OHB Italia is seeking for its Satellite and Missions Department in Rome/Torino/ Milano an
AOCS & GNC Architect m/f Ref. Sat_AOCS_****
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
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📌 Aocs & Gnc Architect M/F Ref. Sat_Aocs_2026 (Milano)
🏢 Ohb Italia
📍 Milano