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Expected tenure
4.6 years
Estimated salary
$148,000
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OKAPI:Orbits

Senior Satellite Systems Engineer

Closed
Focus
Safety-critical
Location
Brunswick (Germany)
Posted
Sep 13, 2026
Source
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Job description

Your tasks and responsibilities

  • Reviewing and coordinating reviews of Product Assurance & Safety Plan (PASP) and Product Assurance Requirements Documents (PARD)
  • ⁠Performing of end-to-end mission designs tailored to customer needs
  • Assessing customer mission requirements and designing tailored solutions
  • ⁠Identifying customer needs and ideating new solutions
  • Shape our end-to-end mission design software development
  • Reviewing of hardware designs at system and subsystem level
  • Support launch preparation, environmental test campaigns planning, and readiness reviews ahead of launch
  • Compute system budgets (link, power, data) and track margins against requirements throughout development

Must-haves

  • M.Sc. or higher in Aerospace/Space Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or another relevant technical field.
  • 5+ years of experience in satellite systems engineering with responsibility for system-level engineering activities across major spacecraft development phases, including development, integration, verification, qualification, and launch preparation.
  • 2+ years of experience working within ECSS-compliant development programmes, including technical documentation, formal reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, QR, AR), and certification activities.
  • Experience contributing to at least one satellite mission that successfully entered operational service.
  • Growth mindset and expanding your horizon
  • Willingness to travel and to work in concentrated review campaigns.
  • English proficiency C1 or better.
  • Nice to haves:
  • Familiarity with ECSS product assurance practices (/FMECA, fault tree analysis, critical items lists, , ECSS-Q-ST-80C)
  • Experience in Earth observation missions
  • Experience with synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging

Why us?

  • With a lean hierarchy and small working groups, you define your own way of work including flexible work hours.
  • Work on groundbreaking space sustainability challenges with a team of top-tier engineers and scientists.
  • After your on-boarding time in Braunschweig, you can choose between staying in our office (what we prefer), working remote (within Germany) or a hybrid approach.
  • Enjoy technical freedom. Influence system architecture, research methodologies, and data integration approaches.
  • Grow continuously with access to training budgets, industry conferences, and networking opportunities.
  • Be part of a strong engineering culture, with regular knowledge-sharing sessions, technical deep dives, and innovation sprints.
  • Great team spirit, with company-wide events such as monthly all-hands lunches, and social activities like laser tag, dinners, and team-building outings.

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