Optical Development Engineer F/H

Who are we ?

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).

Job description

Are you eager to be at the heart of developing new products, driven by innovative technical projects in the space sector? Are you passionate about collaborative work within multidisciplinary teams, in a human-sized company?

Join our dynamic and motivated team to face exciting challenges and contribute to innovation in the space industry!

As part of the Technical Department, you will take part in the development of subsystems for our optical ground stations, from prototype design to industrialization.

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Contribute to the development and industrialization of advanced optical systems.
• Assemble, set up, and characterize prototypes developed by Cailabs.
• Assemble, set up, and characterize test benches used to qualify products manufactured by Cailabs.
• Experimentally qualify commercial components.
• Analyze data and write technical reports.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of methods and tools used in the laboratories.
• Participate in the testing campaigns of optical ground stations manufactured by Cailabs.

You will have various internal interactions and will work in collaboration with the Product Development Team, the Methods Team, and the Systems Unit.

Essential skills

• As an engineer specialized in optics/photonics, you have initial experience in experimentation and/or characterization (including internships).
• You have a preference for experimental work, autonomy, and scientific rigor.
  Experience in a laboratory setting and skills in handling optical equipment (lasers, optical fibers, etc.).
• Ability to analyze data and solve complex problems.
• Programming skills, ideally in Python.
• Good written and oral communication skills.

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