Head of AIT

EVONA; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity participation

Job summary

EVONA is seeking a Head of Assembly, Integration & Test (AIT) to lead a multidisciplinary technical team in a growing space technology company. The role requires strong people leadership, a hands-on approach, and the ability to drive changes across assembly, integration, and testing activities.

The successful candidate will build relationships across engineering, production, programme management, and supply chain, and work with senior leadership to support organisational growth in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Significant people management experience in a technical or operational environment.
• Experience in assembly, integration, or test.
• Strong stakeholder management and consensus-building skills.
• Experience managing managers or developing leadership capability.
• Track record of implementing change and improving processes.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Proactive, adaptable, and hands-on approach.
• Background in a startup or scale-up environment.
• Experience in space or broader aerospace industry.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering or production teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a multidisciplinary technical team, including experience of leading leadership profiles.
• Oversee assembly, integration and test activities.
• Drive operational improvements and establish effective processes.
• Build strong relationships across engineering, production, programme management, and supply chain.
• Manage competing priorities and gain stakeholder buy-in for change.
• Identify challenges, develop practical solutions, and drive them through to completion.
• Work closely with senior leadership to support organisational growth.

Skills

Leadership

Assembly/Integration/Test

Stakeholder management

Change management

Communication

Startup/scale-up experience

Space/Aerospace domain

Multidisciplinary teams

Job description

Head of Assembly, Integration & Test (AIT)

Working arrangement: Full-time, onsite

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Head of AIT to lead a technical team within a growing space technology business.

This is an opportunity for a strong people leader with an AIT background to drive operational improvements, develop teams, and shape processes in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and develop a multidisciplinary technical team, including experience of leading leadership profiles.
• Oversee assembly, integration and test activities.
• Drive operational improvements and establish effective processes.
• Build strong relationships across engineering, production, programme management, and supply chain.
• Manage competing priorities and gain stakeholder buy-in for change.
• Identify challenges, develop practical solutions, and drive them through to completion.
• Work closely with senior leadership to support organisational growth.

Requirements

• Significant people management experience in a technical or operational environment.
• Experience in assembly, integration, or test.
• Strong stakeholder management and consensus-building skills.
• Experience managing managers or developing leadership capability.
• A track record of implementing change and improving processes.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• A proactive, adaptable, and hands-on approach.
• Background in a startup or scale-up environment.
• Experience in the space or wider aerospace industry.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering or production teams.

The ideal candidate

You will be a collaborative, solutions-focused leader who can bring people together, navigate competing priorities, and turn ideas into action.

Comfortable working in a growing business, you will be able to introduce structure where needed without slowing progress. Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills are just as important as your technical understanding.

Package and location

• Fully onsite in Colorado, USA.
• Competitive compensation package, with potential equity participation.