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Space Surveillance Technical Lead(m/w/x)

Braunschweig
Full-timeWith Home OfficeManagement

Leading space system design, orbit determination, and SSA/SST data processing for orbital crowding solutions. 5 years of space engineering experience with project leadership required. Flexible work hours, industry conference attendance.

Requirements

  • M.Sc. or higher in Aerospace/Space Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or relevant technical field
  • Approx. 5 years experience in space engineering domain
  • Proven experience coordinating or leading technical projects in space domain
  • Full lifecycle software development drive
  • Requirements analysis and refinement
  • Architecture definition
  • System and algorithm design
  • Implementation planning
  • Testing, integration, V&V
  • Deployment and operational follow-up
  • Strong technical project management background
  • Prioritization and backlog management
  • Cross-team coordination
  • Tracking deliverables, risks, and milestones
  • Efficient communication with stakeholders
  • Hands-on software engineering experience
  • Familiarity with modern development practices
  • Ability to lead technical discussions with customers
  • Ability to clarify mission requirements with customers
  • Ability to ensure delivery quality and operational readiness with customers
  • Experience providing guidance to small engineering teams
  • Mentoring and task coordination experience
  • Professional experience in international, distributed teams
  • Valid EU work authorization
  • Knowledge of cloud-native architectures
  • Knowledge of cloud deployment frameworks
  • Familiarity with orbit determination libraries
  • Familiarity with SSA/SST processing pipelines
  • Familiarity with sensor fusion workflows or catalog maintenance
  • Experience in proposal writing
  • Experience in project scoping
  • Experience supporting business development efforts with technical input
  • Background collaborating with space agencies
  • Background collaborating with institutional missions
  • Awareness of ground segment operations
  • Awareness of automated mission planning
  • Awareness of mission control workflows

Tasks

  • Lead space system design, development, and operation
  • Perform orbit determination and propagation
  • Plan maneuvers and optimize trajectories
  • Process SSA/SST data and maintain catalogs
  • Integrate sensor data
  • Architect and implement production-grade software
  • Review production-grade software
  • Develop software using Python, Java, and FORTRAN
  • Utilize Orekit or similar orbit mechanics libraries
  • Conduct verification and validation with mission datasets
  • Lead a high-performing engineering team (2-6 people)
  • Mentor engineering team members
  • Coordinate engineering team workloads
  • Guide technical decisions for the engineering team
  • Drive end-to-end project delivery
  • Ensure technical quality of projects
  • Meet project timelines
  • Ensure customer success on projects
  • Capture mission requirements
  • Refine mission requirements
  • Lead high-level technical discussions with customers
  • Translate operational needs into system features
  • Serve as primary technical contact for key accounts
  • Build long-term customer relationships
  • Coordinate cross-functional efforts for proposals
  • Coordinate cross-functional efforts for strategic initiatives
  • Coordinate cross-functional efforts for roadmap development

Work Experience

  • 5 - 7 years

Education

  • Master's degree

Languages

  • EnglishBusiness Fluent

Tools & Technologies

  • Python
  • Fortran
  • Java
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • GCP
  • Orekit
  • GMAT

Benefits

Flexible Working

  • Flexible work hours

Additional Allowances

  • Training budgets

Learning & Development

  • Industry conferences
  • Knowledge-sharing sessions
  • Technical deep dives

Career Advancement

  • Networking opportunities

Startup Environment

  • Innovation sprints

Team Events

  • Company-wide events
  • Social activities
  • Team-building outings

Free or Subsidized Food

  • Monthly all-hands lunches
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