Main Duties and Responsibilities:
The successful candidate will have the following main duties:
As Optics Engineer, within the Paranal Optics Group and responsible for optical systems:
Align and maintain the optical alignment of the telescopes (and VLTI interferometer) Lead and check optical performance of the telescopes after coatings and critical maintenance and realign the systems if necessary. Ensure the availability of the telescope optics to minimize technical downtime by performing maintenance activities (corrective and preventive) and obsolescence analysis Lead root cause analysis, recovery plans and write related reports and procedures Propose and implement change requests (analysis, design, implementation, commissioning, documentation) Ensure that the documentation (manuals, procedures, etc.) related to the job are up to date