Proposal Specialist (m/f/d)

OHB System AG – We.Create.Space

OHB System AG is one of the leading space companies in Europe. The company is part of the listed high-tech group OHB SE, which has more than 3,200 employees working on pivotal European space programs. With two strong locations in Bremen and Oberpfaffenhofen near Munich and more than 40 years of experience, OHB System AG specialises in high-tech solutions for space. These include low-orbiting and geostationary satellites for Earth observation, navigation, telecommunications, science and space exploration as well as systems for human space flight and aerial reconnaissance. We owe our success to our employees' passion for innovation, as well as their commitment and initiative.

For permanent employment OHB System AG in Bremen is looking for a

Proposal Specialist (m/f/d)

Your Tasks

• Manage / Support the preparation of proposals; inter alia (depending on the specific proposal, the candidate will have to either take full responsibility or only support the different tasks):
• Lead the proposal team towards the delivery of proposals, on quality, time and cost
  • Ensure that the proposal properly answers the customer requirements; both formal requirements (conditions of tender, technical, programmatic, financial requirements, etc) and unofficial customer needs (technical, programmatic, financial, contractual, industrial, political, etc)
  • Ensure that the proposal passes all the required reviews (content and cost) and that expectations of all internal stakeholders are reflected
  The candidate shall expect to face proposals of a large variety, in terms of contract value, vertical (EO, Navigation, Exploration, Telecom, Space Transportation, etc.) and customers (ESA, EC, DLR, other agencies, BW, commercial entities, etc).
• Contribute to the organization and execution of in-house trainings on the proposal process
• Contribute to the maintenance of proposal-related key performance indicators, evaluation of proposal statistics and support of definition of measures (in co-ordination with department lead)
• Support the improvement of proposal processes, proposal quality and thus likelihood of proposal success

Your Qualifications

• Hard requirements:
  • Completed studies (Diploma or Master) in aerospace engineering or equivalent qualification (i.e. mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, physics)
  • Strategic acting: Entrepreneurial thinking and acting with strong emphasis on quality and cost
  • Strong experience in proposals management (3 years +) with Institutional customers
  • Advanced knowledge of the MS suite (VBA coding, high-level skills with MS Word) and of advanced editing tools (Adobe, InDesign)
  • Very good communication skills in oral and written English
• Additional competences considered strong assets:
  • Experience in cost engineering
  • Experience in the space sector; commercial space sector as a plus
  • Background in system engineering and project management
  • Knowledge of German; any other European language as a plus

We offer

Work Life Balance: Flexible working hours, sabbatical, 30 days vacation & special leave days

Mobile Work: Hybrid work & mobile work abroad

Structured on-boarding process (incl. Assignment of a buddy in the first months)

Development: Extensive range of training courses, individual professional development, German language courses & annual employee dialogue

Additional benefits: 13. monthly salary, accident insurance & company pension plan

Catering: High standard company restaurant & generous meals subsidy

Active health promotion: Health management, E-GYM Wellpass & In-company sports groups

Family: Kindergarten subsidy / Kindergarten places, Childcare in the vacation period & paid child sickness days

Company parties & events: Christmas party, Satellite launch events, NextGen Speakers Night

Innovation: Company suggestion system & free research and development

Become part of our international team and take your professional and personal development to a new level. Don't fulfil all the requirements? No problem - we are happy to receive applications with partial matches! We are looking forward to your application in German or English via our online tool.

OHB System AG
Human Resources

Questions regarding this posting? Christian Wolten is available under career@ohb.de.