Satellite Chief Engineer for large Telecom Space Architectures (m/f/d) in Germany

## Job Description To support our team, Airbus Defence and Space is seeking a ## About the Role, Department, Team, and Project We are seeking a Chief Engineer (f/m/d) to spearhead the comprehensive design, development, and validation & verification (V&V) of satellite systems for an upcoming large-scale satellite telecommunications program in Germany.

In this pivotal role, your initial focus is on satellite architecture and design specifications for the entire space segment, derived from customer and user requirements. You are responsible for all engineering contributions and will lead the satellite systems engineering team across different sites.

Functionally contributing to the transnational satellite team based in Toulouse, you will enable a strong footprint in Germany for national applications.

The technical spectrum covers the entire satellite system with a strong product mindset, requiring deep understanding of RF and optical payloads, LEO satellite systems, telecommunication, and data transmission protocols. ## Your Location At the Airbus site in Immenstaad on Lake Constance, you work where the future of Connected Intelligence, Space, and Air Power is created.

In an environment that offers vision, you shape technological innovations across domains. Our site lives from dialogue: On campus, you will meet a unique network of experts in satellite technology, military aviation, cyber security, artificial intelligence, combat cloud, and ground support of tomorrow.

Our collaboration is also characterized by dynamism – in agile teams, we address the most complex questions, from AI-supported Earth observation to secure cloud architecture.

Anyone looking for technological excellence and interdisciplinary collaboration will find the ideal environment here. ## Our Benefits for You - Fair Compensation & Extras: Attractive salary and individual supplementary benefits, e.g., company pension schemes, mobility offers (e.g., job bike leasing), or employee discounts at partner companies according to our applicable guidelines. - Time for You (and Your Relatives): 30 days of annual leave according to the collective agreement (35h/week); work-life balance (flexitime, mobile working, part-time, job sharing, sabbatical). - Easy Career Progression: Excellent further education opportunities and international, group-wide development perspectives. - Well-being at the Workplace: Company doctor, comprehensive health services (sports courses, prevention programs, etc.), canteen and cafeteria, on-site daycare center. - Diversity Connects: Working in a diverse environment with more than 140 nationalities, where exchange, support, and diversity are lived everyday values. ## Your Tasks and Responsibilities - End-to-End Architecture & Technical Leadership: Lead as national focal point the E2E satellite architecture, design, and specification for the entire program life cycle (Phases 0/A to E).

Define technical specifications, engineering deliverables, technical WBS, and schedules structured for industrial execution. - CONOPS & Systems Engineering: Support the customer with Satellite CONOPS, E2E Satellite Performance, and V/V strategies.

Translate customer/RFP requirements into efficient architectures, define payload mission/operational concepts, perform structured trade-offs, and maintain system performance budgets. - Project & Risk Management: Manage technical definition, deliverables, schedule, cost, quality, and technical risk management up to final customer acceptance.

Approve engineering resource budgets, ensure resource availability, and manage technology development plans for key technologies. - Industrial & Stakeholder Interface: Serve as the technical point of contact for industrial partners to enable optimized design solutions. Coordinate interfaces across Space, Ground, Launch, and User segments.

Ensure safety review requirements are met. - Process Adaptation & Support: Adapt standard product development processes to be lean (with CTO agreement).

Support industrialization, production, integrated logistics, and continuous safe operations. - Travel: Willingness to undertake business travel approximately twice per month within Germany/Europe. ## Hard Skills - Education & Experience: University degree in Engineering with 10+ years of professional experience (in-depth space knowledge required), including 5 to 8 years of dedicated experience in Systems Engineering. - Domain Expertise: Proven experience with optical/RF communication satellite payloads, LEO satellite constellations, and space mission design/V&V in Phase B/C/D projects.

System Lifecycle experience (Phases 0/A to E). - Standards & Compliance: Solid knowledge of ECSS standards (especially engineering standards). Experience with military customers, government authorities, and export control regulations (EAR, ITAR). - Engineering Tools & Methods: Proficiency in DOORS, MS Office/Google Workspace. Experience with CAMEO, MOFLT, and Matlab is desirable.

Familiarity with MBSE, VPM (Visual Performance Management), Obeya, and AI applications is advantageous. - Languages: C1-level English and C1-level German are mandatory. ## Soft Skills - Strong leadership skills with the ability to manage complex engineering projects (understanding of the AIRBUS Leadership Model). - Excellent presentation, rhetoric, and argumentation skills for complex technical contexts. - High degree of creativity, decision-making capability, open-mindedness, and strong collaborative team skills. ## _________ Zur Unterstützung des Bereichs Satellitensysteme sucht Airbus Defence and Space einen ## Vorstellung von Rolle, Abteilung, Team und Projekt Wir suchen einen Chief Engineer (d/m/w), der das umfassende Design, die Entwicklung sowie die Validierung & Verifizierung (V&V) von Satellitensystemen für ein bevorstehendes Großprogramm im Bereich der Satelliten-Telekommunikation in Deutschland leitet.

Diese Rolle ist von zentraler Bedeutung für die Identifizierung und Erfüllung von Kundenanforderungen bei neuen Satellitenprojekten. Abgeleitet aus den Kunden- und Nutzeranforderungen liegt Ihr anfänglicher Fokus auf der Satellitenarchitektur und den Designspezifikationen für das gesamte Weltraumsegment.

Sie sind für alle Engineering-Beiträge verantwortlich und leiten das Team für Satellitensystemtechnik an verschiedenen Standorten. Sie tragen fachlich zum transnationalen Satellitenteam mit Sitz in Toulouse bei und etablieren eine Präsenz in Deutschland für nationale Anwendungen.

Der technische Kontext erfordert die Abdeckung eines breiten Spektrums eines gesamten Satellitensystems mit einer starken Produktorientierung (Product Mindset), einschließlich HF- und optischer Nutzlasten, LEO-Satellitensystemen und Datenübertragungsprotokollen. ## Dein Standort Am Airbus-Standort in Immenstaad am Bodensee arbeitest du dort, wo die Zukunft von Connected Intelligence, Space und Air Power entsteht.

In einer Umgebung, die Weitblick bietet, gestaltest du technologische Innovationen über Domänen hinweg. Unser Standort lebt vom Dialog: Auf dem Campus triffst du auf ein einzigartiges Netzwerk aus Experten für Satellitentechnik, militärische Luftfahrt, Cyber-Security, Künstliche Intelligenz sowie Combat Cloud und Ground Support von morgen.

Auch unsere Zusammenarbeit ist geprägt von Dynamik – in agilen Teams widmen wir uns den komplexesten Fragestellungen, von KI-gestützter Erdbeobachtung bis zur sicheren Cloud-Architektur. Wer technologische Exzellenz und interdisziplinäre Zusammenarbeit sucht, findet hier das ideale Umfeld. ## Unsere Benefits für dich - Faire Vergütung & Extras: Attraktive Vergütung und individuelle Zusatzleistungen, z.

B. betriebliche Vorsorgemodelle, Mobilitätsangebote (bspw. Fahrradleasing) oder Mitarbeitervorteile bei kooperierenden Unternehmen gemäß unseren jeweils gültigen Richtlinien. - Zeit für dich (und deine Angehörigen): 30 Tage Jahresurlaub gem. Tarifvertrag (35h/Woche); Vereinbarkeit von Familie & Beruf (Gleitzeit, mobi