Flight Harness Technician — Space AIT & Cleanroom

PAVE Space SA; Villeneuve (VD); Remote; CHF 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

PAVE Space is building LYOBA, a heavy kick stage moving up to 4-tonne payloads from LEO to high-energy orbits in under 24 hours. You will be the person whose hands build the nervous system of the vehicle.

You’ll own end-to-end harness manufacturing, from crimping to routing, in ISO 8 cleanrooms, with strict traceability and documentation. This role requires hands-on space hardware AIT experience and fluent English; French is a plus.

Qualifications

• 2+ years hands-on experience in space hardware AIT or equivalent high-reliability products.
• Proven harness manufacturing skills: crimping, soldering, connector assembly, cable lacing and routing.
• Experience working in cleanroom environments (ISO 8 or stricter).
• You read and interpret electrical schematics, harness drawings, and wiring lists fluently.
• Rigorous, methodical approach, you don't skip steps.
• Clear English communication (French is a plus).
• Nice to have: soldering certification for high-reliability environments, ESD-sensitive hardware handling, or space startup experience.

Responsibilities

• Flight harness manufacturing end to end: cable preparation, crimping, soldering, connector assembly, lacing and routing.
• Harness standard definition and design for power, data, and RF applications.
• Spacecraft Assembly, Integration, and Test activities; mechanical and electrical integration of subsystems.
• Visual inspections and quality checks on harnesses and integrated assemblies.
• Full traceability and documentation to applicable standards.
• Cleanroom day-to-day operations: consumables, cleanliness standards, equipment upkeep.

Skills

Harness manufacture

Crimping

Soldering

Connector assembly

Cable routing

Cable lacing

Schematics reading

Cleanroom experience

English fluent

Job description

PAVE Space is building LYOBA, a heavy kick stage moving up to 4-tonne payloads from LEO to high-energy orbits in under 24 hours. You will be the person whose hands build the nervous system of the vehicle.

You’ll own end-to-end harness manufacturing, from crimping to routing, in ISO 8 cleanrooms, with strict traceability and documentation. This role requires hands-on space hardware AIT experience and fluent English; French is a plus.