Do you want to be part of the space future? As support to a European space company we are looking for a Payload Technical Responsible for Optical Payload Systems

Activities

Our customer is a European leader in exciting and technologically sophisticated projects in the area of satellites. You will be working on-site as a Payload Technical Responsible for Optical Payload Systems for a geostationary satellite programme and will report directly to the project technical responsible. This includes the following activities:

• Payload systems engineering for development and integration of an optical satellite
• Coordination of all technical activities related to optical payloads as technical interface between the system level and the selected subcontractors
• Generation and maintenance of the payload specification and tracking of the implementation process performed by the subcontractors
• Overview and critical control of all technical activities performed by the subcontractors including technical project management, design and analysis, definition of the verification approach, etc.
• Definition, design and development of the optical ground support equipment according to project requirements
• Lead a group of payload engineers

Skills

You ideally have the following qualifications and experience:

• University degree in engineering, physics or a comparable qualification with focus on optical systems
• You have several years of professional experience as payload systems engineer for optical systems, optical design engineer or in a similar position
• Ideally, you have already worked on DLR or ESA optical satellite development projects
• Fluency in English language is mandatory; German is advantageous

Starting date: July/August 2010 or as soon as possible thereafter

An exciting international working environment in a highly innovative team awaits you. You will benefit from focused training bundled with a competitive salary.

HE Space Operations is a growing international space company. For over 25 years we have provided our customers with consultancy services in Engineering and Business Administration. We open the door to working directly on-site with our principal customers in the space sector who rank amongst the top 25 engineering employers in Europe: EADS and the European Space Agency.