Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft

Optical Engineer – Adaptive Optics

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Ettlingen • Germany

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Tech Stack

Python

About the role

  • You will design and implement in hardware novel concepts in adaptive optics
  • You will perform applied research on topics of practical interest to our group, such as AO for laser momentum transfer to combat the space debris problem
  • Coherent beam combining and target-in-the-loop AO for high-power lasers
  • Turbulence-resilient free-space optical communications systems
  • Real-time control
  • Wavefront sensors based on deep learning
  • Development and construction of new wavefront sensors
  • You will write reports (in German) and publications (in English)

Requirements

  • You have an M.Sc., M.Eng., diploma, or higher academic title in physics or electrical engineering
  • You have practical experience in one or more of the following areas: light propagation in the atmosphere, adaptive optics, free-space optical communications, high-energy laser physics, optical metrology, control theory, real-time programming, embedded systems, or communications engineering.
  • Practical experience with optics is required for this position
  • You have experience with Python, LabView, C, or Julia programming languages and development environments
  • You can work independently with excellent time and effort management skills
Benefits
  • A varied role at the interface between science and practice – with direct relevance to future technologies and socially relevant applications
  • Freedom to develop and the opportunity to actively contribute your own ideas and projects
  • Access to exceptionally equipped laboratories
  • You will be supported by experts in the fields of: turbulence, telecommunications and high-energy laser physics
  • Participation in scientific conferences and training courses is strongly encouraged, as is the publication of results in scientific journals
  • Attractive conditions for balancing work and private life (e.g., flexible working hours within a flextime model, individual work-from-home arrangements)
  • Individual career paths through training and development opportunities (e.g., the “Fraunhofer TALENTA” support and development program for female scientists and female leaders)
  • A canteen and nearby shopping facilities
  • Good public transportation connections and a subsidy for the Deutschlandticket
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Hard Skills & Tools
adaptive opticsfree-space optical communicationshigh-energy laser physicsoptical metrologycontrol theoryreal-time programmingembedded systemsPythonLabViewC
Soft Skills
independent worktime managementeffort management
Certifications
M.Sc.M.Eng.