AIT Engineer

About the role

The success of every mission depends on flawless execution. Your job is to make flight hardware ready for launch. As an AIT Engineer, you will be responsible for the assembly, integration, testing, and qualification of Dcubed's solar array products. From incoming inspection and mechanism assembly to deployment testing, environmental qualification, and customer integration campaigns, you will ensure that hardware is built, tested, documented, and delivered to the highest standards.In addition to supporting flight hardware programs, you will play a key role in establishing Dcubed's US production and test capabilities. You will help commission a new facility, develop manufacturing and test processes, design Ground Support Equipment (GSE), install and qualify equipment, and contribute to the creation of a scalable production line for solar array manufacturing.This is a hands-on role for an engineer who enjoys building hardware, improving processes, solving problems under pressure, and taking responsibility for successful integration and test activities.

Responsibilities

• Assemble, integrate, and test solar array flight hardware, including structures, mechanisms, electrical harnesses, and photovoltaic assemblies.
• Perform incoming inspection, functional testing, troubleshooting, and verification activities throughout the product lifecycle.
• Develop test plans, procedures, reports, and other AIT documentation.
• Plan and execute qualification and acceptance test campaigns, including vibration, shock, thermal vacuum, deployment, and functional testing.
• Design, build, commission, and maintain Ground Support Equipment (GSE) used for assembly, transportation, protection, handling, and testing of flight hardware.
• Support the development of custom test rigs, tooling, fixtures, and equipment used in manufacturing, integration, and qualification activities.
• Support the setup, commissioning, and continuous improvement of Dcubed's US manufacturing, integration, and test facility.
• Develop and improve assembly, inspection, integration, and test processes to increase quality, efficiency, repeatability, and production readiness.
• Support facility layout, equipment installation, workflow development, and production-line commissioning activities.
• Participate in customer integration campaigns and external test campaigns, including travel to customer and test-f