Ground Segment System Engineer

System Engineer

Location: Darmstadt, Germany
Application deadline: 18 March 2026
Reference number: 0456

Are you looking for a new opportunity to take your career to a higher orbit? To join an international group with a successful track record in Space Engineering? A job adapted to your career ambitions and in which you could have an impact for the years to come?

We are looking for a System Engineer to work at our client’s premises in Darmstadt, Germany.

About the client and location

The European Organisation for the Exploration of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) is a political organisation comprising of 30 European member states. EUMETSAT operates satellites to monitor weather, climate, and the changing environment. They are responsible for helping to isolate potentially dangerous weather conditions that could affect air travel, farming and other key service industries.

Tasks and activities

• Contributing to requirements definition and management, ensuring the definition, traceability, and maintenance of technical requirements throughout the project lifecycle.
• Design and development planning, including the preparation and maintenance of design, implementation, and integration plans.
• Integration, Verification and Validation (IV&V) management, including support to the planning, execution, and documentation of verification and validation activities, including test cases and procedures.
• Configuration management, including the coordination of configuration baselines across systems.
• Project management, providing engineering support across the full project delivery lifecycle, from initiation and planning through execution, monitoring, control, and closure, contributing to projects delivered on time, within budget, and to the required quality and scope.
• Providing engineering support to the definition and maintenance of a portfolio of services delivered by a ground segment system functional group.
• Supporting the tailoring of declared services to the specific needs and context of individual customers or ground segments.
• Contributing to the development of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence (ML/AI) software applications.
• Providing system engineering and project management support for the definition, development, declaration, and maintenance of EUMETSAT Multi‑Mission Element (MME) services, covering monitoring, IT and infrastructure, processing, and data access services.

Skills and experience

The following skills and experience are mandatory:

• Proven experience in the field of system engineering.
• Demonstrated capability in requirements analysis and requirements generation.
• Architectural design experience.
• Strong background in the development, integration, verification, validation, operations, and maintenance of ground segment systems.
• Capability to prepare system requirements and system design documentation.
• Proven ability to perform system‑level analyses for complex satellite‑based systems.
• Strong proficiency in writing technical requirements, preferably in accordance with ECSS standards.
• Experience in the preparation and maintenance of Interface Control Documents (ICDs).
• Ability to define, manage, and ensure traceability of requirements using tools such as DOORS.
• Demonstrated ability in the Integration, Verification, and Validation (IV&V) of complex systems.
• Strong proficiency in test coordination, execution, and verification activities.
• Knowledge of satellite ground segment system engineering, including system and software life cycles, data distribution and dissemination, ground segment monitoring, and archive systems.
• Excellent knowledge of computer and network systems, IT security, and AI/ML technologies, including models and supporting software frameworks.
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.

Why should you apply?

• You will have the opportunity to work within leading space organisations across Europe.
• We encourage everyone to think outside the box and to push the boundaries of traditional knowledge. This role is an opportunity to join a forward‑thinking company and allows for a deeper understanding of the industry.
• To be part of a company that values integrity, inspiration, care and collaboration.
• Benefits include: competitive remuneration packages; unique career opportunities, including working in other countries; access to training and development programmes; flexible relocation support.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, committed to achieving diversity within the workforce and creating an inclusive working environment. We therefore welcome applications from all candidates, irrespective of gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religious beliefs, age, disability or other characteristics.

As part of our commitment to providing an inclusive and barrier‑free recruitment process, we will provide reasonable adjustments and support to ensure neuro‑diverse applicants or those with a disability or long‑term condition can be their best during the recruitment process.