Optical Systems Engineer

• Developing requirements and conduct requirement validation of optical payloads based on analysis and testing
• Provide optical engineering expertise to support manufacturing tasks and issues
• Working across multiple engineering disciplines
• Development and design of satellite systems and subsystems
• Support with the proposal’s preparation and evaluation
• Participation in technical reviews with our international partners such as the European Space Agency
• Active participation in the procurement, assembly, and test processes
• Build effective relationships across organizations, disciplines (electrical, mechanical, ther-mal, software) and with customers
• Presentation of work results internally and to the customer
• Actively participate in the expansion of the company's know-how (knowledge sharing, mentoring, training)

• Master’s Degree in aerospace, mechanical, optical engineering or comparable education
• Ideally 3-5 years of experience in aerospace, electronics, or similar business
• Experience in system engineering and payload systems design (optical design / system engineering knowledge is a plus)
• Considerable communication skills, high degree of flexibility and resilience
• Willingness to learn and take over additional responsibility and to execute trainings
• Entrepreneurial way of thinking with focus on quality and cost awareness
• Fluency in spoken and written English is a must, German is a plus
• Strong team spirit

• An opportunity to shape the future of space technology
• Inspiring and friendly work environment
• Flexible working hours, partial home-office possibility
• Trainings and language courses, team and company events
• Meal vouchers, Benefit-plus Card, contribution to a Multisport Card
• Complimentary working benefits (fruits, coffee and tea)
• 25 days of vacation
• 2 sick days

Situated in Brno, Czech Republic, we have been a member of the European Space and Technology Group OHB SE since 2018, one of the leading forces in Europe's space sector.

With a customer base of space agencies and companies from the space industry, our focus is to supply spacecraft and launcher structures as well as its mechanical ground support equipment according to the customer’s specifications. We perform the development, design, verification, procurement, test conduction, and belonging product assurance tasks.

We have been awarded various contracts within European Space Agency (ESA) programmes. Among these are the planetary defence mission Hera, the PLATO space exploration mission, as well as the project Comet Interceptor, study of the nuclear electric propulsion usage for space missions RocketRoll or the measurement of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere CO2M. Our success is based on a team of experienced engineers with a passion for innovation.