Spacecraft AIT & Launch Campaign Lead

IDT Corporation; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 200,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

IDT Corporation seeks an experienced Assembly, Integration & Test (AIT) Manager to build and lead a new AIT organization for a next‑generation space observatory. You will manage end‑to‑end integration, environmental verification, hazardous processing, and launch vehicle integration across multiple sites in the U.S.

You will staff, train, and lead technicians and engineers, while coordinating with NASA partners and commercial providers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years spacecraft AIT, integration, or launch site processing experience.
• 3+ years leading teams on spacecraft launch campaigns.
• Experience with PRACA or equivalent problem reporting systems and corrective action workflows.

Responsibilities

• Build, staff, and lead the AIT organization; own the AIT Plan, budget, schedule, resource loading and critical path.
• Own payload‑to‑platform integration: receiving, inspection, payload reassembly, mate to the bus, alignment and final observatory closeout.
• Lead spacecraft‑level test execution: end‑to‑end functional, performance, vibration/shock, DFAT, EMC and thermal vacuum tests.
• Coordinate integration readiness with platform, payload, and instrument suppliers; review and approve supplier integration flows and readiness artifacts.
• Own anomaly response during integration and test, including troubleshooting and corrective action.
• Establish and stand up a new integration facility, work with external providers, and manage launch-site setup and safety interfaces.
• Own range safety submittals and hazard analyses; collaborate with launch vehicle provider for integration planning and handoff.

Skills

Leadership

Program management

Aerospace engineering

Launch operations

Technical oversight

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, or related field

Job description

IDT Corporation seeks an experienced Assembly, Integration & Test (AIT) Manager to build and lead a new AIT organization for a next‑generation space observatory. You will manage end‑to‑end integration, environmental verification, hazardous processing, and launch vehicle integration across multiple sites in the U.S.

You will staff, train, and lead technicians and engineers, while coordinating with NASA partners and commercial providers.