Job ID: TEC-AOL-661
Deadline: 18 November 2020
Aurora is an established supplier of skilled manpower to ESA and in particular at ESTEC and ESAC. Aurora has the opportunity to expand our support to ESA in the domain of AOL – Automation Optics and Life Sciences Support.
Happiness of our employees has proven key to obtaining excellent results and a client who also regards us highly for excellent service.
Overview of tasks
- Support Mission Studies from Phase 0 up to Phase B2/C/D.
- Running detector technology development activities and detector pre development activities.
In particular, assist in the establishment of requirements and configurations for payload equipment and sub-systems involving:
- Solid state lasers.
- Fibre-optic components.
- Detectors and focal plane instrumentation.
- Quantum-electronic devices and systems, including optical atomic clocks. Superconducting devices and sensors.
- Review and evaluation of technical documentation and design dossiers.
- Perform analysis and elaborate outline design and configurations.
- Assist, where appropriate, external and internal testing, verification and evaluation of optoelectronic systems and components, including ground and airborne measurement campaigns.
- Contribute to the definition, maintenance and use of design, engineering and verification software tools for photonic systems and components.
- Assist in the calibration of the optical test set-up to allow quantitative laser damage tests.
- Operate the Laser Induced Damage test set-up during test sequences.
- Prepare test samples.
- Assist in the analysis and interpretation of the test data.
Specific qualification requirements
- Master’s Degree in Optical Engineering or Physics with at least 4 years of relevant working experience.
- Background in detector technologies.
- Experience with operation and characterization of CCD and CMOS detectors.
- Experience with X-ray detector operation and characterization.
- Experience with InGaAs and MCT detector operation and characterization.
- Experience in the design and implementation of new measurement methods/setups.
- Practical laboratory experience in the design, development and verification of OptoElectronic systems, vacuum technology, numerical measurement analysis and associated engineering software tools (e.g. LabView, Matlab, Python).
- Knowledge of environmental testing of space hardware.
- Experience with detector Front-end electronics design and development.
- Fluency in English (both written and spoken) is mandatory; knowledge of another European language is an advantage.
Legal and Security Requirements
- All applicants must be legally allowed to work in The Netherlands
- Applicants are required to provide a copy of their passport and degree certificate. Aurora will validate the Degree with the issuing University and provide evidence to ESA.
- Prior to issuing a letter of employment the applicant shall provide to Aurora a recent official document declaring that they are of good conduct from the country where currently resident.
Location
The work will be performed at the European Space Technology and Research Centre (ESTEC) at Noordwijk, The Netherlands.
Contract
- The selected candidate will receive good remuneration in line with ESA Job Class.
- Will be registered for both social security and tax in the Netherlands.
- The standard working hours are 40 per week. There are 12 public holidays and an additional 30 annual days holiday.
- Training to improve efficiency and provide strength for future career are of course included.
- Aurora assist with relocation both with support and financially.
- Aurora contributes to a company pension scheme.
To be considered for this Position
Provide prior to 18 November 2020, please apply via our Job Application form quoting TEC-AOL-661 ( RT-C/TEC-MME/00661) as reference.
Aurora will agree conditional employment terms and conditions with candidates before presenting them by 23 November 2020, 13.00 hours.
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