Satellite AIT Engineer

CBSbutler Ltd.; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace engineering firm in Stevenage is seeking a Satellite AIT EGSE Engineer. You will manage electronic test racks and support spacecraft systems from test specs to launch. Ideal candidates will possess deep knowledge in electronic/RF systems and be skilled in network administration across Windows and Linux environments. If you are ready to tackle complex challenges in a collaborative team, apply now.

Qualifications

• Deep theoretical and practical knowledge of electronic and RF test racks.
• Strong fault-finding skills down to board/component level.
• Experience with Windows/Linux network administration.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining and troubleshooting electronic and RF test racks.
• Administering computer systems and networks across Windows and Linux.
• Developing scripts and code for mission-ready EGSE systems.

Skills

Electronic test racks knowledge

Fault-finding skills

Windows/Linux administration

Documentation skills

MIL-1553 knowledge

Test equipment usage

Tools

Bash scripting

C programming

Java programming

Python scripting

VBA

Job description

Satellite AIT EGSE Engineer
Pushing the boundaries of space technology - one test rack at a time.

+ £45 per hour Inside IR35

Location: Stevenage
Type: long term contract role

About the Role
We're looking for a Satellite AIT EGSE Engineer to take the reins on specifying, procuring, maintaining, and troubleshooting the electrical test racks (EGSE) that bring spacecraft from blueprint to blast-off. You'll be hands-on with validation, maintenance, and fault-finding, while also running the behind-the-scenes show - configuring, maintaining, and administering the computers on the EGSE network.

If you're as comfortable with a soldering iron as you are with a bash script, this is where your skills meet the stars.

What You'll Be Doing

• Maintaining and fault-finding on electronic and RF test racks.

• Administering computer systems and networks across Windows and Linux.

• Developing scripts and code to keep EGSE systems mission-ready.

• Supporting environmental and launch test campaigns.

• Preparing test specs, reviewing supplier data packs, and contributing to design and non-conformance reviews.

What You'll Bring (Essential)

• Deep theoretical and practical knowledge of electronic and RF test racks.

• Strong fault-finding skills down to board/component level.

• Experience with Windows/Linux network administration.

• Excellent documentation skills.

• Knowledge of interfaces such as MIL-1553, SpaceWire, CAN bus, RS232/422.

• Familiarity with ATE environments (PCI, VXI, PXI).

• Confident using lab test equipment.

• Understanding of test system design, manufacture, and commissioning.

• Flexibility to support shifts and overseas test campaigns.

It Would Be Great If You Also Have (Desirable)

• Experience integrating electrical equipment on spacecraft.

• TMTC database knowledge.

• Experience writing test sequences/scripts for spacecraft systems, including FDIR.

• Background in environmental and launch test campaigns.

• Strong programming/scripting ability - especially bash, plus C, Java, Python, TCL, VBA.

Why Join Us?
This is your chance to be part of a team building and testing the hardware that actually leaves the planet. You'll be working on complex, high-stakes engineering challenges with some of the best minds in the industry - and you'll see your work go from lab bench to orbit.

Apply Now
If you've got the skills, the mindset, and the appetite for technical challenges that reach beyond the stratosphere, we want to hear from you.