WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Design authority for the system level architecture baseline
Define, maintain and pilot data-driven systems architectures and CONOPS
Ensure coherence between the mission objectives and user services
Ensure coherence with the data lifecycle design between data pipeline architecture, processing chains, storage and cloud infrastructure, APIs and user dissemination platforms
Perform system level trade-offs and system performance budgets
Oversee and support interfaces definition, ensuring interoperability with external systems
Define validation and quality assurance strategy
Coordinate multi-disciplinary engineering teams to deliver a consistent and scalable mission solution
Technical leadership of R&D/R&T projects
Supporting project management for projects implementation from the system to component development, if necessary
Successfully completed university degree in computer science, aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or comparable
Several years of experience in system-of-systems architecture design for space projects (space and ground segment)
Several years of experience in space systems end-to-end performance analysis and simulations, constellations design, mission analysis
Experience in space systems design for defence customers (classified environments)
Very good understanding of several space sensing domains (SAR, electro-optical, RF)
Technical leadership and accountability
Very good German and good English skills, both written and spoken
Willingness to travel occasionally
Company pension scheme
Share purchase programme
30 days of holiday
Access to corporate benefits
Deutschlandticket
Relocation support
Mobile working
VIVA family service
Individual and diverse internal and external development opportunities, including at the Rheinmetall Academy
Professional induction process supported by digital onboarding

Systems Architect (space and ground segment) - Systems Engineering Space (m/f/d)