Key Skills

Job Description

At S[&]T we contribute to a safer life on Earth by translating space data into valuable and actionable insights. With this, we help organizations, governments and commercial entities to strengthen their information position and thereby improve their decision-making. We focus on 4 domains: Space & Science, Defence & Security, Environment & Sustainability and the High-Tech Industry. We control all levels of the data value chain from data source to user applications, and apply our expertise within our innovations, customer projects and talent acquisition services. Our headquarters are in Delft, The Netherlands and we have two satellite offices in Oslo, Norway and Rome, Italy with a total of 125 experts employed at S[&]T. We are looking for an Optical Communications Engineer to bring theory into practice, by verifying theory with actual lab and field experiments. You are responsible for carrying out experiments and verifying end-to-end communication performance measurements. This is your chance to work and experiment with amongst other things terabit laser communications, ground stations for optical feeder links and pave the way to future high-availability, high-throughput laser communications. Requirements: You have either a BSc. or MSc. Degree in Electrical Engineering (or related field), with at least 3 years of relevant work experience as a RF or optical test engineer. You have a thorough knowledge of physical-layer communications and experience with RF or optical channel models. You are experienced in modelling high-speed digital signal processing and digital communications with Matlab or Python. You have experience in the design and realization of test setups, and in the design and execution of complex experiments. You are familiar with lab equipment including (optical) spectrum analyzers, vector signal analyzers and oscilloscopes. Experience in the field of free-space optical communications, optics and/or optomechatronics is a plus. You have strong problem solving and analytical skills, as well as technical reporting, presentation and communication skills. You have a pioneering mentality, and are comfortable with the uncertainty that comes with scientific and engineering challenges. Interested? Then click to apply or send your CV and motivational letter to [email protected]. Privacy Notice: In order to apply for this vacancy you must submit your personal information to Science [&] Technology. Science [&] Technology will collect, use, and process your personal information as mentioned in our Privacy Policy. Our policy and processing of your personal information are compliant with the GDPR. Please note that if you do not hear back from us within 10 days of your application, you may assume that we have selected another candidate we would like to interview for this position. We do our best to get back to you individually, however, due to a high volume of responses, it can be that we have not been able to reject your application in person. We kindly request that recruitment agencies do not contact us regarding this vacancy. We are not seeking assistance and will not be liable for any fees or charges associated with unsolicited CVs or candidate introductions. Any candidates submitted by agencies without prior written agreement will be considered our direct applicants and may be employed without obligation or fee.

Core Responsibilities

Conduct laboratory and field experiments to verify communications theory and measure end-to-end communication performance. Test technologies including terabit laser communications and optical feeder-link ground stations to advance high-availability, high-throughput laser communications.

Requirements

Requires a BSc or MSc in Electrical Engineering or a related field and at least three years of relevant experience as an RF or optical test engineer. Candidates should have physical-layer communications and channel-modeling knowledge, MATLAB or Python modeling experience, test and experiment design skills, familiarity with relevant lab equipment, and strong analytical and communication skills.