AIT Spacecraft Manager
Core
Lead Assembly, Integration & Test (AIT) activities for a major spacecraft mission, ensuring flight hardware is integrated, tested, and validated to high-reliability orbital standards.
Role type
Senior AIT Spacecraft Manager
Builds
Flight-ready spacecraft hardware for orbital operations
Domain
Aerospace / Space Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Spacecraft AIT lifecycle management, team leadership for integration activities, spacecraft electrical/mechanical/harness interface knowledge, functional and environmental testing execution, engineering drawing and ICD interpretation, NCR and test report management, cleanroom and contamination control protocols
Preferred skills
Full spacecraft-level test campaign planning, AIT scheduling and risk management, system-level verification and acceptance criteria definition, launch-site AIT or final checkout experience
Technologies
Vibration testing, thermal-vacuum testing, EMC testing, environmental qualification
Responsibilities
Coordinate AIT activities across subsystems from assembly to acceptance testing, define and maintain AIT strategy and resource planning, manage AIT technicians and engineers, ensure compliance with space standards and cleanroom protocols, oversee functional and environmental testing campaigns, review and approve test procedures and technical documentation, act as primary interface between AIT and other engineering teams
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities