Optical & Quantum Communication System Engineer [26027]

You will have the following qualifications and relevant experience:

• Master’s or PhD in Physics, Electrical/Photonics Engineering, Aerospace, or related field.
• 8+ years in quantum communications/QKD, photonics, or optical comms.
• Experience with space/ground segment design, AIT/AIV, and environmental qualification.
• Proficiency with link budgets and channel models for fiber and/or free‑space; familiarity with turbulence and background models.
• Strong technical writing and stakeholder communication; able to produce clear documentation.
• Fluency in English is mandatory; knowledge of another European language is an advantage.

HE Space is a successful international space company, specialised in providing managed services and human resources to the international space sector for over 40 years.
We hire space experts all over Europe across the whole spectrum of space-related activities, from engineering to science, software development, operations, marketing, finance and administration. Our employees contribute towards a wide range of groundbreaking space programmes including Galileo and Copernicus, ExoMars, LISA Pathfinder, Euclid, the Ariane and Vega launchers as well as the International Space Station.
HE Space has joined forces with CS Group and Sopra Steria to lead the engineering and digital space market in Europe and to provide highly skilled consulting.
We are passionate about people and invest in you to support the development of the European space industry.