Spacecraft Database Engineer Software (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.

Position

Spacecraft Database Engineer Software (m/f/d)

To operate our satellites, a lot of information is needed on the ground (e.g. how to command the satellites or how to interpret the data coming from the satellite during integration & flight). The database team develops and maintains the satellite reference database (SRDB) and manages its data. Being part of the team allows you to get a thorough understanding of the architecture, interfaces, and operations of our spacecraft.

Your Tasks

• Collaborate with the different engineering teams and customers to organise, collect and process the commanding, telemetry and engineering data for the satellite.
• Manage the release process of our products.
• Support the improvement and development of our software tools and engineering workflows.
• Plan and schedule product releases according to stakeholder agreements.
• Participate in official project reviews with ESA and customers.
• Create and maintain the documentation of our database products.
• Assist the satellite and operations teams using the SRDB and its products.
• Populate the SRDB with the collected data.
• Track the validation of database products and outputs.

Your Qualifications

• You have a degree in Computer Science, Physics, Aerospace Engineering, or a comparable qualification.
• Experience in a similar role is an advantage.
• You are familiar with SQL, PL/SQL, Java, or similar technologies.
• Knowledge of the relevant ECSS standards is an advantage.
• You are a fast learner with a good technical understanding.
• You are fluent in written and spoken English.
• You have good communication and negotiation skills.
• You work proactively, accurately, and independently.

Benefits

We offer Work Life Balance: Flexible working hours, sabbatical, 30 days of 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. Extra 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.

A complete overview of our benefits and more details can be found on our website.

Apply

Become part of our international team and take your professional and personal development to a new level. Don’t fulfil all the requirements? No problem – we are happy to receive applications with partial matches! We are looking forward to your application in German or English via our online tool.

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