Senior Optical Systems Engineer: Customer & Mission Support

Simera Sense; Vlaams-Brabant; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Niche space market

Cutting-edge technology

Friendly working environment

Job summary

Simera Sense seeks an accomplished Optical Systems Engineer to support the integration, operation, and performance of Earth-observation payloads. You will own complex investigations, translate payload behaviour into actionable guidance, and engage with customers across missions from Leuven and beyond.

The role combines hands-on optical engineering with increasing customer-facing responsibility, ensuring success in space missions and high-reliability environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or MSc degree in a field related to optical or imaging systems.
• Experience communicating with customers in engineering contexts.
• Hands-on experience with imaging performance analysis is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex customer-facing investigations of imaging performance and optical payload integration.
• Provide technical leadership and clear engineering guidance to customers.
• Collaborate with multiple engineering disciplines to resolve mission-critical issues.

Skills

Optical engineering

Imaging systems

Customer interaction

Systems engineering

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or MSc in Optical/Photonics/Physics or related field

Job description

Simera Sense seeks an accomplished Optical Systems Engineer to support the integration, operation, and performance of Earth-observation payloads. You will own complex investigations, translate payload behaviour into actionable guidance, and engage with customers across missions from Leuven and beyond.

The role combines hands-on optical engineering with increasing customer-facing responsibility, ensuring success in space missions and high-reliability environments.