Manager, Instrument AIT
Core
Lead a multidisciplinary team to build, integrate, and test multispectral thermal IR instruments for space applications, establishing technical standards and automation frameworks.
Role type
Manager, Instrument Assembly, Integration, and Test (AIT)
Builds
Multispectral thermal IR instruments for LEO satellite constellations
Domain
Aerospace / Optical Engineering / Remote Sensing
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Technical leadership, precision optical alignment, optomechanical integration, test automation, environmental qualification testing, root cause analysis, Python programming, GSE design/procurement
Preferred skills
Security clearance, CAD (SolidWorks), optical design tools (Zemax, Code V), spacecraft-level environmental testing
Technologies
Python, interferometers, collimators, laser trackers, thermal vacuum chambers, vibration test equipment
Responsibilities
Lead and mentor a team of optical integration and test engineers; establish test architecture standards and automation frameworks; oversee GSE design and validation; execute precision optomechanical assembly and alignment procedures; translate V&V requirements into test procedures; drive environmental qualification campaigns; coordinate with delivery teams on cleanroom operations.
Seniority
Manager, hands-on technical leadership