Senior Opto-Mechanical Design Expert (m/f), Munich

For Astrium Satellites in Munich/Ottobrunn within the department "Business Division Earth Observation & Science / EOS Germany / Optical Instruments / Optical Design & Performance- AED52" we are looking for a Opto-Mechanical Design Expert (m/f).

Your mission will be to consult the Optical Instrument Design & Performance team as well as the System Engineering & Technologies team with opto-mechanical/thermal design for Instruments and OGSE and feasibility expertise throughout the entire product live cycle (technology studies and Phase A to E) including manufacturability, space compatibility, costs and technological readiness.

The position requires a comprehensive background in Optical Instruments and Opto-mechanical Design, knowledge of supplier capabilities and resources as well as a detailed knowledge of optical instruments operating in space.

Reporting to the head of Optical Instrument Design and Performance (AED52) in Germany.

Mission

Your responsibilities will include:

• To provide proactively the necessary level of opto-mechanical/thermal design and engineering consultancy, to drive concept trade-offs and feasibility analyses, to assess and to challenge the opto-mechanical designs w.r.t. to their manufacturability, alignment and accuracy aspects, costs and/or procurement sources of components/equipments, space compatibility and technological readiness
• To assure required level of synthesis and documentation/presentation of instrument design trade-offs
• To support integrated opto-mechanical/thermal design and analysis tool development and maintenance in close co-operation with the mechanical/thermal instruments architects
• To establish and maintain a data base with supplier/manufacturing data (technical, cost and schedule) and to provide and maintain knowledge of optical instruments operating in space and OGSE
• To be the focal point for all opto-mechanical questions of the instrument teams and to establish a close link to the mechanical/thermal instrument architects and designers from central engineering or external partners
• To coordinate with Optical Instrument System Engineering and AIV & Infrastructure teams as well as with the Mechanical/Thermal Instrument Architects at all relevant sites and with relevant

Skills

We are looking for candidates with the following skills:

• A degree in optical engineering or an equivalent discipline (e.g. physics) plus good understanding of opto-mechanical/thermal engineering
• Not less than 5 years experience in the field of optical instruments, preferably in space
• Dedicated expertise in optical instrument hardware and related engineering including AIV/AIT
• English and German: negotiation level Good interpersonal skills, good communication and convincing presentation capability
• Openness and flexibility
• Customer and results orientation
• Good knowledge of optical instruments, industrial capabilities for procurement of optical components, readiness level of technologies and actual technology developments related to optical instruments Published until 04.11.2010

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