Systems Engineer – Instrument Performance & Calibration (m / f / d)

OHB System AG –

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 3,000 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 Engineer – Instrument Performance & Calibration (m / f / d)

In this position you will contribute to the development of advanced optical instruments in one of our large space projects. After a close collaboration period with experienced colleagues, you shall become responsible for the simulation of the instrument’s performances and datasets, for the derivation of requirements on subsystem level as well as for the maintenance of technical budgets.

Your Tasks

• Elaborate and model the performance of an electro-optical instrument considering of all possible contributors like, for example, optical design and detector characteristics or structural stability.
• Ensure proper flow-down of customer requirements to technical requirements and / or subsystem requirements. Allocate technical budgets accordingly.
• Development and analysis of instrument calibration concepts for on-ground and in-flight
• Regularly update the system’s technical budgets during the program lifetime.
• Perform or support instrument design trade-offs, identify and analyze mitigation options.
• Define work packages together with different internal specialists and with external sub-contractors in a multidiscipline engineering team (Optics, Mechanics, Thermal, Structure).
• Align the activities with the systems engineering work plan.
• Review of sub-contractor analysis results ( analytical models) and documents, like technical proposals, technical reports, or specifications.
• Monitor the compliance to customer requirements.
• Support the definition of control loops ( thermal control : development of plant models incl. system identification, physical modelling, parameter estimation).
• Support technical discussion with customer or supplier.

Your Qualifications

technical and physical optics, spectrometry and optical instrumentshands-on experience in the application of control theory and detailed knowledge concerning the definition of control systemsmathematical modelling and simulation

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 .

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

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