Teamlead (m/f/d) SCSW Engineering for Earth Observation Spacecraft

• Leadership: Provide leadership to the team, inspiring a culture of excellence, collaboration, responsibility and trust
• Employee Development: Foster the professional growth of team members through mentorship, training, and constructive feedback, both in terms of space system software development as well as personal / soft skills
• Continuous Improvement: Actively contribute to the continuous improvement of Satellite Control Software engineering
• Process Enhancement: Support the introduction of new processes and tools, implementing process improvements within the department, and ensuring their application and compliance in projects
• Knowledge Development and Transfer: Collaborate across teams and with Software Division management colleagues to ensure cross-project knowledge transfer, promote standardization, and facilitate communication of overarching information; support the definition and execution of technology development or FFE projects
• Project Staffing and Recruiting: Analyze and monitor personnel staffing needs for individual projects, initiate recruitment, and participate in the recruitment process in collaboration with the head of department and the HR business partner

The team leading activities complement operational involvement in one or more OHB project(s) in accordance with the existing job description, as well as software concept contributions to projects proposals and studies. Tasks include but are not limited to:

• Creation of technical concepts and requirements for Satellite Control Software and Instrument Control Software
• Software requirements engineering at Technical Specification (TS) and Requirements Baseline (RB) level
• Technical leadership/guidance for requirements, software architecture, design, implementation and test
• Negotiating technical solutions with customers, partners, and suppliers

You report to the head of the SCSW Engineering department.

• Completed studies in a suitable field (e.g. aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, physics, ...), or an equivalent qualification
• Several years of professional experience in the software engineering of complex systems
• High degree of communication and leadership skills, whereby the ability to work in a team, a sense of responsibility and an entrepreneurial mindset are required as well as a high degree of result orientation and cost awareness
• Quality awareness and application of processs models and standards such as ECSS-E-ST-40C and ECSS-Q-ST-80C or comparable (e.g. DO-178B) , CMM, SPICE etc.
• Enthusiasm and self-motivation; independence; flexibility and proactivity
• Advanced proficiency in English and proficiency in German or willingness to learn German