Senior Product Owner SAR Processor (m/w/d)
OHB-System AG
| Company | OHB-System AG |
| Category | Product |
| Location | Salem, Baden |
| Remote | On-site (inferred) |
| Employment | Not stated |
| Level | Senior |
| Salary | Not stated by the employer |
| Posted | 10 Jun 2026 |
| Last verified | 10 Aug 2026 |
| Source | Public employment agency (arbeitsagentur) |
Description
Your Tasks
• Act as the responsible point of contact for the internal and external stakeholders of our SAR processors and its corresponding data products
• Lead and coordinate the development of the next generation SAR processor, its data products from L0 to L2, and its -algorithms in ongoing satellite missions as well as upcoming projects from phase A/B until phase E
• Guide and support the software development team in the definition, testing, evaluation, and refinement of the SAR processor and its data products
• Manage and prioritize the software engineering tasks and backlog
• Monitor and optimize the interface and information exchange with the satellite-, instrument- and ground segment teams and technical departments
• Ensure the information flow between the software team and other stakeholders, working in an international team of experts from OHB and project partners
• Lead the control and evaluation of feature changes that impact the scope, budget, or timeline of the project
• Control technical progress, schedule, cost and quality in close collaboration with the project manager
• Identify, control and reduce software product- and development risks
• Prepare and conduct technical reviews and support project milestone reviews
• Report to the project management in reviews, technical- and project milestones
Your Qualifications
• Completed studies in mathematics, physics, electronics, aerospace-engineering or similar qualification
• Significant experience as a product owner in software development with complex projects, big teams and various stakeholders
• Strong capabilities to identify with a SAR processor and its output data as a product, good understanding of contributing and interacting disciplines
• Comprehensive knowledge of image-generating radar technologies using reflector- and/or phased array and its algorithms for data processing from L0 to L2 SAR products
• Extensive experience in SAR- algorithms development
• Long experience with space project software development from phase A/B until phase E
• Familiar to work with process standards such as ECSS-E-ST-40C and ECSS-Q-ST-80C
• Very good programming skills in C++, knowledge in IDL and Python are a plus
• Very good managerial-, technical- and analytical skills
• Strong competence in self-organizing and work planning
• High motivation, pro-active working approach, and strong sense of responsibility
• Very good team working skills and motivation capabilities
• Willingness to consciously learn and broaden your experience
• Very good language skills in written and spoken German and English