Electronics Technician - Satellite Assembly, Integration & Test

Space Machines Company; Sydney; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Space Machines Company in Sydney (Botany) is seeking an Electronics Technician to maintain flight and ground support electronics through assembly, integration and testing on our Rendezvous and Proximity Operations spacecraft. You will rework and repair assemblies, manufacture harnesses, and run comprehensive tests in a cleanroom environment.

You will collaborate with electronics designers on bring-up, fault-finding and fixture development, ensuring traceability and conformance to flight

Responsibilities

• Rework, repair and modify populated electronic assemblies to flight standard, including fine-pitch surface mount and through-hole work.
• Harness manufacture, modify and test flight and EGSE wiring harnesses; cut, crimp, connector assembly, lacing, backshells and potting; verify continuity and insulation resistance.
• Own the electronics lab end to end: tooling, consumables, calibration status, ESD compliance and bench discipline.
• Run subsystem and unit level test campaigns; set up and operate test equipment, follow procedures, capture data with traceability.
• Support in-house electronics development through prototype board bring-up and methodical fault-finding alongside the design team.
• Perform assembly and integration on flight hardware under ESD, FOD and cleanroom conditions; support environmental test campaigns including vibration and thermal vacuum.
• Write and red-line work instructions, test procedures and as-built records; raise and close non-conformances.
• Provide practical feedback on manufacturability and testability early in the design process.

Job description

About Us

Our mission is to safeguard critical space infrastructure by providing the first integrated security platform to see threats, decide fast and respond at scale. Where spacecraft have traditionally been costly, slow to produce and require extensive effort to coordinate, SMC is developing systems that are produced at scale and operated with human-on-the-loop autonomy to drastically reduce the cost and complexity of orbital operations. As space becomes more congested and contested, the satellites that underpin modern life, including communications, navigation, financial systems, are increasingly exposed. We are developing the vehicles and software to protect them, working with commercial operators and government agencies across allied nations. Our approach is grounded in economics as much as engineering. The Optimus Viper Rapid Response Vehicle delivers genuine mission capability at a fraction of conventional spacecraft cost, designed for high-volume production and rapid deployment across all orbital regimes. Solstice OS, our AI-driven command and control platform, fuses space domain awareness data and automates mission planning and vehicle coordination, allowing smaller teams to manage larger constellations and respond to emerging situations in seconds rather than hours. The future of space depends on assets that can be inspected, monitored and protected in orbit. We are building the technology to make that possible.

Why Join Us

We're a start up. Things move fast, resources are lean, and we're building as we go. What we offer is opportunity: to learn at speed, grow with the company, and leave your fingerprints on something that's never been done before. At Space Machines Company, engineers, innovators, and problem solvers join forces to push the limits of what's possible. If you want to build technology designed to protect and power humanity's future in space and see your work make a visible impact. This is where you'll do it.

How We Work

We are builders first. We approach every challenge through a cycle of design, build, test, and refine. Making ideas real, learning from results, and improving with each iteration. We challenge assumptions to make sure we're solving the right problems, and we strengthen our solutions through collaboration and feedback. We use process where it adds value and set it aside where it slows us down. There are a lot of firsts here, and we meet them with curiosity and courage. We win as one team. As our Electronics Technician, you live on the bench and in the cleanroom, keeping the flight and ground support electronics of our Rendezvous and Proximity Operations (RPO) capable spacecraft alive through assembly, integration and test. You will spend your time reworking and repairing populated assemblies, manufacturing and testing flight and EGSE harnesses, running unit and subsystem test campaigns, and keeping the electronics lab in a state where anyone can walk up to a bench and trust what is on it. You will work alongside our electronics designers bringing up boards, standing up test setups and fault-finding to component level and feed manufacturability and testability input back before designs are committed.

Location

This is an in-office role at our Sydney (Botany) facility. In this role, you own outcomes from end to end, including:

• Rework & Repair - Repair, rework and modify populated electronic assemblies to flight standard, including fine-pitch surface mount and through-hole work, conformal coating, staking and cleaning. This is the heart of the role.
• Harness Manufacture - Manufacture, modify and test flight and EGSE wiring harnesses - cut, crimp, connector assembly, lacing, backshells and potting, through to continuity and insulation resistance verification.
• Electronics Lab Ownership - Own the electronics lab end to end: tooling, consumables, calibration status, ESD compliance and bench discipline. The lab works because you make it work.
• Test Execution - Run subsystem and unit level test campaigns. Set up and operate test equipment, work to written procedures, capture data and record results with full traceability.
• Bring-Up & Fault-Finding - Support in-house electronics development through prototype board bring-up, debugging of test setups, and methodical fault-finding to component level alongside the design team.
• Flight Hardware Integration - As part of the AIT team, perform assembly and integration on flight hardware under ESD, FOD and cleanroom controlled conditions, and support environmental test campaigns including vibration, thermal vacuum and EMC including instrumenting the test article and standing up ground support equipment.
• Documentation & Nonconformance - Write and red-line work instructions, test procedures and as-built records to a standard presentable to external partners and regulators. Raise and help close non-conformances.
• Design Feedback - Provide practical feedback on manufacturability, testability, maintainability and serviceability, early enough to change the