Senior AIT Engineer - Remote

Senior AIT Engineer

About the Role

We are looking for a Senior Electrical AIT Engineer to lead spacecraft electrical Assembly, Integration and Test (AIT) activities across the full project lifecycle, from subsystem integration through to launch campaign support. This role carries strong ownership of the planning and procedural side of AIT — defining how integration and test activity is structured before it reaches the floor — with remote/hybrid flexibility available for planning-heavy phases of work.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead spacecraft electrical AIT activities for flight hardware across the project lifecycle
• Define and plan spacecraft electrical integration, functional verification, and test campaigns, from subsystem integration through to launch campaign support
• Specify, develop, validate, and maintain Electrical Ground Support Equipment (EGSE)
• Author, review, and approve AIT documentation, including Integration Procedures, Test Procedures, Test Plans, and Test Reports
• Coordinate cross-functional teams during integration and test campaigns, ensuring alignment with schedule, quality, and safety requirements
• Support environmental test campaigns (vibration, thermal vacuum, EMC, etc.), including electrical setup, functional testing, troubleshooting, and anomaly resolution
• Carry out electrical integration tasks: harness installation, connector mating/demating, electrical inspections, continuity checks, functional verification
• Lead anomaly investigation, root-cause analysis, and non-conformance resolution
• Ensure alignment with ECSS-equivalent standards, client requirements, and AIT best practice
• Provide technical mentorship to junior engineers and technicians

What We’re Looking For

• 5+ years’ experience in spacecraft AIT or a closely related discipline, including flight-hardware projects
• Strong grounding in spacecraft electrical integration, harness architecture, interfaces, and functional verification
• Experience specifying, developing, and operating EGSE
• Familiarity with ECSS, MIL-STD, or equivalent aerospace quality standards
• Confident use of electrical test equipment and lab instrumentation
• Demonstrated ownership of electrical AIT activity across a full project lifecycle
• Exposure to Earth Observation missions and/or launch vehicles is an advantage
• Background in the aerospace sector
• European space programme exposure is an advantage
• Familiarity with verification activity in later development phases (pre-flight/qualification)
• Strong troubleshooting ability and structured problem-solving approach