For permanent employment OHB System AG in Bremen is looking for a
Electrical Architect (m/f/d)
As Electrical Architect, you will define and own the satellite electrical harness architecture, from early concept through to qualified, flight-ready hardware. This role sits at a critical intersection: your architecture enables the integration of avionics, payloads, power distribution, and communication systems across the spacecraft. You will work closely with Mechanical and AIT teams to ensure routing, integration, and installation are efficient and robust. Together with system engineers and customers, you will shape interfaces, electrical budgets, and design trade-offs to meet mission, cost, and schedule constraints. You will also collaborate with manufacturing and suppliers to ensure designs are producible, reliable, and compliant with space standards. Your technical leadership will be key in driving coherent architectural decisions, leading design reviews, and delivering scalable, high-quality harness solutions that directly contribute to mission success.
Your Tasks
Tasks in the Project
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Definition of Satellite Harness architecture, including bracket and HMU definition, in close cooperation with Mechanical and AIT areas
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Creation of preliminary harness design, Allocation ICDs, IO budgets and trade-offs in order to determine optimal solutions in terms of mass, integration effort and cost, while respecting basic electrical, EMC and charging compatibility aspects
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Definition of subsystem level requirements
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Coordination of the project harness engineering team (including electrical and 3D routing)
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Lead the harness Engineering process from preliminary phase until harness manufacturing and acceptance, considering satellite need dates and constraints
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Support system level design reviews
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Interface to customers and subcontractor
Tasks in the Department
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Set up & Develop a top down engineering process
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Allow an overview of the whole electrical architecture from early phases until AIT
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Allow a sub-assembly based, and Model based (FM, EM, STM..) definition
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Allow automatized process for change control, ICD and end2end verification
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Further development of strategic competences / technologies
Your Qualifications
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A degree in engineering with a major in electrical engineering or compatible qualification
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More than 5 years of professional experience in the field of Harness engineering in Space
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Excellent communication skills, flexibility and ability to work independently
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Fluency in spoken and written English. German is an asset
We offer
Work Life Balance: Flexible working hours, sabbatical, 30 days 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
Additional benefits: 13. 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: Subsidized 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 here on our website.
