IAA-CSIC offers an engineer contract in the framework of the Project “Severo Ochoa”. Candidates are expected to carry out their activity in the field of Integral Field Spectroscopy and reinforce the IAA capabilities in the optical design and fibres of astrophysical instruments. The candidate will be involved in the feasibility study (FS) of the GAMAICA instrument for the 3.5 Calar Alto telescope, in particular in the design of the fiber and optics In case the instrument is not selected after the FS phase, the candidate will be integrated in other instrumentation projects at the IAA, including the new instrument for CAHA to be selected after the FS.

Tasks: 

i) FS of GAMAICA. Definition of: IFUs pattern and architecture according to the observation strategy; fiber bundles tracing from the Front End to the spectrograph units; the fiber type and its main dimensions (fiber core, cladding, etc.); fiber pattern and interface on the slit side; fiber bundles interface for its mechanical support at the Front End. Design of the fiber optics hardware workpackage. Production of the documentation needed for the design.
ii) Support to the UDIT in other instrumentation projects, performing some of the following tasks when needed by the projects in current development: assembly, integration and verification of instrumentation, calibration of components as detectors, spectral lamps, filters…, systems alignment, optical and opto-mechanical adjustment, support to optical design of astronomical instrumentation, imaging, photometry and polarimetry.

Requirements:
- Degree in optics and optometry
- Master in photonics or equivalent
- Theoretical and/or practical expertise on fibres is encouraged
- Expertise on Zemax and fluency in English are essential. Background on SolidWorks is a plus.

Period (months): 18 months