Payload Architect for Analog & Digital Payloads (m/w/d)

Payload Architect for Analog & Digital Payloads (m/w/d) – OHB SE

We are looking for a payload engineer with broadband experience in high‑frequency technology and antenna technology for digital and analogue telecom payloads in LEO, MEO, and GEO orbit.

Responsibilities

• 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
• 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 (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 automatic compatibility measurementsPlanning and execution of payload In Orbit Test (IOT) RF tests
• Creation, testing and implementation of payload RF settings
• Contact person for the payload during the satellite\’s lifetime

Qualifications

• Initial experience with digital payloads & digital beamforming would be excellent
• Knowledge of current standards (DVB-S, DVB-S2 RCS) and interest in future standards such as 5G/6G
• Master’s degree in RF- or communication engineering, antenna engineering, electrotechnical engineering or equivalent qualification
• Understanding of high-frequency technology (TWTs, LNAs, filters, converters in the frequency bands from P‑up to Q/V‑Band)
• Skills in digital communications engineering, modern SDR technologies, and digital antenna beamforming
• Experience in optical communications technology (ISL terminals) may be advantageous
• Work experience in systems engineering is desirable
• Strong communication and teamwork skills
• Strong knowledge in English; German is a plus

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job location

Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany