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

• 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 Solid Works; 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.

• 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:
• 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.

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or similar.
• Competent user of FEA package such as ANSYS Workbench or similar.
• Competent use of CAD (Solid Works 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