Senior AIT Engineer - Electrical Ground Systems

Woven; Westminster, Northern (CO, KY); Hybrid; USD 184,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

CesiumAstro is seeking a Senior Staff AIT Engineer (Electrical Ground Systems) to lead and support laboratory testing for satellite systems. The role emphasizes design verification, test planning, and hands-on integration in a lab environment.

You will guide test campaigns, manage requirements, and oversee anomaly investigations while collaborating across engineering teams to ensure robust AIT and launch readiness.

Qualifications

• BS in aerospace or electrical engineering.
• 12+ years of experience in spacecraft or related IS&T operations.
• Experience across multiple stages of satellite and GSE development (design to operations).
• Proficiency in at least one scripting language such as Python.

Responsibilities

• Define requirements and provide support for EGSE development for satellite testing.
• Collaborate with Systems Engineering to establish test plans and verify requirements.
• Lead AI&T schedules and readiness reviews; support on-orbit operations.
• Lead anomaly reporting, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions.
• Develop and execute acceptance/qualification tests (vibration, EMI/EMC, RF, etc.).
• Author test procedures and conduct tests; ensure safety in assembly and test activities.

Skills

Python scripting

Requirements management

System design

Satellite integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in aerospace or electrical engineering

Tools

COSMOS

Grafana

Job description

CesiumAstro is seeking a Senior Staff AIT Engineer (Electrical Ground Systems) to lead and support laboratory testing for satellite systems. The role emphasizes design verification, test planning, and hands-on integration in a lab environment.

You will guide test campaigns, manage requirements, and oversee anomaly investigations while collaborating across engineering teams to ensure robust AIT and launch readiness.