Darwin Space are currently hiring for a Senior Optical Systems Engineer for a business in Luxembourg.

Responsibilities

* Be responsible of fibre optic subsystem architecture and validation, for high bitrate (i.e. > 5 Gbps).

* Collaborate with other departments to define electrical, mechanical, software and optical interfaces for commercial and defence projects.

* Breadboarding activities, use of complex laboratory equipment, in the optical & electrical domain.

* Preparing and performing functional and environmental tests, analysis and reporting the results.

* Perform technology trade-offs and technical analyses.

* Assembly, Integration & Testing of flight model laser subsystem.

* Support system level and sub-system level testing, including lab, field and on-orbit tests.

The right candidate

* Holds a master’s degree or PhD in a relevant field, with a minimum of 5 years of experience.

* Has a strong background in complex multi-physics, photonics centered systems, fiber based optical systems design and/or experimentation with an affinity towards first principles thinking.

* Has background in one or more of the following topics: free space optical communication systems, fibre optic systems, photonics systems development and testing.

* Has experience in building and operating optical benches (free space and fibre based) with visible and NIR lasers including RF devices and instruments.

* Has experience with scripting languages (python, matlab) for measurement data processing.

* Demonstrates exceptional attention to detail and has high standards in the execution of tasks.

* Is familiar with Microsoft Office suite and Teams or is able to get acquainted in a fast manner.

* Is an outstanding verbal and written communicator in English with great interpersonal skills, and has experience writing quality technical documentation.

* Is a reliable and fun colleague to work with.

* Is highly organized and capable of planning and guiding complex technical work.

Darwin Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

James Godfrey