System Engineer F/H

I apply

Published on 16/07/2024

Contract type: Permanent contract
Work time: Full time
Location Rennes

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 apply your systems engineering experience towards the development of innovative products?

Do you want to enhance your skills and expertise in complex systems engineering?

Are you looking to contribute to the development of our R&D team's systems methodology?

Join Cailabs!

Within our R&D technical team, you will be involved in the development of new equipment as part of innovative technical projects in areas such as space laser communications.

Your role will include participating in all tasks related to system architecture, design, and validation (to be carried out within the framework of product development).

Your responsibilities will include:

Analyzing system requirements based on needs expressed by the product teams
Writing technical specifications in collaboration with business teams (mainly optics, electronics, and software)
Participating in defining innovative technical solutions to meet these needs while ensuring their feasibility, and defining the organic architecture in collaboration with the business teams
Building and proposing different system architectures and conducting their evaluation
Contributing to the system verification and validation plan
Following and participating in product integration, progressively validating that the subsystems meet the specified requirements
Managing requirement traceability
Contributing to architectural files and various technical documentation
Supporting the development of a systems methodology within the R&D team

Essential skills

Master’s degree in engineering or equivalent, previous experience in systems engineering, in industrial environments, ideally in the defense or aerospace sector.
Proven experience in multidisciplinary engineering.
Skills in electronics and/or optoelectronics are a plus.

Key Attributes:

Generalist technical background, methodological approach, and ability to manage relationships involving multiple actors and disciplines.
Recognized for your ability to:
Work in a team
Communicate effectively and persuasively both internally and with external parties
Analyze, synthesize, challenge, and argue
Listen actively
Adapt to complex and uncertain situations
Initiative and curiosity, with a focus on innovation.
Professional proficiency in French and English, both written and spoken.