LASER SERVICE ENGINEER

Thales has been present in Romania for more than 20 years. Over the years, our company has grown and diversified its portfolio of activities, and today we are a central hub for software development and engineering, serving customers in all our major markets: Defence & Security, Aerospace, Space, and Digital Identity & Security. With our local experts, Thales has unparalleled capability to design and deploy equipment, systems and services to meet the most complex requirements.

Our purpose is to help make the world a safer place by building a future we can all trust.

Professional competencies

Education

- At least bachelor degree in a related field (physics, lasers/optics engineering, laser applications , optoelectronics/electronics, etc.. ) or with knowledge gained through working with lasers

Requested technical competencies

- Experienceknowledge in working with lasers
- Preferable having experience in aligning and testing opto-electronic or laser equipments
- Represents a plus if you have experience with any of:
- Laser development
- Servicing lasers
- Assuring technical support
- Core competencies in electrical and electronic systems
- Troubleshooting electronic equipments
- Strong innovation, analytical and diagnostic skills


Personal competencies

- Very good intellectual capabilities
- Technical troubleshooting ability
- Technical skills
- Solution oriented, team-working
- Excellent communication skills,
- Motivation/Capability to travel and work in multi-cultural environment;

Languages

- Fluency in English
- French would be a plus

Job Purpose

THALES is the global player in high power laser systems proposing a unique combination of technological expertise and control of industrial integration of complex scientific systems with over 20 years’ experience in the field.

The ELI (Extreme Light Infrastructure) Project is an integral part of the European Union plan to build the next generation of large research facilities. ELI-NP as a cutting edge laser facility is currently being constructed in Bucharest, Romania; ELI will be delivering ultrashort, ultraintense laser pulses lasting typically a few femtoseconds (20 fs) with laser systems reaching peak power up to 10 PW. This is a unique opportunity to be involved in defining, implementing and maintaining the state-of-the-art laser technology within a new EU science facility.

The first Project’s phase is located mainly at THALES OPTRONIQUE France and consists in system design, integration and support preparation.
From the second Project’s phase, the location is in Bucharest for system installation and long term maintenance.

For integration, implementation and long term maintenance of the 10PW laser system we invite applications for a new group member.

Job summary

- Integration and testing of laser systems, including optical/laser alignment, fault diagnosis; monitoring and analysis.
- Final optical assembly of advanced laser systems
- Optical alignment and test of advanced laser systems
- Laser characterization using different optical techniques
- Laser calibration using specific tools
- Participate to laser documentation & Customer’s training
- Integration, installation and testing of high energy flashlamp - pumped lasers, DPSS lasers, OPCPA lasers, ultra-short pulse lasers and PW lasers
- Final optical assembly, optical alignment and test of laser system and their subsequent operation at ELI-NP premises
- Working closely with a team of scientists, optical or mechanical engineers, control system engineers and software engineers
- Be a key person for system support in the long term(maintenance & service)
- Participating at conferences

Benefits

Excellent career opportunity with a professional development path in a multinational environment, challenging projects with high safety requirements training opportunities, attractive salary, medical care, restaurant tickets, sports programs, housing loan, etc