Senior AI&T Lead for Spacecraft Assembly & Test

ViaSat Inc.; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 181,000 - 285,000; Full time

Job summary

Viasat is seeking a Senior AI&T Leader to head the Assembly, Integration, and Test team for payloads and space vehicles. You will drive verification strategies, DFAT implementation, and readiness for launch campaigns, coordinating with systems engineering and program management.

The role requires a decade of aerospace integration leadership, with a focus on end-to-end verification and mission readiness. You will define test concepts, develop architecture, and oversee plans from payload to launch

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in STEM field.
• 10+ years leading spacecraft, satellite, aerospace, or complex system integration and test programs.
• Experience developing test architectures, verification plans, and integration strategies.
• Experience with EGSE, MGSE, environmental test campaigns, and launch site operations.
• Experience serving in a technical leadership role with program execution responsibilities.
• Strong understanding of systems engineering, verification, and requirements management.

Responsibilities

• Own the AI&T development plans, verification plans, test concepts, and execution schedules.
• Define EGSE and MGSE requirements, architecture, acquisition, and deployment strategies.
• Lead assembly and integration planning for payload, subsystem, and space vehicle activities.
• Manage requirements verification and validation with traceability to verification closure.
• Develop build procedures, test procedures, operational products, readiness reviews, and launch campaign documentation.
• Oversee environmental testing, functional testing, end-to-end verification, anomaly resolution, and mission readiness activities.
• Lead multidisciplinary AI&T engineers, technicians, and support personnel through all integration and test phases.
• Serve as primary interface with systems engineering, program management, manufacturing, quality, mission assurance, and customers.

Skills

Test architecture

Verification plans

Integration strategies

EGSE/MGSE

Launch site operations

Technical leadership

Systems engineering

Requirements management

Education

Bachelor degree in STEM field

Job description

Viasat is seeking a Senior AI&T Leader to head the Assembly, Integration, and Test team for payloads and space vehicles. You will drive verification strategies, DFAT implementation, and readiness for launch campaigns, coordinating with systems engineering and program management.

The role requires a decade of aerospace integration leadership, with a focus on end-to-end verification and mission readiness. You will define test concepts, develop architecture, and oversee plans from payload to launch