Pointing Systems Engineer
Pubblicato il 26-08-2026 - Oris in Torino
Pointing Systems Engineer
Location: Turin, Italy
Full-Time
Salary Range: €30,000 - €50,000
Join ORiS and help build the future of energy in space.
At ORiS, we are building the technologies that will power the next generation of space missions. Through laser-based wireless power transmission, we aim to overcome the energy limitations of today’s satellites and enable longer, more capable, and more resilient operations in orbit.
We are looking for a Pointing Systems Engineer to develop the precision motion and control systems used to direct and stabilize ORiS laser transmission units.
You will work on both spaceborne and ground-based pointing architectures: from fine-pointing mechanisms designed to accurately direct a laser beam toward a target satellite, to the electromechanical tracking platform used by LOONA to follow and recharge drones in flight.
The role combines mechanism design, actuator and sensor integration, control algorithms, simulation, prototyping, and experimental validation. You will work closely with the Optical, GNC, Electronics, Software,
and Systems Engineering teams to translate pointing requirements into reliable hardware and control solutions.
What You Will Do
- Design and develop precision pointing and tracking mechanisms for spaceborne and ground-based laser transmission systems.
- Develop and validate control algorithms for coarse, intermediate, and fine pointing stages.
- Work on the LOONA electromechanical platform, including azimuth and elevation motion, target tracking, stabilization, and actuator control.
- Select and integrate motors, encoders, actuators, bearings, sensors, and drive electronics.
- Model system kinematics, dynamics, disturbances, structural flexibility, and pointing performance using MATLAB/Simulink or equivalent tools.
- Develop software in Python and C++ for control, testing, simulation, and hardware integration.
- Define pointing budgets, system requirements, interfaces, and verification procedures.
- Support prototy