Senior optical R&D engineer - Space laser communications F/H

Job description

Founded in 2013, Cailabs designs, manufactures, and develops innovative photonic solutions for the space, industry, telecommunications, and defense sectors. A global specialist in laser shaping, the company has accelerated its growth in the space field with turnkey optical ground stations that integrate atmospheric turbulence compensation technology. This makes it one of the first companies to harness very high data rates enabled by optics in a commercial ground station.

Cailabs currently has over 120 employees, including 32 PhDs. With 26 patent families filed, the company is one of the most innovative companies in France. It is headquartered in Rennes, with offices in Paris and Washington (USA).

Essentials skills

Key skills:

• 6+ years experience in developing optical technologies (including academic research / PhD curriculum).
• Master degree and hand-on experience in optics.
• Proclivity for designing optical experiments and automation of data acquisition/treatment with a programming language of choice.
• Capacity to identify problems and find solutions autonomously, often under time constraints.
• Capacity to teach and lead engineers on innovative technologies
• Capacity to lead a multi-disciplinary team (mechanics, electronics…)
• Professional English.

Nice-to-haves:

• Interest for integration and interfacing of components
• Out-of-the-box and innovative thinking
• Problem-solving driven

About Cailabs

Founded in 2013, Cailabs is the world leader in shaping light through the development of a unique and patented technology (MPLC). It designs, manufactures, and develops innovative photonic solutions for space, industry (laser machining), telecommunications, and defense. Its medium-term ambition is to become the global leader in optical ground stations. With its offering of optical ground stations TILBA-OGS, incorporating its solution for compensating atmospheric turbulence, TILBA-ATMO, Cailabs is the first and only company to harness the high-speed capabilities of optics in a ground station on an industrial scale. Cailabs currently employs over 80 collaborators, including 22 PhDs. With 26 families of patents filed, the company is among the most innovative in the space industry.

Find out more about us on www.cailabs.com

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