Years from now, you'll be glad you joined.
Space engineers, software engineers, commercial and business specialists are all needed at OKAPI:Orbits. Here every idea counts, whether it's your first week or your fifth year. What matters is the outcome, not who found it or when. That's how we keep orbits safe.
A place that makes you want to stay.
What you can look forward to.
The free drinks and snacks go without saying. Here’s what we put in writing.
Hansefit
Subsidized access to thousands of gyms, pools, and fitness studios across Germany.
Relocation support
Starting a new job in a different country is exciting, and a little stressful. We make sure the move goes as smoothly as possible.
Career path & development
A close-to-our-hearts matter: structured growth, mentoring, and a real budget to learn, in-house and individually.
30 days holiday
Six weeks to actually switch off, we mention it for the sake of completeness.
Company pension scheme
Employer-subsidized company pension scheme to provide you with safety after your career.
Flexible working hours
Core hours, not clock-watching. Structure your day around focus, not the commute.
Team offsites
Company-wide gatherings, off the screen and out of the office, a few times a year, usually during Christmas and in summer.
Free snacks & drinks
Coffee, fruit, and a stocked fridge, fuel for the hard problems, on the house.
Deutsche Bahn discount
Get a fully subsidized BahnCard 25 or 50 depending on your location. In other words, 25% to 50% discount on German train fares.
Regular team events
Usually once a month we organize team activities. Not just dinner but changing activities: bowling, cinema, mini golf, disc golf and more.
Workation
Work from abroad for more than a month a year. Bring the laptop, change the horizon.
Reviewed with the team
Benefits are not fixed. We review them together with the team and extend the list as the company grows.
In their own words.
Moving to Germany for my first full-time job was a big step for me. From day one, I was welcomed into a highly international team where collaboration, support, and a genuine ‘together we can do it’ mindset are part of everyday life. OKAPI:Orbits’ greatest strength is its people: talented, supportive, and united by a shared passion and mission: making space safer. The environment challenges me to grow every day while also making me feel at home. Looking back, I couldn’t have asked for a better place to start my career.
Filippo SerafaniJunior Mission Analysis EngineerWorking alongside such an amazing team with such strong enthusiasm and experience at OKAPI:Orbits is the perfect way to learn in the SSA industry. By getting involved in a handful of diverse projects within my first year in the team, I’ve picked up countless new skills and taken on new responsibilities as I grow. To me, what sums up the company culture the most is a workshop given by a colleague last year about ‘failing forward’, having the opportunities to try new and challenging tasks, having the resources to try and try again until we get things right, with a huge emphasis on feedback and improving every time how we work.
Laura BradyJunior SSA EngineerI’ve watched OKAPI:Orbits grow from 10 people to over 60, and the thing that’s stayed constant is the drive to build something real. People here aren’t just writing code, they’re solving problems that genuinely matter for space safety. That kind of shared ambition is rare, and it’s why I still love coming to work.
Luca HimstedtHead of Software EngineeringOne of the things I enjoy the most at OKAPI:Orbits is the breadth and depth of challenges. In a short time, I’ve had the opportunity to work on diverse projects, deepen my technical knowledge, take ownership, and continuously grow alongside a talented international team.
Riccardo BasileJunior SSA EngineerAt OKAPI:Orbits, you get real ownership over complex problems, alongside people who are genuinely sharp. We push you to grow and care about you while you do it. If you want to level up, this is the place.
Brandon EscamillaSenior Full-Stack Web-DeveloperOKAPI:Orbits has a suspicious abundance of two essentials: sharp, committed, genuinely fun colleagues, and cake in the office.
Dr. Christina UngerJava DeveloperWhy people join, and why they stay.
Work that actually matters
The satellites you help protect are real, in orbit today. The problems are hard and the stakes are genuine, not a slide in a pitch deck.
Deep-tech, not buzzwords
Orbital mechanics, flight dynamics, software engineering, and real-time decision systems. If you want to work at the frontier of space safety, this is where it happens.
Ownership from day one
Small teams mean your work ships and your judgment counts. You’re trusted with responsibility early, not years in.
People who lift each other
Engineers, commercial specialists and operators who like being in the same room. High standards, genuinely enjoyable to work with.
Room to grow
Structured development, real learning budgets, and mentoring. Careers here bend toward what you’re good at and curious about.
A pace you can sustain
We plan for the long run. That means a steady pace and real time to recover, so good work keeps coming.
Customer-oriented
Every role asks the same question: does this create value for the operator? We seek feedback early, build the service portfolio with the customers already using it, and hold relationships through transparency rather than promises.
Personal responsibility
People work independently and own their tasks. When something goes wrong the question is “what can I do to contribute?”, not whose fault it was. Mistakes are where the learning sits.
Continuous improvement
The status quo is there to be challenged, in expertise and in process alike. Workflows get reviewed, training is funded, and teams collaborate across departments to move knowledge where it is needed.
Respectful communication
We communicate respectfully at every level and stay mindful of cultural differences. Active listening is part of the job, so all voices carry weight in a discussion.
Mindfulness and well-being
Remote colleagues are kept in the room, and physical and mental health come before throughput. Regular check-ins, open channels, and flexibility where the work allows it.
Pride in quality
Attention to detail defines what we deliver. Feedback is immediate and constructive, mistakes are named openly, and successes are shared.
You don’t have to tick every box.
We hire for where someone is heading, so if a role interests you and you cover most of it, apply. We would rather read your application and decide together than have you rule yourself out.
Observed across hiring research, on average
That gap means we never get to meet people we would have been glad to hire. Close it from your side and we will do the rest.
OKAPI:Orbits is an equal-opportunity employer. We welcome applications regardless of gender, age, background, disability, religion, or sexual orientation, and 14+ nationalities under one roof are the result.