Digital Electronics Design Engineer

As a part of the Electronic Systems department at OHB you will be responsible for designing and testing electronic units for satellites. Our electronic units are processing high-resolution image data and sensor signals, controlling high precision motors, actively reducing mechanical vibrations and more. If you like to go unpaved paths, master the challenges of new requirements and find long-lasting solutions operating in harsh space environments, you should join our team. You will find a multidisciplinary inspiring working environment with passionate professionals.

Your Tasks

• Design complex digital electronic circuits for applications such as signal processing, instrument control, and data compression
• Develop high-speed digital electronics, including multi-gigabit serial links and high-speed memory-to-FPGA interfaces
• Verify circuit performance through simulation, including worst-case analysis, derating, and signal integrity analysis
• Supervise PCB layout activities for multilayer and rigid-flex high-reliability PCBs
• Test and validate your circuits in the laboratory as well as under extreme conditions during qualification and acceptance testing
• Collaborate closely with other engineering disciplines, including mechanical design, radiation engineering, EEE engineering, manufacturing, and FPGA/IP core design

• Master’s degree in Electronics Engineering or a comparable discipline
• At least 5 years of professional experience in the design of digital electronics hardware, including FPGAs, microcontrollers, and high-speed digital interface standards such as JESD204, DDR memory, PCI, or Wizard Link, ideally in the space industry
• Experience in electronics design in accordance with applicable ECSS standards
• Knowledge of spacecraft communication interface standards such as SpaceWire, MIL-STD-1553, and SpaceFibre
• Experience with at least one programming language suitable for controlling automated test setups, such as Python or C/C++
• Experience with ECAD design and simulation tools, e.g. Siemens PADS Professional, Xpedition, Spice, or HyperLynx
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English

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? Alfrida Paja is available under career@ohb.de.