Antenna Systems Engineer

Job Description

HPS GmbH is a well established medium size, family owed and managed space company, located in Munich with serious impact on smaler and larger missions, based on famliy culture, teamwork and trust..

The development of our company since our foundation in the year 2000 still continues and is driven by market growth. To support our growth path, we are looking for highly motivated, passionate space engineeers of all ages.

As a subcontractor, we develop, test and manufacture subsystems for satellites and space stations. Main products for the international ClassicSpace- and NewSpace markets are turn key reflector antennas, large deployable reflector subsystems, deployable drag sails to deorbit satellites after their end of life, as well as thermal hardware and mechanical ground support equipment (MGSE) .

Doing so, we significantly contribute to improve:

  • Climate protection through earth observation
  • Global communication
  • Prevent more space debris
  • Outstanding scientific research
  • Human exploration of our solar system

You will be working in an international team as a passionate space engineer with focus on systems engineering, being responsible for all technical and engineering tasks in the development, design, manufacturing, testing and delivery of antennas for spacecrafts. You will be part of a team creating products and systems aiming at supporting our goal of a being a driver of a sustainable space industry. In particular it will be:

  • Development and design of reflector antennas for satellite communication systems
  • Technical coordination of internal design-, analysis- and test teams
  • Coordination of sub-contractors and suppliers
  • Coordination and planning of hardware procurement, manufacturing and
    assembly
  • Planning and supervision of tests (vibration, thermal, acoustic, RF)
  • Documentation of technical trade-offs, design and test results
  • Presentations (internal/external).

  • 8 years of experience in space antenna programs (design, analysis, development, management)
  • Mechanical or RF background
    (also mechatronics, optical)
  • Basic experience as a systems engineer (ECSS)
  • Basic knowledge of engineering- and simulation software, e.g. INVENTOR, NASTRAN, ANSYS
  • MS Office (PPT, WORD, EXCEL, PROJECT)
  • English (writing/speaking)
  • German (speaking)
  • Teamworker
  • Loves challenges in ambitious manyfold space programs
  • Earliest start date: Q2/2024
  • Work location: Munich (Germany).

  • Innovative and highly visible space flight programs, both ClassicSpace and NewSpace products alike
  • International teams (internal/external)
  • Established company with more than 20 years of space industry heritage.
  • Opportunity to grow personally and technically
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