Optical Payload System Engineer Ref. Optical_SAT_2026
Pubblicato il 04-10-2026 - Ohb Italia in Varese
Overview
As Optical Payload System Engineer, you drive optical payload activities across the project lifecycle, from design to in-orbit operations, within OHB Italia's Earth Observation and exploration business. You work with cross-disciplinary teams to optimize electro-optical systems and ensure mission success. You will shape payload interfaces, requirements, and verification plans while staying at the forefront of optical technology. This role offers hands-on AM it with a focus on high-impact space missions.
Responsabilità
- Lead development, qualification, and procurement of electro-optical payloads and optical cameras
- Provide technical support to procurement of optical systems
- Conduct trade studies and performance assessments to optimize optical systems
- Define payload interfaces and requirements for Earth observation missions
- Support CalVal planning and End-to-End mission performance budgets and analysis
- Develop test plans and procedures for optical payload testing (lab and environmental)
- Document design processes, test results,
and system specifications for project reporting
- Support satellite AIT and verification activities
- Participate in in-orbit commissioning and CalVal
- Stay current with advancements in optical technologies and contribute to continuous improvement
Requisiti fondamentali
- Strong knowledge of electrooptical systems
- Understanding of photonics, optics, opto-mechanics, imaging techniques, and sensor technologies
- Experience with Earth-observation and optical missions
- Knowledge of spacecraft design and interfaces
- Excellent sense of responsibility
- Structured hands-on work-approach
- Highly self-motivated and able to work autonomously
- Excellent problem-solving skills
- Good interpersonal skills
- Customer oriented thinking-approach
- Master/PhD in Physics, Optics or Aerospace plus relevant proven industry experience
- interpersonal skills
- problem-solving
- autonomy
- electrooptical systems
- photonics
- optics