AIT Processes Engineer (m/f/d)

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 programmes. 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.

AIT Processes Engineer (m/f/d)

Your Tasks

• Create, maintain and continuously update AIT standard documents (e.g. Work Instructions, procedure references, AIT document templates and AIT Handbook content)
• Define and maintain standard AIT processes in alignment with other AIT Teams (e.g. Work preparation, Assembly, AIT Support) and departments (e.g. Quality, Process Qualification)
• Identify improvement opportunities and ensure that insights from operations, non-conformities, and project feedback are translated into updated standards and documentation (structured Lessons Learned process)
• Oversee the coordination, assignment, and rollout of trainings, including integration of new training initiatives from different teams
• Extend existing training frameworks and coordinate cross‑functional trainings throughout AIT
• Support the introduction and continuous improvement of AIT‑relevant digital tools (e.g., PDM, SAP, AIT.COM, Polarion)
• Contribute to digitalisation and automation initiatives that enhance efficiency and consistency in AIT workflows

Your Qualifications

• Completed education in production / aerospace engineering or a degree focused on space technology or comparable qualification
• Solid experience in production environments, ideally within the aerospace/space sector
• Practical experience in process management, organisational change, or workflow digitalisation
• Hands‐on experience in managing organisational change and implementing digitalisation strategies (e.g. introduction of new tools into existing workflows)
• Familiar with applicable space standards (ECSS) is a plus
• Structured working style, attention to detail, and ability to collaborate across functions and sites
• Fluency in spoken and written English

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: 13th 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: Subsidised 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