System Engineer (m/f/d) | Munich, Germany

Key Responsibilities  

• Bid & Technical Engineering: Contribute to the preparation of high-quality technical proposals for European Space programmes and projects, defining system concepts, technical baselines, architectures and engineering work packages in line with customer and procurement requirements.
• System Architecture & Interface Design: Define and maintain system-level architectures, functional and physical interfaces, interface control documentation and relevant data models, ensuring the overall technical coherence and interoperability of complex systems and services.
• Requirements & Compliance Management: Elicit, analyse, manage and trace system and technical requirements throughout the project lifecycle, supporting compliance assessments and ensuring alignment with applicable customer, regulatory, security and technical standards.
• System Development & Integration: Support the definition, development and integration of system components, subsystems and operational functions, coordinating technical interfaces and ensuring effective integration across different engineering domains and technology areas.
• Technical Verification & Validation: Plan and support system integration, verification, testing and validation activities, ensuring that technical solutions and delivered capabilities meet the defined requirements and performance objectives.
• Technical Coordination & Stakeholder Management: Interface with engineering teams, industrial partners, subcontractors, technology providers and institutional stakeholders, coordinating technical activities and consolidating system-level information to ensure consistency across the overall programme or project.

• University degree in electrical, electronic, telecommunications, aerospace or industrial engineering, or a related discipline
• Bid & Project Experience: Experience in systems engineering, with a track record covering both tender preparation/procurement and hands-on project implementation within space or defense programs
• Domain Expertise: Extensive knowledge of satellite communication ground segments, secure IP networks, pooling-and-sharing architectures, and satellite service provisioning frameworks.
• Standards & Tools: Familiarity with systems engineering frameworks and lifecycles (e.g., ECSS standards or equivalent), as well as requirement management tools (e.g., Polarion, DOORS or equivalent).
• Methodologies: Familiarity with systems engineering frameworks and lifecycle standards (e.g., ECSS or equivalent)
• Fluent written and spoken English.
• Good communication skills and the ability to work with multidisciplinary teams, suppliers and subcontractors in English.

• Knowledge and practical experience with Agile methodologies and the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).

• 30 days annual leave 
• Work-life-balance, e.g., through flexible working time models and mobile office options (if job function applicable for mobile work)
• Employer supported: pension scheme, job ticket and EGYM Wellpass
• Employer supported canteen, free coffee & fruit service
• Centrally located office 
• Personal development and training options
• Regular company and team events
• International working environment, dynamic, multicultural and motivated teams