Senior Opto-Mechanical Engineer – Space Payloads

Aerospacelab; Luik; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

AMOS, part of the Aerospacelab group in Liège, seeks a Senior Opto-Mechanical Engineer to lead the design and integration of Very High Resolution optical payloads for earth observation satellites. You will drive opto-mechanical assemblies, select materials, and justify designs against launch and thermal conditions.

You will collaborate with the Optical Payload Architect and teammates, ensuring quality and timely documentation while mentoring junior engineers and contributing to reusable building

Qualifications

• Master's degree in electromechanical, mechanical or aerospace engineering with senior experience.
• Space field experience and VHR payload familiarity are strong assets.
• Knowledge of ECSS standards and wavefront error implications.

Responsibilities

• Understand and analyse opto-mechanical requirements and ensure they are met during design.
• Design opto-mechanical assemblies: mounts, structures, interfaces and baffles.
• Size materials and components (SiC, Zerodur, ULE, CFRP, Invar) and justify with loads.
• Define alignment concepts, integration tooling and metrology methods.
• Draft specs and manage subcontractors; lead manufacturing follow-up.
• Oversee integration, alignment, and validation of the payload opto-mechanical part.
• Contribute to modular VHR building blocks and share design rules.
• Review junior engineers and produce technical documentation.

Skills

Opto-mechanical design

Space instrumentation

Team leadership

Communication

AIV coordination

Problem solving

Adherence to ECSS

Ability to review junior engineers

Pragmatic & planning discipline

English proficiency B1+

Education

Master’s degree in Electromechanical, Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

CATIA V5

NX

FEM (Nastran/SAMCEF)

SIMCENTER

CMM / laser tracker

Interferometry

Job description

AMOS, part of the Aerospacelab group in Liège, seeks a Senior Opto-Mechanical Engineer to lead the design and integration of Very High Resolution optical payloads for earth observation satellites. You will drive opto-mechanical assemblies, select materials, and justify designs against launch and thermal conditions.

You will collaborate with the Optical Payload Architect and teammates, ensuring quality and timely documentation while mentoring junior engineers and contributing to reusable building