Systems & Supply Chain Engineer

About the role:

Join the ARAQYS team as our Systems & Supply Chain Engineer (f/m/d) developing advanced solar arrays and large deployable structures for space.

In this role, you will own key systems engineering activities across technology demonstrators and customer products, including requirements, interfaces, technical budgets, integration, and verification & validation. You will also act as the team's technical interface to Supply Chain Management, supporting critical procurement, supplier relationships, and project logistics.

The role is approximately 80% Systems Engineering and 20% Technical SCM & Logistics and is ideal for someone who enjoys connecting engineering disciplines and turning complex technical requirements into flight-ready hardware.

Responsibilities:

• Support the development of Dcubed's advanced solar array concepts and large deployable structures

• Work as an integral part of the systems team to design technical system architectures for tech demo missions and customer products

• Translate customer and ECSS / NASA specifications into system and subsystem requirements and manage their flow-down

• Create systems verification plans and design verification activities, manage V&V activities across the full project development cycle

• Manage mechanical, electrical and software interfaces between subsystems and system to satellite in accordance with the mission team

• Maintain technical budgets for the system

• Prepare technical documentation and participate in stakeholders' meetings

• Support the technical procurement process for special or long lead items together with our in-house SCM team and coordinate specifications, supplier selection and incoming inspection.

• Maintain and develop key supplier relations for current and future projects

• Coordinate project-specific logistics for hardware, equipment and critical components

Candidate requirements:

• BS / MS degree in Engineering (aerospace, mechanical, electrical or a related subject)

• 2+ years of experience with space system development or satellite systems design

• Knowledge of engineering standards used in space industry (eg ECSS, MIL)

• Distinct organizational skills

• Interest in taking ownership of technical procurement, suppliers and supply-chain topics alongside engineering responsibilities.

• Excellent communication skills

• Fluent in English

• Eligible to work in Germany

Nice-to-Have requirements:

• Knowledge/experience of system engineering processes

• Proven record of successful flight of satellite missions in a system engineering role

• Understanding of structures, thermal control, and electrical systems

• Skilled with data visualization and sharing of information

• Prior SCM or operations responsibilities

This position involves access to technology that is subject to U.S. and/or Germany export controls. Any job offer made will be contingent upon the applicant's capacity to serve in compliance with U.S. and/or Germany export controls.

_Please note:__Dcubed does not accept unsolicited CVs from recruitment agencies and will not pay fees for any candidates we have not requested._