AOCS & GNC Architect m/f Ref. Sat_AOCS_2026

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