AIT Spacecraft Program Lead - London

ALTEN; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Insurance

Cycle & Tech Scheme

Life Insurance & Pension

Job summary

ALTEN in London seeks an experienced AIT Manager to lead Assembly, Integration & Test activities for a major spacecraft mission. You will oversee the full AIT lifecycle, ensure flight hardware is integrated, tested, and validated to high reliability standards for orbital operations.

Join ALTEN to manage a mid-senior AIT team, work onsite in London with monthly travel, and influence critical space programs through robust engineering practices and cross-disciplinary collaboration.

Qualifications

• Experience in spacecraft AIT, satellite assembly, or high‑reliability space hardware integration.
• Proven experience leading AIT teams or supervising integration activities.
• Strong understanding of spacecraft electrical, mechanical, and harness interfaces.
• Hands‑on experience with functional testing, environmental testing, and subsystem validation.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, ICDs, wiring diagrams, and test procedures.
• Experience managing NCRs, test reports, and integration documentation.
• Excellent coordination skills across multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Strong awareness of cleanroom practices, contamination control, and flight hardware handling.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate all AIT activities across spacecraft subsystems, from initial assembly through final acceptance testing.
• Define and maintain the AIT strategy, workflows, schedules, and resource planning for the mission.
• Manage a team of AIT Technicians and Engineers, providing daily direction, task allocation, and technical oversight.
• Ensure all integration and test activities follow high‑reliability space standards, cleanroom protocols, and mission‑specific requirements.
• Oversee functional testing, electrical verification, mechanical integration, and subsystem‑level validation.
• Drive test campaign planning, including vibration, thermal‑vacuum, EMC, and environmental qualification activities.
• Review and approve test procedures, integration plans, NCRs, and technical documentation.
• Act as the primary interface between AIT, systems engineering, avionics, mechanical engineering, and project management teams.
• Ensure smooth hardware flow, from incoming inspection through integration, testing, and final delivery.

Skills

Space industry experience

AIT leadership

Electrical interfaces

Functional testing

Engineering drawings

NCRs & documentation

Cross-disciplinary coordination

Cleanroom practices

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Engineering

Job description

ALTEN in London seeks an experienced AIT Manager to lead Assembly, Integration & Test activities for a major spacecraft mission. You will oversee the full AIT lifecycle, ensure flight hardware is integrated, tested, and validated to high reliability standards for orbital operations.

Join ALTEN to manage a mid-senior AIT team, work onsite in London with monthly travel, and influence critical space programs through robust engineering practices and cross-disciplinary collaboration.