Senior Satellite System Engineer (M​/F) Ref. SenSatSys_2026

OHB Italia is seeking for its Satellite and Missions Department in Milano/Roma/Torino aSenior Satellite System Engineer (M/F)  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-observastion 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.)Experience in satellite verification, including participation to AIT campaigns

Excellent sense of responsibility

Structured hands-on work-approach

Highly self-motivated and able to work autonomously

Excellent problem-solving skills

Good interpersonal skills

Customer oriented thinking-approach

University degree (Master/PhD) or equivalent education plus relevant proven work experience in industry

Assets:

Model Based System Engineering Concurrent engineering tools (Confluence, Jira, etc.)The gross annual remuneration package will be determined based on the degree of alignment between the candidate’s profile and the requirements of the role, as well as the level of professional experience acquired. The  salary range is therefore  as follows:30,000–60,000