a leading development engineer, ideally in the field of software systems engineering, requirements engineering, or lead software developer.

Your Tasks

• Leadership: Provide leadership to the team, inspiring a culture of excellence, collaboration, responsibility and trust
• Employee Development: Foster the professional growth of team members through mentorship, training, and constructive feedback, both in terms of space system software development as well as personal / soft skills
• Continuous Improvement: Actively contribute to the continuous improvement of Satellite Control Software engineering
• Process Enhancement: Support the introduction of new processes and tools, implementing process improvements within the department, and ensuring their application and compliance in projects
• Knowledge Development and Transfer: Collaborate across teams and with Software Division management colleagues to ensure cross-project knowledge transfer, promote standardization, and facilitate communication of overarching information; support the definition and execution of technology development or FFE projects
• Project Staffing and Recruiting: Analyze and monitor personnel staffing needs for individual projects, initiate recruitment, and participate in the recruitment process in collaboration with the head of department and the HR business partner

The team leading activities complement operational involvement in one or more OHB project(s) in accordance with the existing job description, as well as software concept contributions to projects proposals and studies. Tasks include but are not limited to:

• Creation of technical concepts and requirements for Satellite Control Software and Instrument Control Software
• Software requirements engineering at Technical Specification (TS) and Requirements Baseline (RB) level
• Technical leadership/guidance for requirements, software architecture, design, implementation and test
• Negotiating technical solutions with customers, partners, and suppliers

You report to the head of the SCSW Engineering department.

Your Qualifications

• Completed studies in a suitable field (e.g. aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, physics, ...), or an equivalent qualification
• Several years of professional experience in the software engineering of complex systems
• High degree of communication and leadership skills, whereby the ability to work in a team, a sense of responsibility and an entrepreneurial mindset are required as well as a high degree of result orientation and cost awareness
• Quality awareness and application of process models and standards such as ECSS-E-ST-40C and ECSS-Q-ST-80C or comparable (e.g. DO-178B), CMM, SPICE etc.
• Enthusiasm and self-motivation; independence; flexibility and proactivity
• Advanced proficiency in English and proficiency in German or willingness to learn German

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 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? Sven Friedrich is available under career@ohb.de.