About Us We are a pre-seed space networking company working on bringing the internet to space. We believe that access to better digital connectivity is essential for human progress and that space is the frontier of digital connectivity. Backed by a16z and Techstars.
About the role
You will own optical hardware end to end, across both the transceiver and the free-space link. On the transceiver side, this is the fiber optical signal chain: optical modulators, optical hybrids, photodiodes, lasers, fiber splitters, beam splitters. On the free-space side, this includes telescopes/beam expanders, lenses, mirrors and involves ray tracing, tolerancing, and stray light analysis required to close link budgets in orbit.
What they're looking for
- Build something that does not exist yet : The unique aspects of this optical system mean it is impossible to buy off the shelf
- Bench to orbit : Your hardware will fly. You will take this from optics on a breadboard to a space-qualified optical terminal
- Build the space internet : Work on technology that will fundamentally change how space networks operate
More about this role
The Role
We are looking for an Optical Engineer to own the design, build, test, and flight of the optical systems that move data through our network, including coherent optical transceivers and the free-space optical assembly that pairs with it.
You will own optical hardware end to end, across both the transceiver and the free-space link. On the transceiver side, this is the fiber optical signal chain: optical modulators, optical hybrids, photodiodes, lasers, fiber splitters, beam splitters. On the free-space side, this includes telescopes/beam expanders, lenses, mirrors and involves ray tracing, tolerancing, and stray light analysis required to close link budgets in orbit. You will be supported by the electrical engineering team for optoelectronic design and a mechanical team for opto-mechanical structure. You will build and fly some of the most sensitive optical hardware ever deployed in space and then scale it to mass manufacturing.
This role will report to the CTO and founder, Nicolas Brown.
Key Responsibilities
Optical System Design & Build
- Design and assemble coherent transceiver optics from components: optical modulators, optical hybrids, photodetectors
- Design the...
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