Senior Satellite System Engineer
Pubblicato il 06-08-2026 - Settore aeronautico e aerospaziale in Italia
OHB Italia is seeking for its Satellite and Missions Department in Milano/Roma/Torino a
Senior Satellite System Engineer (M/F) Ref. SenSatSys_2026
OHB is recruiting a Senior Satellite Systems Engineer with 10+ years of hands‐on working experience. You will join a team of system engineers, bringing your experience in leading and driving the satellite activities along the whole project lifecycle, including design, development, integration, verification, launch and in‐orbit operations. You could be involved either in early phases (0‐B1) or in consolidation and delivery phases (B2‐E), for both new developments and recurring projects based on OHB Italia line of products. Typical applications are in the Earth observation business, for both commercial and institutional customers. As Senior Satellite Systems Engineer, you will be in the position to propose disruptive approaches to optimize the processes, reduce the Total Cost of Ownership and the satellite delivery time. The successful candidate's knowledge of overall space systems, missions, optical and radar satellites,
subsystems and equipment will be the catalyst to foster the innovation of OHB Italia already successful small satellite business.
Tasks:
Lead the development and qualification of a challenging small satellites
Definition of satellite requirements for optical and radar Earth‐observation mission
Perform satellite functional analysis and design trade‐offs
Manage satellite internal and external interfaces
Detailed planning of activities
Support satellite verification and AIT activities
Participation to Launch campaign
Interface with Agencies and private customers
Qualifications:
Strong knowledge of satellite systems engineering, including requirements engineering, functional analysis, verification control
Knowledge of optical and/or radar payloads and missions
Previous experience with commercial and institutional customers
Experience in various satellite engineering domains (eg. Electronics, structure, SW etc.