Stockholm, Sweden · On-site
Please note: Due to the summer holiday period, we will begin reviewing applications in early September. We look forward to receiving your application! As an Mechanical, Thermal & Propulsion (MTP) Systems Engineer, you wi…
Skills: Systems Engineering, Spacecraft Propulsion, Thermal Control Systems, Mechanical Engineering, Structural Analysis
Stockholm, Sweden · On-site
As a Propulsion Engineering Manager, you will play a key role in shaping the future of propulsion systems at OHB Sweden. Our customers include major space companies, agencies, and commercial players across Europe and wor…
Skills: Line Management, Resource Planning, Competence Development, Propulsion Systems Development, Technical Leadership
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The MTP Systems Engineer serves as the technical owner of spacecraft propulsion subsystems from concept through production. They coordinate multidisciplinary teams across mechanical, thermal, and structural engineering to ensure subsystem performance and requirements compliance.
Requires a Master's degree in Aerospace, Mechanical Engineering, or Physics with at least 7 years of experience in spacecraft propulsion systems. Candidates must possess strong systems thinking and expertise in monopropellant hydrazine and bipropellant propulsion.
Please note: Due to the summer holiday period, we will begin reviewing applications in early September. We look forward to receiving your application!
As an Mechanical, Thermal & Propulsion (MTP) Systems Engineer, you will play a key role in shaping the next generation of spacecraft propulsion systems at OHB Sweden. Our customers include major space companies, agencies, and commercial operators across Europe and worldwide.
OHB Sweden develops propulsion systems for a wide range of scientific, commercial, and Earth-observation missions. Our propulsion solutions enable orbit raising, station keeping, attitude control, collision avoidance, and end-of-life disposal for spacecraft operating in increasingly demanding mission environments.
The Propulsion Department is responsible for the complete lifecycle of OHB Sweden's propulsion products, including system design, analysis, testing, qualification, production support, and future technology development. The department plays a central role in enabling mission success and is a key contributor to OHB Sweden's long-term competitiveness in the rapidly evolving space industry.
As our propulsion business continues to grow, we are strengthening our engineering organization with a new multidisciplinary technical leadership role.
As an MTP Systems Engineer, you will be the technical owner of complete propulsion subsystems from concept through qualification and production.
The role combines systems engineering with deep technical understanding of spacecraft propulsion, thermal control, and mechanical engineering. You will coordinate multidisciplinary development activities and ensure that all engineering disciplines work together to deliver an optimized subsystem.
You will lead the technical development of propulsion subsystems while coordinating a team of specialists within propulsion, thermal engineering, mechanical design, and structural analysis. Although these specialists provide the detailed engineering within their respective disciplines, you will be responsible for the overall technical solution and ensuring that all subsystem requirements are met.
You will work closely with customers, suppliers, project managers, and internal engineering teams throughout the complete product lifecycle.
Technical ownership of spacecraft propulsion subsystems throughout the full development lifecycle.
Defining technical solutions together with multidisciplinary engineering teams.
Coordinating activities across propulsion, mechanical, thermal, and structural engineering disciplines.
Leading technical trade studies and engineering decisions.
Ensuring subsystem performance, interfaces, requirements compliance, and technical consistency.
Driving system budgets including mass, pressure, thermal, structural, and performance.
Coordinating subsystem verification, qualification, and acceptance activities.
Supporting customer meetings, technical reviews, and proposal activities.
Working closely with project managers to balance technical performance, schedule, cost, and risk.
Mentoring engineers and providing technical guidance within the multidisciplinary team.
Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, or a related engineering discipline.
At least 7 years of experience developing spacecraft or in-orbit propulsion systems.
Solid understanding of spacecraft mechanical design principles.
Strong understanding of spacecraft thermal control systems and thermal engineering.
Good understanding of spacecraft propulsion systems, including monopropellant hydrazine and bipropellant propulsion.
Experience working in multidisciplinary engineering teams.
Experience coordinating complex technical developments across several engineering disciplines.
Strong systems thinking and excellent problem-solving skills.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Fluency in English.
Experience with electric propulsion systems.
Experience with propulsion system integration and verification.
Experience working with ESA or other institutional space programs.
Experience with spacecraft system engineering.
Experience supporting customer technical reviews and proposal work.
A unique opportunity to shape the future of OHB Sweden's propulsion systems.
A technically challenging role with significant influence on subsystem architecture and engineering decisions.
Involvement across the complete lifecycle of spacecraft propulsion systems.
Collaboration with highly skilled specialists across multiple engineering disciplines.
A supportive and innovative engineering environment with excellent opportunities for professional development.
The MTP Engineer reports to the Head of Propulsion and will work as the technical lead for multidisciplinary propulsion subsystem development.
Some travel may be required (typically 2–4 trips annually, primarily within Europe).
Enabling space ambitions since 1980 through groundbreaking innovative satellite solutions
OHB Sweden is a Swedish provider of space systems and develops, builds, tests and operates satellites for different kinds of space missions within communications, earth observation, space research and exploration. From low-orbiting satellites via geostationary ones and all the way up to interplanetary missions. OHB Sweden is a member of the OHB AG Group (ISIN: DE0005936124, Prime Standard) which currently employs over 2.200 people in its “Space Systems” and “Aerospace + Industrial Products” business units. Within this array, OHB Sweden AB belongs in Space Systems. Spacecraft heritage includes satellites such as Freja, Astrid 1, Astrid 2, Odin, SMART-1 and the PRISMA system with its two satellites Mango and Tango. All current smallsats are based on the InnoSat microsatellite platform like: GMS-T, MATS, AWS, EIS, GARAI
Offices: Torshamnsgatan 24 A, Stockholm, Stockholm County 164 40, SE
Enabling space ambitions since 1980 through groundbreaking innovative satellite solutions
OHB Sweden is a Swedish provider of space systems and develops, builds, tests and operates satellites for different kinds of space missions within communications, earth observation, space research and exploration. From low-orbiting satellites via geostationary ones and all the way up to interplanetary missions. OHB Sweden is a member of the OHB AG Group (ISIN: DE0005936124, Prime Standard) which currently employs over 2.200 people in its “Space Systems” and “Aerospace + Industrial Products” business units. Within this array, OHB Sweden AB belongs in Space Systems. Spacecraft heritage includes satellites such as Freja, Astrid 1, Astrid 2, Odin, SMART-1 and the PRISMA system with its two satellites Mango and Tango. All current smallsats are based on the InnoSat microsatellite platform like: GMS-T, MATS, AWS, EIS, GARAI
Offices: Torshamnsgatan 24 A, Stockholm, Stockholm County 164 40, SE
