Digital Payload System Engineer (m/f/d)

Proposal phase:

• Technical support in the creation of offers within the Telekom department
• Perform link budget analyses (utilizing OHB in-house tools) to determine system capacity i.e. overall aggregated data rates
• Elaboration and development of your own payload approaches for a telecom mission

Implementation phase:

• Development of analogue and digital payloads based on customer-specification
• Carrying out and supporting all unit reviews of the telecom payload
• Creation of all documentation in the course of a satellite project of phase 0, A, B, C/D and phase E
• Support of all subsystems related to payload interfaces (e.g. Harness, SRDB, MIB)
• Preparation and execution of customer payload PDRs and CDRs
• Preparation, implementation and support of environmental tests in TVAC and CATR
• Calculation, preparation and execution of payload auto compatibility measurements

Operational phase:

• Planning and execution of payload IOT (In Orbit Test) RF tests
• Creation, testing and implementation of payload RF settings
• Contact person for the payload during the satellite's lifetime

• Master’s degree in RF or communication engineering, or equivalent qualification
• Interest and good understanding in the field of high-frequency technology and its assemblies such as TWTs, LNAs, filters, converters
• Knowledge of current standards (e.g. DVB-S2X, RCS) and emerging standards (e.g. 5G/6G NTN) for satellite communications
• Work experience in systems engineering is desirable
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively within a team
• Very good knowledge of the English language
• German language skills would be an advantage