Satellite Ground System Engineer Mission Control (d/m/w)

Airbus Defence and Space Immenstaad am Bodensee

Stellenbeschreibung:

Satellite Ground System Engineer (d/m/f) – Mission Control

At Airbus, our purpose is to improve life on Earth and beyond through our cutting‑edge space technologies. We are looking for a candidate to become our new Satellite Ground System Engineer with focus on Mission Control for national space projects within Airbus Space Engineering, located in Friedrichshafen, Germany. You will be a member of the System Architecture & Lead Engineering Team and work on Space & Ground Systems Architectures, Secure Space Solutions, Systems Engineering, Development, Operations, Data Processing, and Performance Modelling.

Key Responsibilities

Definition and design of Satellite Ground Systems using state‑of‑the‑art methods (Scrum, Model‑Based Systems Engineering).
Requirements analysis and architecture definition for Ground Segments regarding satellite monitoring and control, interfaces to ground stations, and mission planning systems.
Design trade‑offs and interface management: evaluating and optimizing design decisions, identifying internal and external interfaces, and creating interface documents (ICD).
Specification of hardware and software elements and redundancy concepts.
Support in defining ground segment operating concepts and training of satellite operators.
Cost estimation for Ground Segment development and operation.
Support in system development, AIV (assembly, integration, verification).
Contributions to proposals and studies as well as research and development activities.
Technical management for the procurement of software components.
Interdisciplinary collaboration: Space Segment Engineering, Performance Engineering, Operations Engineering.

Qualifications

Completed university degree in Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Communications (Network), or equivalent, with more than 5 years of professional experience in relevant fields.
Knowledge and practical experience in space‑industry processes and standards (e.g., ECSS, CCSDS) and experience in systems engineering with corresponding methods and tools.
Willingness to learn quickly and adapt to new technologies.
Experience on classified projects (advantage) and in managing technical stakeholders (advantage).
Good communication and presentation skills, team‑oriented work style.
Fluent in German and English; French language skills are a plus.

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