Job
- Level
- Experienced
- Job Field
- IT, Application, System
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Contract Type
- Permanent employment
- Salary
- from 3.499 € Gross/Month
- Location
- Vienna
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
Job Summary
In this role, you will design and optimize optical ground stations for satellite communication, working on components such as telescopes, detectors, and tracking systems.
Your role in the team
- Contribute to the design, development, and manufacturing of our Optical Ground Stations for satellite-to-ground QKD links.
- Übernehmen Sie die Verantwortung für die Designentscheidungen der Subsysteme, einschließlich optisches Frontend, Tracking-Systeme, Turbulenzminderungssystem, Time-Bin/Phasen- und Polarisationsanalyse-Modul sowie Single-Photon-Detektionsmodule.
- Work closely with experts in optics, electronics, control systems, and quantum communications to deliver robust, high-performance OGS solutions.
- Integrate and optimize components such as telescopes, tracking cameras, beacon lasers, quantum receivers, polarization optics, and timing/synchronization modules.
- Plan and execute laboratory verification, field testing, and link characterization campaigns for OGS prototypes and deployed systems.
- Contribute to and maintain system requirements, optical budgets, interface definitions, and architecture documentation.
- Perform system-level modeling and analysis of link performance (attenuation, turbulence, pointing/tracking error budgets, synchronization).
- Support on-site installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of OGS systems at customer locations or demonstration sites.
- Prepare technical documentation, test reports, interface specifications, and customer deliverables.
- Collaborate across several mission and technology projects simultaneously, ensuring consistent architectural and performance standards.
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Our expectations of you
Education
- Degree in optical engineering, physics, electrical engineering, photonics, aerospace engineering, or a related field.
Qualifications
- Strong understanding of free-space optical communication, telescope systems, optics, and tracking/control concepts.
- Vertrautheit mit Quantenempfängern, einschließlich Einzelphotonen-Detektoren, rauscharmen Ausleseelektronik, Polarisationsoptik und aktiven Stabilisierungsmethoden.
- Ability to work autonomously, make informed technical decisions, and drive design iterations.
- Solid analytical skills and attention to detail, especially in documentation, testing, and interface-driven development.
- Excellent communication skills and motivation to work in interdisciplinary engineering teams.
Experience
- Experience with optical laboratory setups, measurement equipment, and hands-on system integration.
- Experience in any of the following is a strong plus: Satellite-to-ground optical communication or QKD Control systems for tracking, pointing, and synchronization Adaptive optics for turbulence mitigation Field deployment of optical systems Environmental testing or hardware verification.
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What we offer
- Work on mission-critical quantum communication systems that enable secure global networks.
- Contribute to hardware that actively operates in real-world satellite missions and international quantum communication testbeds.
- Join a fast-growing, interdisciplinary team spanning optics, electronics, mechanics, control systems, and quantum science.
- Shape and deploy state-of-the-art Optical Ground Stations and Quantum Receivers from prototypes to operational installations.
- Flat hierarchies, ownership, and the opportunity to drive innovation in an emerging deep-tech sector.
- A collaborative and innovative environment in Vienna, a global hub for quantum research and space technology.
- Flexible work arrangements in a hybrid model combining remote and onsite collaboration.
- The opportunity to make a lasting impact on the future of quantum technologies.
- Balanced work-life integration for our employees.
- Attraktiver Arbeitsplatz mit ausgezeichneter Infrastruktur am Wienerberg.
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Quantum Technology Laboratories
qtlabs is an emerging company in the field of quantum communication, founded in 2017 by renowned scientists. It specializes in the development of advanced communication systems based on quantum mechanics.
Description
- Company Type
- Startup
- Working Model
- Full Remote, Hybrid, Onsite
- Industry
- Science, Research
Systems Engineer
- Salary
- from 3.499 € Gross/MonthNet salary converted from the gross salary in the job ad.from 2.460 € net/Month
- Location
- Vienna
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
- Diversity
- Open for all genders
- English Only
- English only required
