AIT (Assembly, Testing & Integration) LEAD

GalaxEye; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,000,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Open to new ideas and processes

Startup culture and growth potential

Opportunity to work with Founding Team

Job summary

GalaxEye is seeking an experienced Satellite AIT Lead in Bengaluru to own and drive all AIT activities for the Drishti Gen-2 satellite and scale to constellation builds. You will develop plans, ensure test readiness, and lead root-cause analysis while coordinating with multi-disciplinary teams.

You will mentor AIT technicians, define standardized procedures, and drive improvements in tooling and fixtures to reduce cycle times as volume increases.

Qualifications

• Must have 8+ years of hands-on experience in satellite/spacecraft AIT (assembly, integration & testing).
• Experience owning AIT for a satellite or subsystem through qualification/flight readiness.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive all AIT activities for Drishti Gen-2 and future constellation builds.
• Develop and maintain AIT plans, procedures, and test flow for satellite-level integration.
• Lead troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and non-conformance resolution during integration and test.
• Ensure test readiness reviews, results reviews, and sign-offs per program milestones.
• Mentor and manage a team of AIT technicians on the shop floor, plan daily/weekly work, and ensure safety and build discipline.

Skills

Satellite AIT

Team leadership

Quality systems

Environmental testing

Documentation

Job description

• Own and drive all AIT activities for the Drishti Gen-2 satellite — mechanical assembly, electrical integration, harnessing, and functional/performance testing.
• Develop and maintain AIT plans, schedules, procedures, and test flow for satellite-level integration, in coordination with systems engineering.
• Lead troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and non-conformance resolution during integration and test.
• Ensure test readiness reviews, test result reviews, and sign-offs are completed per program milestones.

Scaling to Constellation Build

• Transition AIT processes from a single-satellite, prototype-style build to a repeatable, higher-cadence constellation build process.
• Define and implement standardized work instructions, travelers/routers, and quality checkpoints suited to serial production.
• Identify and drive improvements in tooling, jigs/fixtures, and test consoles to reduce AIT cycle time per satellite as volume increases.
• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of AIT technicians on the shop floor — planning daily/weekly work, ensuring safety, and maintaining build discipline.
• Train technicians on assembly, integration, and test procedures, and build bench strength as the team grows with constellation ramp-up.

Cross-functional Coordination

• Partner with the Operations Manager to align AIT schedules with the overall production plan.
• Work with the Inventory Manager to ensure parts, sub-systems, and consumables are available and traceable for each build (kitting, GRN/issue tracking, shortage escalation).
• Align with the Ground Floor Manager on facility, cleanroom, EGSE/GSE, and safety requirements against the AIT schedule.
• Coordinate with Tech Heads, Project Managers, systems engineering, system leads, quality, and payload/sensor teams to resolve interface and requirement issues surfaced during integration.

Documentation & Compliance

• Maintain AIT documentation — test procedures, test reports, non-conformance reports, and traveler/router records — per applicable quality standards (e.g., ISO 9001; ECSS-Q-ST or equivalent space-quality framework, as adopted internally).
• Support configuration control and traceability of build records for each flight unit

Satellite AIT Ownership

• Own and drive all AIT activities for the Drishti Gen-2 satellite — mechanical assembly, electrical integration, harnessing, and functional/performance testing.
• Develop and maintain AIT plans, schedules, procedures, and test flow for satellite-level integration, in coordination with systems engineering.
• Lead troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and non-conformance resolution during integration and test.
• Ensure test readiness reviews, test result reviews, and sign-offs are completed per program milestones.

Scaling to Constellation Build

• Transition AIT processes from a single-satellite, prototype-style build to a repeatable, higher-cadence constellation build process.
• Define and implement standardized work instructions, travelers/routers, and quality checkpoints suited to serial production.
• Identify and drive improvements in tooling, jigs/fixtures, and test consoles to reduce AIT cycle time per satellite as volume increases.

Team & Floor Leadership

• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of AIT technicians on the shop floor — planning daily/weekly work, ensuring safety, and maintaining build discipline.
• Train technicians on assembly, integration, and test procedures, and build bench strength as the team grows with constellation ramp-up.

Cross-functional Coordination

• Partner with the Operations Manager to align AIT schedules with the overall production plan.
• Work with the Inventory Manager to ensure parts, sub-systems, and consumables are available and traceable for each build (kitting, GRN/issue tracking, shortage escalation).
• Align with the Ground Floor Manager on facility, cleanroom, EGSE/GSE, and safety requirements against the AIT schedule.
• Coordinate with Tech Heads, Project Managers, systems engineering, system leads, quality, and payload/sensor teams to resolve interface and requirement issues surfaced during integration.

Documentation & Compliance

• Maintain AIT documentation — test procedures, test reports, non-conformance reports, and traveler/router records — per applicable quality standards (e.g., ISO 9001; ECSS-Q-ST or equivalent space-quality framework, as adopted internally).
• Support configuration control and traceability of build records for each flight unit

Requirements

Must-have

• 8+ years of hands-on experience in satellite/spacecraft (or closely related aerospace/defense electro-optical systems) Assembly, Integration & Testing.
• Demonstrated experience owning AIT for a satellite or major sub-system through to qualification/flight readiness — not just component-level test.
• Experience with environmental qualification testing (vibration, thermal/thermal-vacuum, EMI/EMC).
• Prior experience leading a technician team on the floor, including planning, training, and mentoring.
• Experience working within a documented quality system (ISO 9001, ECSS, DO-254-equivalent, or similar), and comfort maintaining traceable build/test records.
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced startup environment and help build repeatable processes as the program scales from one satellite to a constellation.

Nice to have

• Prior exposure to serial/repeat production rather than one-off builds, given the constellation scale-up ahead.
• Direct satellite AIT experience (as opposed to only ground/defense electro-optics).
• Experience setting up or improving AIT floor processes from scratch — facilities, tooling, work instructions — for a scaling program.

Benefits

• Fair compensation will be provided as per market standards
• Experience rapid growth and start-up culture
• Flexible Working Hours
• Open to exploring, discussing and implementing new ideas and processes
• Opportunity to work closely with the Founding Team at GalaxEye
• Get a chance to work with Advisors holding senior positions and decades of experience.