Systems Engineer Space System Studies (m/f/d)

Your tasks

We are hiring a space systen engineer specialist for space debris and ecodesign. In addition to the normal system engineering tasks this person shall be responsible for:

• Coordination of the space debris centre of competence and the space safety tech hub
• Supporting projects with space debris and ecodesign requests
• Participation in specialist workshops and working groups
• Assessment of new standards and policies
• Roadmapping of new technologies for space debris and ecodesign
• Monitoring of new opportunities in the field and proactive acquisition work of new projects
• Management of studies and technology development projects in this domain
• Interfacing directly with head of dept, specialists and experts within OHB group and externally, business development point of contact

The following tasks are general system engineering responsibilities in predevelopment:

• Participation in or lead of proposals and subsequent studies / projects (phases 0 / A / B) and technology development programs with focus on secure and quantum communication
• Preparation of proposals and subsequent implementation projects (phases B / C / D / E) with focus on secure / quantum communication
• Security analyses and certification activities with respect to secure or quantum communication mission, payloads and components
• Vulnerability analyses and threat/risk analyses
• Support and advice for security validation according to ISO27k and certification according to CC/ITGS of the BSI
• Analysis and definition of customer, mission and system requirements
• Technical coordination / Systems Management
• Definition of study logic, work breakdown and work packages
• Management of work packages and sub-projects
• Trade-offs of technical and programmatic solutions
• Specifications of systems and subsystems, interface engineering
• Deriving security system requirements specifications and system architectures and develop cyber security concepts
• Strong interaction with system design to ensure common understanding of the cyber security threats, risks, features, and a smooth implementation
• Budgets definition and engineering

Requirements

Specifically

• Expertise in space debris mitigation standards, practices, analyses and technologies
• Expertise in EcoDesign and DQS impacts
• An existing network of contacts within the space debris and ecodesign community

In general

• Master degree in (aerospace) engineering, physics, mathematics, computer science or equivalent
• Experience in the design and implementation of secure and quantum communication systems for ground and space
• Technical knowledge and experience in key management systems
• Technical knowledge and experience in crypto systems
• Experience in assessing the security risk according to the EBIOS or ISO method
• Ideally experience in leading small teams in project management and technical roles
• Having a passion for providing systematic approaches to prove the security properties of our systems
• Ability to work in a team with a self-managed and pro-active working style