System Integration & Test Lead: Ground & Flight Campaigns

AscendArc, Inc.; Beaverton (OR); On-site; USD 160,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

AscendArc, Inc. is seeking an System Integration and Test Lead to serve as the technical authority for the program, owning the FlatSat architecture and the AIT workflow. You will supervise hardware/software integration and the EGSE strategy while guiding technicians and interns through the testing campaign.

The role will extend to the launch-site campaign, including range interfaces and final integration. Ideal candidates have 8+ years in spacecraft integration/test, hands-on experience with

Qualifications

• 8+ years of spacecraft integration and test experience.
• Ownership of an AIT or FlatSat campaign, including integration flow, EGSE strategy, and verification execution.
• Hands-on experience with hardware/software integration and ground-test interfaces (CAN, 1553, SpaceWire, or similar).
• Experience planning and executing spacecraft-level test campaigns and, ideally, supporting a launch-site campaign.
• Strong organizational and leadership skills; able to coordinate technicians, EGSE, and test automation into a coherent campaign.

Responsibilities

• As System Integration and Test Lead you are the integration and verification authority for the program.
• You will own the FlatSat architecture and the assembly, integration, and test (AIT) campaign flow, own hardware/software integration and the ground-test interface, and own the EGSE strategy and verification execution.
• You will carry the early bench work yourself before the EGSE engineer comes on, and you will coordinate the technicians and test interns who support integration.
• The role extends to the launch site campaign — shipment, fueling, final integration, encapsulation, and the range interface — where you run the spacecraft side at the range while the mission operations lead mans the control center.

Skills

Leadership

Campaign coordination

Test automation

Project coordination

Education

B.S./M.S. in Aerospace/EE/ME Eng

Tools

CAN

SpaceWire

1553

Job description

AscendArc, Inc. is seeking an System Integration and Test Lead to serve as the technical authority for the program, owning the FlatSat architecture and the AIT workflow. You will supervise hardware/software integration and the EGSE strategy while guiding technicians and interns through the testing campaign.

The role will extend to the launch-site campaign, including range interfaces and final integration. Ideal candidates have 8+ years in spacecraft integration/test, hands-on experience with