Satellite Ground Engineer (d/m/f)

About

At Airbus, our purpose is to improve life on Earth and beyond through our cutting-edge space technologies. We bring people closer together, navigate new frontiers, and discover new destinations. Our space solutions help solve global challenges on Earth.

We are looking for a Satellite Ground Engineer (d/m/f) focused on ground stations and telecommunication for national space projects within Airbus Space Engineering, located in Friedrichshafen, Germany. You will be part of the System Architecture & Lead Engineering Team, working on Space & Ground Systems Architectures, Secure Space Solutions, Systems Engineering, Development, Operations, Data Processing, and Performance Modelling.

You will benefit from training opportunities and new ways of working (home office, digital tools, flexible working hours). Leadership teams prioritize supporting your development, fostering team spirit, and giving meaning to your activity in a global Airbus environment. The diversity of jobs and competencies offers opportunities for growth and long-term development planning.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the definition and design of Satellite Ground Systems using state-of-the-art methods (Scrum, Model-Based Systems Engineering)
• Contribute to requirements analysis and architecture definition for Ground Segments regarding telecommunication and ground stations
• Design trade-offs and interface management: evaluate and optimize design decisions, identify internal and external interfaces, create interface documents (ICD)
• Specify hardware and software elements and redundancy concepts
• Calculate link budgets
• Support system development, assembly, integration, verification (AIV)
• Contribute to proposals, studies, research and development activities
• Coordinate technically with subcontractors and partners
• Collaborate interdisciplinarily with Space Segment Engineering, Performance Engineering, Operations Engineering

Qualifications

• Completed university degree in Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Communications (Network), or equivalent qualification
• Knowledge and practical experience in space industry processes and standards (e.g., ECSS, CCSDS)
• Experience in systems engineering and with corresponding methods and tools
• Interest and ability to quickly learn new technologies
• Good communication and presentation skills
• Team-oriented work style
• Fluent German and English; French language skills are a plus

Benefits

• Flexible working hours
• Home office
• Training opportunities

Additional Information

This position requires identifying potential risks of non-compliance and commitment to act with integrity, which is the basis for the company's success, reputation, and sustained growth.

Airbus supports agile and flexible working and promotes innovative working conditions whenever possible.

Airbus is committed to diversity and inclusion, equal opportunity, and does not request any monetary exchange during recruitment processes.