About this role
Job title: Communications Engineer - Digital Payload Development for Satellites (m/w/d)
About the Role OHB System AG is hiring a Communications Engineer to develop digital payloads for a satellite constellation and to design advanced space communication systems.
What You'll Do
- Develop a digital payload for an innovative satellite constellation
- Design and implement signal processing and communication systems for space applications
- Integrate and design beamforming antennas and their control systems
- Develop and optimize onboard processors for digital signal processing with high data rates
- FPGA design for high performance signal processing applications
- Perform complex link budget calculations for satellite constellations
- Support in creating comprehensive offers
- Create unit-/payload- and test specifications
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to ensure system requirements and interfaces are met
What We're Looking For
- Degree in Communications Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
- General communications engineering and satellite communications
- Antenna technology, especially beamforming
- High- and extremely high-frequency technology
- Onboard processors and digital signal processing
- Possibly FPGA design
- MATLAB for simulation and signal processing
- Tools such as STK and Satsoft for system analysis and antenna design
- Familiarity with communication standards such as DVB-S2, 5G, and European Waveform
- Experience in complex link budget calculations for satellite constellations
- Strong interest in communications engineering and its applications in space
- Experience in developing complex communication systems, ideally in aerospace
- Analytical thinking, team spirit, and a structured work approach
- Very good knowledge of MS Office tools
- Basic knowledge of the German language would be desirable
Nice to Have
- FPGA design experience
- Experience with DVB-S2, 5G and European Waveform
Compensation & Benefits
- Flexible working hours, sabbatical, 30 days vacation and special leave days
- Hybrid work and mobile work abroad
- Structured onboarding process with buddy in first months
- Training opportunities, language courses and annual employee dialogue
- 13th monthly salary, accident insurance and company pension plan
- High standard company restaurant and meals subsidy
- Health management, E Gym Wellpass and in house sports groups
- Kindergarten subsidy, childcare options
- Subsidized Deutschland ticket, Job bike and parking
- Company parties and events: Christmas party, satellite launch events, NextGen Speakers Night
- Company suggestion system and free research and development opportunities