Ground Systems Working Student (m/f/d)
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Isar Aerospace posted this role. Below, we break down what it means for a working student in Ottobrunn: your weekly hours, take-home pay and visa limits. You can also open ChatGPT or Claude with a ready-made prompt to tailor your CV, check your fit, draft a cover letter or prep for the interview.
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Description provided by Isar Aerospace
As a Ground Systems Working Student, you will support the design and setup of a new control room for launch operations while contributing to broader systems engineering and development activities within the Ground Systems team. You will help translate operational needs into structured and practical system solutions across both physical and software domains.
Your Role in Our Space Mission
- Support the design and layout of a control room environment (operator workstations, screen setups, room configuration)
- Assist in the selection and evaluation of hardware (displays, furniture, mounts, basic cabling concepts)
- Coordinate with internal stakeholders such as IT, engineering, and facilities
- Create structured concepts, layouts, and concise technical documentation
- Support systems engineering activities (e.g. system breakdown, interface definition, requirement structuring)
- Help organize and track technical topics across the setup process
- Contribute to ground systems development tasks, including basic software, scripting, or integration support
- Enrolled in a Bachelor/Master program in Systems Engineering, Aerospace, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or similar
- Strong structured and analytical thinking skills
- Interest in practical, hands-on system design
- Basic understanding of technical systems (e.g. IT setups, hardware, interfaces)
- Ability to work across hardware and software topics
- Proactive, independent and comfortable working on open-ended tasks
- Outstanding communication skills
- Fluent in English
- Experience with CAD or layout tools (e.g. SolidWorks, Fusion, AutoCAD, Visio)
- Basic programming or scripting skills (e.g. Python or similar)
- Exposure to systems engineering methods or frameworks
- Interest in ergonomics and human-machine interaction
- Experience with lab work, hardware projects, or system integration
- Employee Participation Program: Share in our success through our virtual company share program
- 30 days of vacation: Enjoy the days off to relax and recharge
- Company pension plan: Secure your future with our company pension plan, featuring a 20% employer contribution after the probation period
- Subsidised lunch: Stay energised with delicious, subsidised lunches every day
- Public transport ticket: Commute with ease using a fully financed Deutschlandticket
- Sport Clubs membership: Stay fit with our sponsored sports club memberships (EGYM Wellpass)
- Individual learning allowance: Grow your skills with an individual learning budget granted after the probation period
- Childcare allowance: Receive a childcare allowance for your non-school-age children
- And Much More! Discover additional perks and benefits when you join our team
We are Isar Aerospace and we are at the forefront of New Space building a modern space business to enable faster, better and cheaper access to space.
Our mission is to help democratise space and use it for good in order to improve life on Earth now and for the future generations.
We are a fast-growing company aiming to provide sustainable and environmentally friendly launch solutions for small and medium-sized satellites and constellations into Low Earth Orbit. The company is privately funded by world-leading technology investors with strong commitment and support and our team is made of driven and talented people with a real passion for space innovation.
We're making rockets in a way that hasn't been done before disrupting a traditional industry. If you are up for the challenge, want to work on cutting-edge projects and be part of a team changing the world for better, come, join us and launch your career!
Want to find out more about us?
Visit www.isaraerospace.com
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Disclaimer
Isar Aerospace SE is an equal-opportunity employer committed to fairness and inclusivity. We do not prioritize any specific religion, gender, nationality, or background. Due to security clearance requirements, affiliations with countries listed under
- 13 para. 1 no. 17 SÜG may affect the application process. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.
Working student essentials
What this Engineering working student role in Ottobrunn means for you: the weekly-hours rules, the social-contribution perks, and what international students should check before applying.
Weekly hours
Working students may work up to 20 hours a week during the semester and full-time during the breaks. Staying within this keeps your student status and the Werkstudent benefits.
Working student rulesSocial contributions
Under the Werkstudentenprivileg you're exempt from health, care and unemployment insurance contributions — only pension insurance applies. That leaves more net pay than a regular job.
Check your insuranceInternational students
Non-EU students can work 140 full or 280 half days per year (raised from 120/240 in March 2024). A working student contract usually fits within this — confirm the exact limits printed on your residence permit.
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