Optical System Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Onsite in Brno, Czech Republic; primarily considering candidates based in the EU or with existing eligibility to work in the EU.

Company

hirify.global is a Czech space-industry company within the OHB SE technology group, developing and integrating structural, thermal, and optical subsystems and payloads for European space missions.

What you will do

• Develop, validate, and integrate optical payloads within satellite systems from proposal phase through launch.
• Define and control interfaces, perform functional analyses and simulations, and conduct technical trade-offs and budgeting.
• Develop verification and validation strategies, system requirements, specifications, and technical documentation.
• Support optical manufacturing, procurement, assembly, integration, and testing activities.
• Coordinate with mechanical, thermal, electrical, and software specialists, as well as subcontractors.
• Prepare proposals and participate in ESA tenders, customer discussions, system reviews, mentoring, and knowledge sharing.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in aerospace, optical, mechanical engineering, or a comparable field.
• 3–5 years of experience in aerospace, optics, or a similar industry.
• Strong knowledge of optical system engineering, payload design, requirements engineering, validation, and specification.
• Experience with satellite system development, interface definition, trade-offs, technical budgeting, optical manufacturing, assembly, and testing.
• Experience with technical reviews, proposal preparation, subcontractor coordination, and multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Fluent spoken and written English is required; candidates should be based in the EU or already eligible to work in the EU.

Culture & Benefits

• Onsite work in Brno with flexible working hours and home-office work possibility.
• 25 vacation days and 2 personal days.
• Online training courses, professional development, language courses, and annual employee dialogue.
• Meal contribution and Multisport Card contribution.
• International space projects, company parties, and team events.