AIT Engineer

**PLEASE READ BEFORE APPLYING: **Recognising the RESTRICTED nature of the work suitable candidates will be SC clearable or eligible for this level of clearance**

Role Overview

To promote and drive Assembly Integration Testing standards within a state of the art aerospace manufacturing environment, ensuring engineering concepts are delivered to the shop floor in a controlled manner. Ensure quality and process robustness through promotion of best practise within team and between disciplines. Leading the AIT mechanical team to the success of the mission

*Hybrid working is permitted in the preparation phase however a full on site presence is required during the operation and build phase*

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the Mechanical Satellite element and lead the mechanical team on an ENS project through Phases ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C/D’ and ‘E’
• Leading a team of AIT engineers on the specific project
• Planning the mechanical team’s activities on a weekly basis (including operations team) and implementing this plan
• Supporting the use of 3Dx Delmia on the specific project
• Produce specs from test requirements, write test plans, DDV, plans, AIT plans, test procedures and test reports
• Control of all project MGSE, flight & support equipment
• Produce MGSE requirement specs from test requirements, operating and maintaining MGSE
• Alignment – producing test procedures and operating and maintaining optical alignment equipment
• Designing test equipment, overseeing its manufacture, and commissioning
• Mechanical handling or spacecraft, instruments, payloads, solar arrays, antennas etc
• Prepare and carry out environmental tests (Vibration, Acoustic, Mass properties, Thermal) at unit, subsystem, instrument, and spacecraft level.
• Install and validate test instrumentation
• Support propulsion testing
• Handling and installation of thermal hardware
• Mechanical integration and testing of electronic units, subsystems and instruments, mechanisms, antennas, solar arrays, mechanical sub-systems, instruments, payloads and spacecraft and control the documentation associated with performing these tasks
• Pyrotechnic handling, installation, and safety
• Plan and control workload of the AIT team consisting of engineers and technicians
• Be able to travel overseas to work for short periods (typically 2-3months, could be 6-7 months on occasions)
• Be able to integrate quickly and easily into an AIT team.
• Highly motivated and possess good problem-solving skills

Skill Set

Essential

• Relevant engineering experience
• Appreciation of satellite integration processes and project phases
• Use of SAP or other ERP System
• Understanding of build documentation and the need for it
• Driving build quality through review of processes and implementation of improvements
• Managing a team during day-to-day activities ensuring work is completed on time and the correct standard
• Controlling and delivery of projects to budget and schedule
• Face-to-face dealings with customers and suppliers
• Worked in volatile, high pressure environments to resolve technical and personnel conflicts
• Spacecraft Mechanical testing on prime projects is essential
• Leading other team members
• Production of MGSE specs and operation of MGSE and flight HW
• Production of high quality documentation (test specs, test plans, test procedures, AIT Plans, DDV plans)
• Minimum of HNC level in a Mechanical discipline. A lesser qualification is acceptable if a high level of similar industry experience can be demonstrated

Desirable

• Producing test procedures and operating and maintaining optical alignment equipment
• Launch campaign experience

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