25/04/2025

Spacecraft Design Engineer

Full time Design Engineering

Role

  • Development and design of the structural system of satellites and launcher parts
  • Generation of CAD models of mechanical assemblies, subassemblies and parts
  • Preparation of the related manufacturing drawings and documents such as design re-ports and handling manuals
  • Active participation in the procurement, assembly and test processes
  • Interaction with the external suppliers of the hardware and support of manufacturing ac-tivities
  • Presentation of work results internally and to the customer
  • Participation in technical reviews with our international partners such as the European Space Agency
  • Support with the proposal’s preparation and evaluation

Qualifications

  • Master’s Degree in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering or comparable qualification
  • Ideally 3-5 years of experience in aerospace business
  • Professional experience in the field of structural design
  • Experience in using a 3D CAD system, ideally NX
  • Considerable communication skills, high degree of flexibility and resilience
  • Willingness to learn and take over additional responsibility and to execute trainings
  • Entrepreneurial way of thinking with focus on quality and cost awareness
  • Fluency in spoken and written English is a must, German is a plus
  • Strong team spirit

What we offer

  • Inspiring and friendly work environment
  • Flexible working hours, partial home-office possibility
  • Trainings and language courses, team and company events
  • Meal vouchers, Benefit-plus Card, contribution to a Multisport Card
  • Complimentary working benefits (fruits, coffee and tea)
  • 25 days of vacation, 2 sick days

About the company

Situated in Brno, Czech Republic, we have been a member of the European Space and Technology Group OHB SE since 2018, one of the leading forces in Europe's space sector.

With a customer base of space agencies and companies from the space industry, our focus is to supply spacecraft and launcher structures as well as its mechanical ground support equipment according to the customer’s specifications. We perform the development, design, verification, procurement, test conduction, and belonging product assurance tasks.

We have been awarded various contracts within European Space Agency (ESA) programmes. Among these are the planetary defence mission Hera, the PLATO space exploration mission, as well as the project Comet Interceptor, study of the nuclear electric propulsion usage for space missions RocketRoll or the measurement of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere CO2M. Our success is based on a team of experienced engineers with a passion for innovation.


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