Opto-Mechanical Engineer

Job Reference : GTL-2021-02-101

Location: Guildford, United Kingdom

With the purpose to strengthen the Opto-Mechanical Design Team's engineering. The role will involve all phases in the evolution of optical instrumentation for space flight

Tasks:

• Working within the Opto-Mechanical systems team and with optical, electronic and Systems Engineers to develop and detail working designs for optical systems.
• Opto-mechanical system design from initial concept to detailed final design using using 3D modelling tools.
• Complete precision manufacturing drawings  to enable the designs to be manufactured.
• Undertake integration of the mechanical components in the clean rooms, support optical and environmental testing.
  
• Able to apply sound mechanical design principles in developing designs.
• Maintain a design log, summarizing each step in the design & development process.
• Undertake thermal, static and dynamic structural analysis of components and at system level in collaboration with the Senior Mechanical Analyst.
• Analyse optical element surface deflections and provide feedback to optical design engineers.
• Support manufacturing activities
• Develop the Bill of Materials to allow the MRP system to reflect the completed instrument
• Detailed Project Planning
• Management of Work Packages
• Plan test campaigns, conduct / manage tests, analyse and present results

Skills and Experience:

• A degree in Mechanical Engineering or relevant industrial experience.
• Demonstrate experience of the design, build and test of opto-mechanical systems, preferably as applied to space optical payloads.
  
• Mounting optical components, lenses, mirrors, prisms, filters, detectors etc, kinematic mounting principles
• Materials and manufacturing processes
• Precision engineering in harsh environments
• Mechanical design using 3D CAD
• FE analysis (desirable but not essential)
• Report writing
• Costing and subcontracting
• Customer liaison
• Operation in a quality assured environment
• Good analytical skills
• Competent  using CAD  ( SolidWorks or similar)
• Knowledge of drawing standard such as BS8888.
• Mechanical tolerance analysis experience.
• Competent using  FEA packages such as Solidworks Simulation, ANSYS Workbench or similar.
• Competent in MS Office suite
• High attention to detail is paramount to ensuring that the finished sub-systems will function as designed
• Flexible; able to work on a variety of projects
• Good time management
• Good team working skills and communication skills
• Ability to plan and manage own work
• Highly self-motivated