System AIT & AIT Processes Team Lead; m​/f​/d

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

As the System AIT & AIT Processes Team Lead, you will be responsible for leading and developing a high‑performing team while driving efficiency and innovation in Assembly, Integration, and Testing (AIT) processes. You will play a key role in ensuring seamless collaboration across disciplines and locations while fostering continuous improvement in AIT methodologies.

• Disciplinary responsibility for the System AIT and AIT Processes team members, including their personal development
• Responsible for the elaboration and organization of trainings for the AIT teams
• Development of the new System AIT and new AIT Processes teams in Bremen in cooperation and agreement with AIT in Oberpfaffenhofen
• Organization and chairing of team meetings to assure the know‑how transfer between projects, application of lessons learnt and harmonization of methods between projects
• Implementation of a permanent improvement process
• Cover peak workloads in the projects
• Report to the Head of System AIT and Support Department

• Development & application of lean AIT principles (e.g. 5S method, scrum)
• Consideration of company Lessons Learnt

• Interdisciplinary responsibility on AIT tasks
• Work preparation for AIT activities (identification of needed documents, responsibility for availability of documents, generation and update of AITFlows, NCR tracking, organization of daily briefings)
• Ensure close cooperation with other disciplines, in particular Systems Engineering and Verification, to assure delivery of inputs in quality and time

• Responsible for development of AIT working methods (processes incl. qualification support)
• Responsible for generation of AIT standard documents (e.g. Work Instructions, AIT document template)

• Several years of professional experience in satellite projects, preferably in the field of AIT
• Excellent conceptual and analytical skills
• Well‑developed communication and leadership skills
• Inventive concerning AIT methods and testing
• Fluency in spoken and written English and German

• 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: 13th 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:
  Subsidised Deutschland ticket, Job bike & parking lots
• Company parties & events:
  Christmas party, Satellite launch events, Next Gen 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

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