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

📌 AOCS & GNC Architect m/f Ref. Sat_AOCS (Roma)
🏢 Ohb Italia
📍 Roma