Software Verification Engineer Mission Support Systems (d/f/m) [26121]

HE Space is a successful international space company, specialised in providing managed services and human resources to the international space sector for over 40 years.
We hire space experts all over Europe across the whole spectrum of space-related activities, from engineering to science, software development, operations, marketing, finance and administration. Our employees contribute towards a wide range of groundbreaking space programmes including Galileo and Copernicus, ExoMars, Iris2, ESA BASS, ESA GSPT, LISA Pathfinder, Euclid, the Ariane and Vega launchers as well as the International Space Station.
HE Space has joined forces with CS Group and Sopra Steria to lead the engineering and digital space market in Europe and to provide highly skilled consulting.
We are passionate about people and invest in you to support the development of the European space industry. 

In Platform Operational Support, the team develops software for mission support systems and services for all flying platforms in the portfolio such as the Eurofighter, Tornado, A400M and Eurodrone. Due to the increasing complexity of mission planning, a growing number of mission participants and the need to replan ever faster, new challenges arise for mission planning systems.

The jobholder works as a Software Verification Engineer Mission Support Systems (d/f/m) and the main tasks are:

• Executing software verification activities integrated into the software development lifecycle, including requirements analysis, software architecture and design, implementation, and software verification and qualification within an agile framework;
• Define, author and execute test procedures for the verification of software requirements and to ensure software quality by regression and performance testing;
• Maintain and expand the existing test suite to ensure automated and robust requirements, regression and performance testing;
• Ensure compliance with DO-278 standards Understanding of tools for project control (Jira, Confluence), requirements management (Jama) and version control (Git) is recommended;
• Embrace agile methodologies by following processes & identifying improvement opportunities.

Education:

Computer Science (at least Bachelor's degree programme) or equivalent qualification.

Professional Experience:

• Good background in SW development with focus on Testing should be presented;
• Solid understanding of software/system testing activities and requirements traceability is required;
• Experience with QF-Test is recommended IT Strong foundation in object-oriented programming languages (Java ecosystem) is necessary Experience with Jira and Confluence should be available.

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of development processes (e.g. Scrum, Kanban) is needed.

Personal requirements:

• Strong team player with independent working methods and high quality awareness in an international and multidisciplinary team.

Languages:

German - proficient;

English- fluent.

This job is located in Manching, Germany

If you think you have what it takes for this job, please send your CV (in English and in Word or PDF) by clicking on the button “Apply for this job” quoting job DE-HP-26121.

An exciting and dynamic international working environment awaits you!

Inclusive and committed employer, our company works every day to combat all forms of discrimination and promote a respectful working environment. That's why, committed to gender diversity and overall inclusivity, we encourage all applications and profiles. 

Last apply date: 20/07/2026!