Senior Optomechanical Engineer

3 weeks ago

Stellenbosch, South Africa Network Recruitment Full time
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
  • Assisting with assembly, integration and testing to qualify newly developed systems
  • Generating technical design documentation, ICD and test reports
  • Creating integration documentation, assembly instructions, BOMs 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:
  • Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Optomechanical Engineering or related
  • Desired: Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Optomechanical Engineering or related

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