AIT Engineer - FSOC

Aerospacelab; Mont-Saint-Guibert; On-site; EUR 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Aerospacelab is seeking a hands-on engineer to contribute to the design, assembly and testing of small satellite components at our Mont-Saint-Guibert site. You will work on mechanical and electrical systems, environmental testing and ground support equipment in an agile team environment.

We value hands-on problem solving, CAD proficiency, and a willingness to learn across engineering topics. Fluent English is required for collaboration across international teams.

Qualifications

• MSc in Mechanical, Electrical or Aerospace Engineering or related field.
• Problem solving, hands-on abilities and adaptability are essential.
• Hands-on experience with design and assembly of complex assemblies.
• Knowledge or experience/interest in environmental testing.
• Measurement concepts and tools and their application in practice.
• Data acquisition and measurement automation.
• Data analysis, plotting and reporting.
• Experience in CAD.
• Fluent in English.

Responsibilities

• Assembles, integrates and tests prototypes and products (mechanical and electrical).
• Conducts environmental testing of prototypes (vibration, thermal vacuum).
• Supports and reviews mechanical, thermal, and electrical design of products.
• Designs ground support equipment and manufactures handling/testing tools.
• Provides input to the rest of the team from a testing perspective and feeds back.

Skills

Problem solving

Hands-on abilities

Adaptability

Measurement concepts

Data acquisition

Data analysis

CAD

English fluency

Willingness to learn

Education

MSc in Mechanical, Electrical or Aerospace Engineering (or related field)

Tools

Measurement equipment

Python/Java/C/C++

Job description

About Aerospacelab

Our mission is supported by an ambitious vertically integrated approach: design & manufacture of small satellites combined with development of earth observation services.

Since its creation in 2018, the company has already grown substantially. Our team gathers more than 25 engineering expertise, from hardware design to software development & data science.

In 2025, Aerospacelab counts offices in Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium), Toulouse (France), Lausanne (Switzerland) and US West Coast with more than 350 full-time employees, with the ambition to position itself as the European leader in small satellites.

Duties

• Be responsible foraccomplishingtasks in our facilities, including:
• • Mechanical and electrical assembly, integration and testing ofprototypes and products.
  • Environmental testing of the prototypes and products (vibration, thermalvacuum, ..).
• Support and review the mechanical, thermal, and electrical design of the products.
• Ground support equipment design and manufacturing for handling and testing of company products.
• Provide input tothe rest of theteam from a testing perspective and feed their input back.

Must have

• MSc inUniversity Degree inMechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, AerospaceEngineeringor related field.
• Problem solving, hands-onabilitiesand adaptation skills.
• Hands-on experience with design and assembly of complex assemblies.
• Knowledge or experience/interestin environmental testing
• • Measurement concepts and tools and their application in practice
  • Data acquisition and measurement automation
  • Data analysis,plottingand reporting
• Experience in CAD.
• Fluent in English.
• Willingness to learn a broad range of engineering topics.

Nice to have

• Experience inproductionof engineering drawings (mechanical and/or electrical).
• Experience in use of milling machine, lathe, drills,etc
• Experience with programming languages (e.g. Python, Java, C, C++,…)
• Experience with environmental testing (Vibration,thermal,..)
• Experience with optical components and systems: laser diodes, optical fibers (principles and handling), photodiodes…
• Good organization and planification skills
• Prior experience in space sector