Opto Mechanical Engineer

Role Description

The opto-mechanical design team seeks an enthusiastic and committed Engineer to support the design, analysis and assembly of optical payloads.

Company

Surrey Satellite Technology – Guildford, England, United Kingdom

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• Working within the Opto-Mechanical design team and with optical, electronic and Systems Engineers to develop working designs for optical systems.
  
• Opto-mechanical system design from initial concept to detailed final design using SolidWorks; produce part and assembly manufacturing drawings.
  
• Support the integration of the mechanical components in the clean rooms; support optical and environmental testing.
  
• Maintain design logs and produce review material.
  
• Undertake thermoelastic, static and dynamic analysis of opto-mechanical components and assemblies including optical surfaces deformation.
  
• Manage Work Packages and support manufacturing activities liaising with suppliers.
  

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• Demonstrated proven experience on the design, build and test of opto-mechanical systems, preferably applied to space optical payloads. Experience in other relevant areas of precision engineering or in the space industry will be considered.
  
• Experience in some of the following areas:
  
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  • Mounting optical components: lenses, mirrors, prisms, filters, detectors, etc.; kinematic mounting principles.
    
  • Material selection and manufacturing processes.
    
  • Precision engineering in harsh environments.
    
  • Mechanical design using 3D CAD.
    
  • Assembly and alignment of space payloads.
    
  • FE analysis.
    
  • Report writing.
    
  • Operation in a quality assured environment.
    
  • Delivery of work packages to agreed budgets.
    
  
  

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• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or similar.
  
• Competent user of FEA package such as ANSYS Workbench or similar.
  
• Competent use of CAD (SolidWorks or similar).
  
• Knowledge of drawing practice to BS 8888.
  
• Confidence to solve stress, kinematics, vibration and thermal analysis problems from first principles and ability to grasp new technical concepts quickly.
  
• Effective communication with project managers and customers.
  
• Good team working skills and communication skills.
  
• Ability to plan, manage and deliver tasks meeting project deadlines.
  
• Good knowledge of MS Office Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
  

Location: Guildford

Apply June 22, 2025