Systems & Supply Chain Engineer
About the role:
Join the ARAQYS team as our Systems & Supply Chain Engineer (f/m/d) developing advanced solar arrays and large deployable structures for space.
In this role, you will own key systems engineering activities across technology demonstrators and customer products, including requirements, interfaces, technical budgets, integration, and verification & validation. You will also act as the team's technical interface to Supply Chain Management, supporting critical procurement, supplier relationships, and project logistics.
The role is approximately 80% Systems Engineering and 20% Technical SCM & Logistics and is ideal for someone who enjoys connecting engineering disciplines and turning complex technical requirements into flight-ready hardware.
Responsibilities:
Support the development of Dcubed's advanced solar array concepts and large deployable structures
Work as an integral part of the systems team to design technical system architectures for tech demo missions and customer products
Translate customer and ECSS / NASA specifications into system and subsystem requirements and manage their flow-down
Create systems verification plans and design verification activities, manage V&V activities across the full project development cycle
Manage mechanical, electrical and software interfaces between subsystems and system to satellite in accordance with the mission team
Maintain technical budgets for the system
Prepare technical documentation and participate in stakeholders' meetings
Support the technical procurement process for special or long lead items together with our in-house SCM team and coordinate specifications, supplier selection and incoming inspection.
Maintain and develop key supplier relations for current and future projects
Coordinate project-specific logistics for hardware, equipment and critical components
Candidate requirements:
BS / MS degree in Engineering (aerospace, mechanical, electrical or a related subject)
2+ years of experience with space system development or satellite systems design
Knowledge of engineering standards used in space industry (eg ECSS, MIL)
Distinct organizational skills
Interest in taking ownership of technical procurement, suppliers and supply-chain topics alongside engineering responsibilities.
Excellent communication skills
Fluent in English
Eligible to work in Germany
Nice-to-Have requirements:
Knowledge/experience of system engineering processes
Proven record of successful flight of satellite missions in a system engineering role
Understanding of structures, thermal control, and electrical systems
Skilled with data visualization and sharing of information
Prior SCM or operations responsibilities
This position involves access to technology that is subject to U.S. and/or Germany export controls. Any job offer made will be contingent upon the applicant's capacity to serve in compliance with U.S. and/or Germany export controls.
Please note: Dcubed does not accept unsolicited CVs from recruitment agencies and will not pay fees for any candidates we have not requested.
- Department
- Dcubed Germering, GER
- Location
- Germering
- Employment type
- Full-time
About Dcubed
At Dcubed, we enable the future of space missions with high-performance, flight-proven release mechanisms and deployable structures. From cutting-edge Release Actuators to scalable Deployable Solar Arrays and innovative Deployable Antennas, our technologies are designed for user friendliness, availability, and reliability — whether for smallsats in LEO or large missions to Moon, Mars and beyond.