Industrial IT Engineer – Test Benches F/H

Who are we ?

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

Today, Cailabs has over 120 employees, including 32 PhD holders. With 26 patent families filed, the company is among the most innovative SMEs in France. It is headquartered in Rennes, with offices in Paris and Washington (USA).

Job description

Would you like to join a human-sized company and work at the heart of innovation projects within a multidisciplinary team?

Join Cailabs!

As part of our free-space laser communication projects, and directly reporting to the Software Department Manager, we are seeking an Industrial IT Engineer whose primary mission will be to design, develop, and maintain test benches dedicated to the optronic systems used in free-space communication.

As an Industrial IT Engineer, you will be responsible for developing and optimizing test benches to validate our systems. Your missions will include:

• Creating software solutions, integrating electronic and optical components, and managing equipment via standard industrial protocols.
• Testing and debugging developed software to ensure its quality and reliability.
• Maintaining and supporting software once in production.
• Participating in the writing of technical documentation.
• Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams (optics, electronics, mechanics) to adapt test benches to the needs of the systems.
• Contributing to the improvement of methods and tools related to software and electronic activities.

The position involves working in a laboratory and test environment. Occasional travel may be required for the installation of test benches at our clients' or industrial partners' sites.

Essential skills

• With a Master's degree in industrial IT, software engineering, embedded systems, or electronics, you have a specialization in communication, optronics, or industrial automation.
• You are proficient in object-oriented software development (Python or C++), and have practical experience in designing and using industrial middleware.
• You possess knowledge of industrial communication buses and protocols (EtherCAT, Modbus, OPC, etc.), as well as signal processing and optronic technologies.

You are recognized for:

• Your analytical and synthesis skills
• Your passion for finding solutions
• Your proactive approach
• You demonstrate rigor, autonomy, and a talent for teaching, with a strong appetite for innovation and the ability to interact effectively in a complex, multidisciplinary research environment.

By joining Cailabs, you will find:

• A dynamic team of engineers and PhDs who share your desire to apply their skills to stimulating technical challenges.
• Collective emulation and strong intellectual interest in your work.
• A company at the forefront of technology, from prototype development to industrialization phases.

And also:

• Moments of sharing and conviviality (annual seminar, meals, group games, sports activities, etc.).
• Fully covered health insurance.
• A bonus system that rewards collective and individual performance.
• Joining Cailabs means ensuring that everything will be done to help you perform, improve, and take on new challenges.

For more information, visit www.cailabs.com.

Required languages

• English - Level advanced

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