Optical Systems Engineer
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
€90,000/year
Permanent
Optical Satellite Communications
Darwin Recruitment are currently looking for an Optical Systems Engineer on behalf of a business in Luxembourg developing innovative technologies for Vision-Based Space Situational Awareness (SSA) Systems to support future missions for In-Orbit servicing and dual use applications (civil and defence). This company is involved in the design, development, verification, build, test, and operation of its space-borne systems and does so through collaboration with major research and industrial players in the field of Computer Vision including AI solutions.
For its SSA applications, they are involved in the selection, specification and procurement of optical sensors which are then used to run the computer vision algorithms developed for SSA in space. The optical engineer here is the subject matter expert in optical sensors (active and passive) and supports the selection, sizing, trade-offs, analysis and implementation of sensors on their payloads and applications for space situational awareness applications in space missions. They are also responsible for the optical aspects of verification and validation activities of the space systems, including functional and environmental testing.
They are looking for:
● Master’s degree (MSc) optical engineering or related fields (electronics, photonics, signal
processing) or equivalent professional experience
● Experience in optical systems development: sizing, design trade-offs, optical power budgets.
● Understanding of radiometric models (visible, thermal). Ability to mathematically model
and/or interpret radiometric problems.
● Understanding of how detectors operate (CMOS, CCD, etc.): electro-optical properties, noise
modelling, etc.
● Exposure to real engineering problems involving optical sensors.
Things that are a bonus, but not a must
● At least 3 years of experience in relevant field
● Knowledge of space industry standards (ECSS)
● Familiarity with space electronics
● Experience with image processing applications.
Darwin Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
James Godfrey

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