System AIT Engineer m/f Ref. AIT_2026

OHB-Italia S.p.A.; Milano; On-site; EUR 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

OHB Italia in Milano seeks a System AIT Engineer to support the AIT Manager in preparing, implementing and monitoring AIT activities for a satellite project.

The role requires a Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, at least three years in AIT, fluent English, and experience with Space documentation, MS Office and CAD tools. Willingness to work in shifts and on-site in Milano.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering or similar.
• At least three years of AIT experience.
• Experience with Space-related documentation and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Analyse architecture and requirements for AIT activities.
• Support AIT Plan and AIT Flow preparation and maintenance.
• Verify input availability for AIT activities (requirements, schedule, manuals).
• Coordinate and monitor AIT documentation (Procedures, dashboards, setups, IRR/TRR/PTR).
• Prepare procedures for integration and testing, including test scripts if needed.
• Contribute to MGSE/EGSE and instrumentation planning.
• Support clean room and laboratory integration areas and equipment.
• Assist AIT integration and testing in clean room and lab environments.
• Coordinate external/internal test facilities coordination.
• Assist Environmental Test campaigns and Launch Campaigns when required.
• Participate in AIT reviews (IRR, TRR, PTR, NRB).

Skills

AIT engineering

English fluency

MS Office

CAD Viewer

Team coordination

Education

Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering or similar

Tools

MS Project

Job description

OHB Italia is seeking for its AIT Department in Milano for immediate start a

System AIT Engineer m/f Ref. AIT_2026

In this position, you will be the main support to the AIT Manager for the preparation, implementation and monitoring of all AIT activities related to a specific project. You will need knowledge and good feeling with practical activities, educational and on-the-field knowledge of mechanics, physics, basic electrical and functional principles of a Satellite. You will report to the Head of the AIT Department.

Your Tasks

• Analyse documentation describing the architecture of the item subject of AIT activities, including requirements specifications, assembly drawings (mechanical and electrical), user manuals.
• Support the preparation and maintenance of the AIT Plan and the AIT Flow.
• Verify the availability of the input necessary to the AIT activities: Test and Configuration Requirement’s, System Schedule, User Manual’s, etc.
• Coordinate, plan and monitor the preparation of the AIT documentation, as Procedures, with their Dashboard, Setup design, As-run Procedures, IRR, TRR and PTR documentation.
• Prepare procedures to be executed during integration and testing activities including, if necessary, test scripts for automatic test routines.
• Contribute to the definition of support equipment (MGSE, EGSE), test setup and required instrumentation.
• Support the preparation of clean room and laboratory integration area, equipment and instrumentation.
• Support and, if necessary, direct participation to both mechanical and electrical functional AIT integration and testing activities, in clean room and laboratory environment.
• Support the technical coordination of the external and internal test facilities.
• Support the preparation of the Environmental Test campaigns and the Launch Campaign, when envisaged by the Project, including participation if necessary.
• Support and participation to the AIT-related reviews, i.e. IRR, TRR, PTR, NRB, Progress Meeting and all similar Project reviews.

Your Qualifications

• Master’s degree or comparable in Aerospace Engineering or similar.
• Professional experience of at least three years in the domain of AIT.
• Confidence with Space Business documentation, such as Satellite/Payload/Equipment User Manual’s, Architecture, Design and Test Requirements, Procedures, Assembly Drawings and similar.
• Understanding of issues, identification of root causes, definition of solutions.
• Good interpersonal skills both internally with colleagues and externally with the customer
• Good reporting capabilities and easy communication to the Management.
• Availability to execute work also in long term missions, as per the Environmental or Launch Campaign.
• Available to work in multiple shifts or at weekends and bank holidays, when necessary for the achievement of Project milestones.
• Knowledge of the quality principles which apply to the Space Business, inside and outside a Clean Room.
• Use of the MS Office tools, including MS Project. Use of CAD Viewer software.
• Fluent in English.

The gross annual remuneration package will be determined based on the degree of alignment between the candidate’s profile and the requirements of the role, as well as the level of professional experience acquired. The salary range is therefore as follows:€30,000–€60,000