Senior Optomechanical Engineer

Network Recruitment

Western Cape
Permanent
Full-time

23 days ago

Job Summary We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Optomechanical Engineer to join our dynamic team. The candidate will be tasked with the architectural design, evaluation, integration and test support of electro-optical imaging systems in spaceborne applications such as CubeSats. The successful candidate will need to merge numerous multi-physics design requirements into a single instrument and subsequently collaborate with mechanical and electronic engineers and designers. Previous experience designing optical payloads is a must, as well as having very high attention to detail and a passion for success. The successful candidate can expect to be immersed in a fast-paced, team-based, and challenging technical environment, which offers the opportunity to push the boundaries of what is achievable with optical payloads in the CubeSat domain.Key Responsibilities

Generating design requirements and performing the detailed design of high-precision optomechanical systems
Creating detailed, high tolerance, optical and optomechanical drawings
Researching and selecting COTS/custom materials and components as required by the design
Managing the manufacturing of the optomechanical systems
Designing the assembly and integration processes for the designed optomechanical systems
Assist with assembly, integration and testing to qualify newly developed systems
Generating technical design documentation, ICD and test reports
Creating integration documentation, assembly instructions, BOM’s for newly developed systems before handing them over to the production team
Providing technical support to production, sales, and marketing teams

Required Skills

5 to 10+ years of engineering experience
Highly experienced in optics and optomechanics
Knowledge and experience of electro-optical payload design
Experience guiding a conceptual design through the development phases from requirements generation through to production, qualification and testing
Experience with assembly, integration and testing of optomechanical systems using optical alignment instrumentation and optomechanical best practices
Experience working with CAD, generating detailed optical and optomechanical drawings
Proficient in generating technical documentation such as design documentation, ICD and test documentation
Very high attention to detail with the ability to execute tasks accurately and in a timely fashion
Have the ability to work independently, as well as within a multi-disciplined team
Willing to share expertise and train other employees
Sounds understanding of finite element analysis and interpreting results
Experience with Siemens Teamcenter and NX software is advantageous
Familiarity with optical design software such as Zemax is advantageous

Required Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Optomechanical Engineering or related
Desired: Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Optomechanical Engineering or related

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