Senior AIT Engineer - Spacecraft Test & Integration

Cerebras; Arvada (CO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Relocation assistance

Daily catered lunches

Fully paid parental leave

Equity options

Job summary

Loft Federal seeks a Senior Assembly, Integration & Test Engineer to lead hands-on fabrication, assembly, and environmental testing of satellites. You will work with mechanical, electrical, systems, PMs, software, and product teams to ensure flight readiness and successful mission delivery.

Candidate should have 5+ years in a testing role, DoD/SCI familiarity, and strong Python test scripting. The role demands DoD clearance and active contribution to test campaigns and documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field and 5+ years in testing, preferably aerospace.
• Experience writing, performing, and documenting tests with environmental assays.
• Active DoD clearance or ability to obtain Top Secret clearance is highly valued.
• Hands-on with environmental tests (vibration, TVAC, EMI, radiation) and test campaigns.

Responsibilities

• Perform and oversee integration, testing, and verification of satellites and payloads.
• Develop, execute, and document detailed test procedures across disciplines.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with mechanical, electrical, and software teams to troubleshoot.
• Lead test campaigns from concept through completion and ensure flight readiness.

Skills

Test engineering

Aerospace testing

Python scripting

Electrical harness design

GSE setup

Clearance (DoD)

Vibration testing

TVAC testing

EMI testing

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

GIT

Docker

Jira

Confluence

Python

Job description

Loft Federal seeks a Senior Assembly, Integration & Test Engineer to lead hands-on fabrication, assembly, and environmental testing of satellites. You will work with mechanical, electrical, systems, PMs, software, and product teams to ensure flight readiness and successful mission delivery.

Candidate should have 5+ years in a testing role, DoD/SCI familiarity, and strong Python test scripting. The role demands DoD clearance and active contribution to test campaigns and documentation.