Senior Optical Engineer for Space Missions

vor 2 Wochen


Seefeld, Deutschland OHB Vollzeit

OHB System AG is a leading space company in Europe, part of the listed high-tech group OHB SE. With over 3,000 employees, we work on pivotal European space programs. Our company specializes in high-tech solutions for space, including low-orbiting and geostationary satellites for Earth observation, navigation, telecommunications, science, and space exploration.

For permanent employment at OHB System AG in Oberpfaffenhofen, we are looking for a Senior Optical Engineer Design and Analyses.

You will be responsible for the optical system design and analysis, deeply involved in the realization and verification of space-borne optical instruments and subsystems. With your sound experience, you will act as a go-to person for other optical engineers across all projects and teams to discuss design ideas and concepts and support them in solving technical problems.

Your Tasks

  • Responsible for the optical design and development of optical systems and products for present and future European and German space missions.
  • Coordination of optical design, development, integration, and test activities with other engineering disciplines and technical managers.
  • Perform and lead the optical design, analysis, including tolerancing from early concept to the final product.
  • Define, lead, and conduct trade studies to suggest principal optical design choices and drive design decisions.
  • Define technical requirements for optical systems, sub-systems, and components.
  • Develop optical verification methods, integration, and alignment strategies, and establish error and performance budgets.
  • Information exchange with customers and subcontractors at the technical level.

Your Qualifications

  • University degree or equivalent qualification in optics, physics, engineering, or related technical discipline.
  • Strong knowledge in optics with senior expertise in optical modeling and simulation by using optical design software like ZEMAX or Code V.
  • Excellent knowledge of imaging systems, telescopes, spectrometers, and interferometers for space applications covering a broad spectral range.
  • Experience in interfacing with other engineering disciplines like mechanical, structural, and thermal engineering.
  • Fluent proficiency in spoken and written English.

We offer

  • Work-Life Balance: Flexible working hours, sabbatical, 30 days vacation, and special leave days.
  • Mobile Work: Hybrid work and mobile work abroad.
  • Structured on-boarding process (incl. Assignment of a buddy in the first months).
  • Development: Extensive range of training courses, individual professional development, German language courses, and annual employee dialogue.
  • Additional benefits: 13. monthly salary, accident insurance, and company pension plan.
  • Catering: High standard company restaurant and generous meals subsidy.
  • Active health promotion: Health management, E-GYM Wellpass, and in-company sports groups.
  • Family: Kindergarten subsidy/Kindergarten places, childcare in the vacation period, and paid child sickness days.
  • Mobility: Subsidized Deutschland ticket, Job bike, and parking lots.
  • Company parties & events: Christmas party, Satellite launch events, NextGen Speakers Night.
  • Innovation: Company suggestion system and free research and development.

A complete overview of our benefits and more details.

Become part of our international team and take your professional and personal development to a new level. Don't fulfill all the requirements? No problem - we are happy to receive applications with partial matches. We are looking forward to your application in German or English via our online tool.

OHB System AG
Human Resources

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