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Thales is a global technology leader specializing in three business sectors: Defense & Security, Aerospace & Space, and Cyber ​​& Digital. It develops products and solutions that contribute to a safer, greener, and more inclusive world. The Group invests nearly €4 billion annually in Research & Development, particularly in key areas of innovation such as AI, cybersecurity, quantum computing, cloud technologies, and 6G. Thales has nearly 81,000 employees in 68 countries .

Our commitments, your benefits

• A success driven by our technological excellence, your experience and our shared ambition
• An attractive remuneration package
• Continuous skills development: training courses, academies and internal communities
• An inclusive, caring environment that respects the balance of employees
• A recognized societal and environmental commitment

Your daily life

The Cannes site is responsible for the design of satellite systems and platforms, satellite assembly/integration/testing, and in-orbit operations. The site has expertise in optical instrumentation and avionics.

Our activities are dedicated to observation missions (meteorology, civil and military observation) and scientific missions (Earth and universe observation). Within the Space Segment Engineering department, the Mechanical, Thermal and Optical Architecture department has, among others, the following main objectives:

• optical design and performance simulation/prediction
• specification of subsystems and monitoring of their development
• evaluation of the optical performances carried out

The team is made up of around 37 engineers, including 10 opticians.

Within the Mechanical, Thermal and Optical Architecture department, the optical analysis engineer will be able to work in tandem with the optical architect on all types of optical instruments (High Resolution Imager, Sounder, Multi or Hyper-spectral Radiometer, etc.), covering the entire field from UV to thermal IR and ranging from R&T phases to the development of flight instruments.

The main activities and responsibilities are as follows:

• support for the design of optical systems
• tolerancing analyses, SOL/VOL performance evaluation. This may include analyses of resolution, dispersion, aberrations, optical transmission, stray light etc. The objective is to ensure that the optical system will be able to deliver the required performance.
• support for drafting optical equipment specifications
• support for integration and testing teams

The optical analysis engineer will be required to work in the upstream phases (R&D, Studies, Phases 0, A, B1, B2) and the production phases (phases C/D).

Your Profile

Engineer training or university training BAC + 5 in optics.

• You are comfortable with the following technical environment: Optical simulation (Code V, Zemax, etc.).
• You have the ability to solve problems through strong and effective collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams. You are sufficiently rigorous and adaptable to minimize the risks imposed by the space sector.
• You have significant experience of at least 7 years in the field of Optics and ideally Space Observation.

You have:

• general knowledge of optical architectures of space optical instruments
• current use of optical design/simulation tools: CODE V, Zemax, MATLAB/PYTHON
• knowledge of sources and models of stray light and ways of limiting it, in particular by playing on the opto-mechanical concept. Knowledge of simulation tools desired (FRED, Lighttools, ASAP)

The candidate must be autonomous, rigorous and motivated to work within a multidisciplinary team (optics, techno, optronics, mechanics, thermal, cleaning, AIT, etc.).

Does your mastery of English allow you to converse in this language and write technical documents?

Ideally you have knowledge of:

• equipment/component production issues
• Assembly and Testing issues
• materials and coatings (optical & mechanical) classically used in space

This position is made for you!

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