Lead AIT Engineer — Spacecraft Test & Integration

Amaris Consulting; England; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

International community

Internal Academy training

Team events & activities

Aerospace project exposure

ESG initiatives

Job summary

Amaris Consulting is seeking a skilled AIT & EVT Spacecraft Test Consultant to join our engineering team in the United Kingdom. The role focuses on planning, coordinating, and executing spacecraft and payload ground test activities from in-house integration through to environmental test campaigns and mission support phases.

You will work with the Project Manager, AIT Manager, and Systems Engineer to deliver fully tested spacecraft systems, coordinating test operators and technical

Qualifications

• Experience working with spaceflight hardware, including integrated system testing at spacecraft or payload level.
• Experience in detailed test planning, scheduling, verification, validation, and requirement traceability.
• Experience coordinating test teams in dynamic technical environments, including work package planning, resource coordination, and facility negotiations.
• Experience with flight build, ground testing, development testing, and environmental verification activities.
• Proficiency in electronic test equipment usage, including RF and communications equipment.
• Knowledge of electrical and electronics principles, material usage in spaceflight environments, EGSE systems, scripting, and Microsoft Office tools.
• Academic background with a degree in engineering or science.
• English fluent.
• EU-based security clearance and EU/Schengen citizenship.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and execute spacecraft or payload assembly, integration, testing, and environmental verification activities.
• Collaborate with Project Manager, AIT Manager, and Systems Engineer to deliver fully tested systems.
• Coordinate test operators and technical representatives per schedules and priorities.
• Prepare documentation and present technical content during reviews for internal and external audiences.
• Schedule AIT support equipment and ground test cables and harnesses.
• Define, implement, and maintain test plans, integration plans, and test procedures traceable to requirements.
• Oversee and participate in unit, subsystem, and system-level verification campaigns, including logistics.
• Support ground segment commissioning, launch and early orbit phase activities and proposals.

Skills

Spaceflight hardware

Test planning

Test coordination

Ground testing

RF testing

EGSE systems

MS Office

Education

Engineering or science degree

Tools

Microsoft Project

Excel

Outlook

Word

Job description

Amaris Consulting is seeking a skilled AIT & EVT Spacecraft Test Consultant to join our engineering team in the United Kingdom. The role focuses on planning, coordinating, and executing spacecraft and payload ground test activities from in-house integration through to environmental test campaigns and mission support phases.

You will work with the Project Manager, AIT Manager, and Systems Engineer to deliver fully tested spacecraft systems, coordinating test operators and technical