Senior optical engineer

At S[&]T we contribute to a safer life on Earth by translating space data into valuable and actionable insights. With this, we help organizations, governments and commercial entities to strengthen their information position and thereby improve their decision-making. We focus on 4 domains: Space & Science, Defence & Security, Environment & Sustainability and the High-Tech Industry. We control all levels of the data value chain from data source to user applications, and apply our expertise within our innovations, customer projects and talent acquisition services. Our headquarters are in Delft, The Netherlands and we have two satellite offices in Oslo, Norway and Rome, Italy with a total of 125 experts employed at S[&]T.

We are currently looking for a Senior Optical Engineer to join the team in Delft.

As an Optical Engineer, you will work on precision optical techniques, being in close contact with optical designers, optical manufacturers, thermal and mechanical engineers, and calibration and integration specialists within this and other departments. You will develop solutions for the space and semiconductor industries, quantum technologies, structural health monitoring systems, medical applications and big science instruments domains.

Responsibilities:

• You will be leading the entire process of realizing high-quality opto-mechanical systems, which takes place by means of MAIT (Manufacturing, Assembly, Integration and Testing) processes using various tools.
• You will advice the customer about the feasibility of the optical system, the optical quality that can be achieved. Stability, alignment, and testing are key factors in this assessment.
• In collaboration with your team, you will develop a comprehensive plan for realization, select the necessary tooling, and work closely with Project Managers and Systems Engineers to estimate costs and lead times.
• You will monitor progress and oversee preparations for AIT of the system during the hardware realization stage.
• You will be responsible for the optical alignment and optical tests to verify the performance of the system with the help of advanced measuring techniques, including theodolites, interferometers, spectrometers, cameras and light sources.
• You will regularly check the status of the project, and suggest improvements if possible, both to the team, and reporting to the stakeholders.
• You will lead high-end optical engineering tasks from a technical and organizational perspective.

Requirements:

• You have a background in Applied Physics.
• You have at least 10 years of experience in relevant roles.
• You have experience in Thermal Infrared, Machine Learning or Laser Satcom.
• You can read and understand (optical and technical) drawings of designs.
• You enjoy working on complex optical systems.
• You are ambitious and seeking to expand your skills and help others do so.
• Your have great communications skills in English to communicate with international colleagues.

Interested? Then click to apply or send your CV and motivational letter to recruitment@stcorp.nl.

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