Team Leader for Spacecraft Operations (m/f/d)
About the role
OHB System AG – We.Create.Space
OHB System AG is one of the leading space companies in Europe. The company is part of the listed high-tech group OHB SE, which has more than 3,200 employees working on pivotal European space programs. With two strong locations in Bremen and Oberpfaffenhofen near Munich and more than 40 years of experience, OHB System AG specialises in high-tech solutions for space. These include low-orbiting and geostationary satellites for Earth observation, navigation, telecommunications, science and space exploration as well as systems for human space flight and aerial reconnaissance. We owe our success to our employees' passion for innovation, as well as their commitment and initiative.
For permanent employment OHB System AG in **Bremen ** is looking for a
Your Tasks
- Disciplinary responsibility for the members of the team
- Be the point of contact for the project managers and proposal managers on resource needs
- Be the point of contact for the employees on technical matters and professional development
- Scheduling of staff incl. cooperation in the recruitment of personnel
- Cooperation with the line managers of the department
- Ensure technical information exchange and networking within the team, conduct team meetings to share knowledge between projects
- Implement lessons learned across projects for systems engineering processes
- Ensure the quantitative and qualitative timely provision of the required personnel with adequate skills for OHB System AG's projects
- Plan the work processes and tasks of the team, considering the project constraints, by supporting projects in the bidding process,
- Ensure completion of the allocated tasks productively, effectively and efficiently, taking into account the legal regulations and valid company agreements
- Evaluate compatibility of Technologies and Innovations with existing processes, Support achievement of department goals
Your Qualifications
- Degree in engineering, physics or equivalent
- Distinctive leadership experience as well as communication and conflict resolution skills
- Professional experience in satellite projects in particular in the fields under responsibility of the team
- Self-managed and pro-active working style
- Ability to work with and implement processes
- Ability to work in and coordinate a team
- Working level proficiency in written and spoken English. German and other language skills advantageous
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
space projects
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 .
Become part of our international team and take your professional and personal development to a new level. Don't fulfil all the requirements? No problem - we are happy to receive applications with partial matches! We are looking forward to your application in German or English via our online tool.
OHB System AG Human Resources
Questions regarding this posting? Christian Wolten is available under career@ohb.de .
Copied from the listing OHB published, verified 30 Oct 2026.
About OHB
European satellites from Bremen, plus launcher structures from MT Aerospace in Augsburg.
Bremen is OHB's home and satellite factory, where OHB System assembled most of Europe's Galileo navigation satellites. Source: Spaceflight Now
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