Senior Optical Engineer
Foundational, London
The role
This is a future role. We're building a shortlist now and will contact you when it opens.
What you will do
- Lead optical design for transmit and receive paths, from requirements and tolerancing through to verified hardware
- Design and test optics for tracking satellites in daylight and at night
- Support the design and test of retroreflector arrays for LEO and MEO missions
- Run trade studies with suppliers on telescopes, windows, coatings and filters
- Mentor graduate and junior engineers, and set our standards for optical design and test
- Write technical content for ESA and customer programmes
What you need
- Extensive experience in optical engineering, ideally on astronomical, laser, defence or space instruments
- Strong skills in optical design software (Zemax OpticStudio, CODE V or similar) and in tolerance analysis