Airbus Defence & Space
Munich, Germany
ref.no. 10244697 SW DE EXT 2
Airbus Defence and Space is a division of Airbus Group formed by combining the business activities of Cassidian, Astrium and Airbus Military. The new division is Europe’s number one defence and space enterprise, the second largest space business worldwide and among the top ten global defence enterprises. It employs some 40,000 employees generating revenues of approximately €14 billion per year.
Description of the job
For Airbus Defence and Space in Munich/Ottobrunn within the area “Optical Systems” for the department “Optical Systems MICs” we are looking for an Optical Design and Analysis Engineer (m/f).
Tasks & accountabilities
In this role you will work on optical design activities that are dedicated to instruments and/or subsystems such as spectrometers, interferometers, high resolution spectral cameras and LIDAR systems. Your main tasks and responsibilities will include:
- Defining optical concepts for Earth observation instruments and performing the related optical engineering tasks up to verification
- Performing optical design and analysis, as well as the related optical performance modelling and simulation (typically including optical design, stray light, polarisation, etc.), opto-mechanical tolerance and stability analysis
- Performing the optical requirement definition, breakdown and budgeting of optical subsystems, considering optical performance parameters
- Ensuring concept trade-offs and feasibility analyses, considering manufacturability, alignment and accuracy aspects, costs and/or procurement sources of components/equipment, space compatibility and technological readiness
Required skills
We are looking for candidates with the following skills:
- Hold a degree in Optical Engineering or an equivalent discipline (e.g. Physics) plus a good understanding of design and the related opto-mechanical aspects
- Extensive knowledge of the optical design of instruments (Code V, Zemax, ASAP, FRED)
- Dedicated expertise in optical instrument hardware, supplier capabilities and AIV/AIT
- Good interpersonal skills and team player skills in multi-disciplinary projects
- Customer-oriented mind-set
- Good communication skills and convincing presentation skills
- Experience handling multiple priorities whilst working to tight deadlines
- A fluent/negotiation level of German and English