OHB Italia is seeking for its Satellite and Missions Department in Rome/Torino/ Milano an
AOCS & GNC Architect m/f Ref. Sat_AOCS_2026
As an AOCS & GNC architect, you will lead and drive the AOCS & GNC activities along the whole project lifecycle, including design, development, integration, verification, launch and in-orbit operations.
This is applicable both for subsystems developed in OHB-I and subsystems contracted to a subcontractor.
You will be actively involved with other projects of the same product line, acting both as a keeper and an innovator of the product technical baseline, by proposing disruptive approaches to optimize the processes, reduce the Total Cost of Ownership and improve the schedule.
Tasks:
- Technical Lead of AOCS/GNC subsystems
- Develop AOCS/GNC architectures and perform related trade-offs
- Lead the Design and Development of AOCS/GNC subsystems
- Technical management of AOCS/GNC subsystem subcontractor
- Technical Support to Procurement of AOCS/GNC equipment
- Lead the Verification and Validation of AOCS/GNC subsystems
- Support satellite AIT (hands-on) and verification activities
- Support to satellite proposals and system studies for AOCS/GNC topics
- Preparation of technical documentation
- Participation to Launch campaign
Qualifications
- Engineering or doctoral degree in aerospace engineering or comparable qualifications and professional experience
- Experience in the space business, especially with AOCS/GNC architectures, procurement, design and verification and validation processes
- Strong knowledge of attitude and orbit dynamics, missions, SW, and AOCS/GNC equipment
- Experience in satellite verification, including participation to AIT campaigns
- Good knowledge of Matlab/Simulink, Office Tools and DOORS
- 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
- Ability to work in international teams
- Fluency in spoken and written English
Assets:
- Experience with Deep Space missions
- Knowledge of Autocoding
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 indicative salary ranges are as follows:
€32,000–€48,000 for junior to mid -level profiles;
€49,000–€60,000 for senior-level profiles;
