Ground Segment System Engineer (m/f/d)

Overview

Ground Segment System Engineer (m/f/d)

Category: Infrastructure/Cloud
Main location: Germany, Bochum, Darmstadt
Position ID: J
Employment Type: Full Time

Position Description: CGI is a European leader in Space Ground Segment systems and services in the domains of Navigation, Satellite Communications, Earth Observation, Space Safety and Mission Operations. We provide critical services and solutions to European and national agencies and institutions, the scientific community, the commercial sector, as well as to the wider public. We are both major contributors to, and act as thought leaders in, a number of key European space initiatives including the Galileo, Copernicus and future SatCom programmes, designing and developing cutting edge solutions for our clients. The European Space market is dynamic, evolving and rapidly growing. CGI is now looking to further expand our business in this area, building on our 50 year successful heritage. At CGI, we support the planning and execution of national and international space missions with reliable systems, structured approaches and experienced professionals. The space ground segment is at the core of this work. If you\'re passionate about space and want to contribute to meaningful, forward-looking missions, we\'d love to hear from you. Join our SPACE division as a Ground Segment System Engineer (m/f/d) and help shape the future of ground segment systems. In this role, you\'ll be part of a collaborative, multidisciplinary team working across the full system lifecycle—from early concept and specification through design, implementation, and validation. Depending on the mission, you will contribute to the development of new systems or support the evolution of existing ones, ensuring they remain reliable, scalable, and ready for the future. We welcome applicants with different levels of experience and perspectives; what matters most is your curiosity, structured thinking, and motivation to make an impact.

Your future duties and responsibilities:

You will contribute to key systems engineering activities, including:

• Refining and managing system requirements
• Ensuring traceability across system levels
• Supporting the definition and documentation of interfaces (ICDs)
• Supporting system development life-cycle planning
• Contributing to integration, verification and validation (IV&V) activities and documentation (e.g. VCD)
• Helping define and align test tools and strategies
• Preparing and supporting major review milestones from SRR, PDR to QR/AR
• Supporting system modelling and architecture design (e.g. with MBSE)
• Working with established system engineering tools (e.g. DOORS, Capella, Enterprise Architect)
• Contributing to design justifications, including system budgets (timeliness, end-to-end performance, etc.)
• Collaborating with different stakeholders to ensure solutions meet mission and user needs

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:

• Experience with requirements management and related tools (e.g. DOORS), and an understanding of standards-based engineering processes (such as ECSS, CCSDS or similar)
• Strong interpersonal skills and team working ability
• Strong aptitude for dealing with complexity and paying attention to details
• Ability to work independently and in a rapidly evolving environment
• Fluency in English

Nice to Have
The following qualifications and experience are not mandatory but would be considered an advantage. We encourage you to apply even if your background does not match these criteria:

• Experience in mission control systems, operations or on ground processors
• Involvement in development of new space systems (phase A/B)
• Experience in RF engineering and verification on space to ground links
• Experience with Constellation Control and/or Low Earth Orbiting satellites
• Experience in technical team leadership, including coordinating activities, supporting team members, and fostering collaboration

What we offer

CGI offers our employees an exciting and flexible work environment in which to build their careers. This is especially reflected within our Space business which offers a corporate culture built around diverse teams, international collaboration, flat hierarchies and open communication.

CGI\'s values emphasise our commitment to work in partnership with our clients by providing objectivity and integrity in all of our undertakings, whilst also delivering quality solutions and services. We also place a strong focus on Corporate Social Responsibility, encouraging and supporting our employees in the continuous improvement of the economic, social and environmental well-being of the communities in which they live and work. This is further reflected in the company\'s commitment to be carbon neutral by 2030.

Consistent with our dream of creating an environment in which we enjoy working together, CGI is committed to fostering and maintaining professional workplaces that respect the dignity of all members. CGI is unconditionally inclusive and we are constantly evolving and creating new networks that support and promote the richness of our diversity, equity and inclusion across our organization.

In addition to the above, CGI offers the following:

• At CGI, we view our professionals as company owners. A set percentage of your salary can be invested in CGI shares, and CGI matches your contribution, up to a set maximum.
• Flexible working hours and conditions to optimise your work/life balance (35h-40h/week), 30 days of holidays, numerous special leave days (e.g. wedding, birth, relocation, etc.)
• In addition, sabbatical or parental leave is supported.
• Corporate benefits providing attractive CGI employee discounts from well-known brands and providers.
• A strong focus on continued learning and development
• An exciting, challenging and diverse environment where you can grow your career as part of a great team
• A great corporate culture built around international collaboration, flat hierarchies and open communication
• A company committed to be carbon neutral by 2030 with a strong focus on Corporate Social Responsibility - contributing to the communities we live in.

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