Senior AIT Technician

The AIT Technician builds ICEYE's satellites. You perform the physical assembly, integration and test operations that turn qualified designs into flight-ready spacecraft, working to approved procedures in a cleanroom environment and taking personal responsibility for the quality, workmanship and traceability of everything you touch. Your focus is mechanical, thermal and harness integration: assembling structures and equipment, installing thermal hardware and multi-layer insulation, routing and connecting flight harnesses, and bringing subsystems together into a complete satellite. We are hiring at both Technician and Senior Technician level. Senior Technicians take on the more complex assemblies, lead frontline troubleshooting and coach the technicians around them.

Preparation and Readiness

• Prepare each operation from the approved procedure, traveller and drawings, and check that the documentation matches the hardware in front of you before starting.
• Verify hardware before use: part and serial numbers, quantity, physical condition, cleanliness, protections, fasteners and consumables.
• Prepare and check the tools, torque equipment, MGSE, lifting and handling equipment and integration stands the activity needs.

Mechanical and Thermal Assembly and Integration

• Assemble and install satellite structures, panels, brackets, equipment, payloads, mechanisms and thermal hardware to drawing and torque specification.
• Integrate subsystems into the satellite, verifying fit, alignment and interfaces at each step.
• Perform handling and lifting operations with MGSE, including satellite rotation, transfer between stands and installation on test adapters.

Harness, Thermal Hardware and MLI

• Route, install and connect flight harnesses, including crimping, soldering, shielding, connector mating and identification.
• Perform electrical verification of harnesses, including continuity, insulation and short-circuit checks.
• Install thermal hardware including heaters, thermistors and thermal interface materials, and fabricate, install and repair multi-layer insulation, including bonding and taping operations.

Test Preparation and Support

• Prepare satellite configurations for functional and environmental testing, including installation on test adapters and mechanical interfaces.
• Set up and connect EGSE and test benches, support test execution, monitor parameters and report anomalies immediately.
• Support environmental and launch campaigns on site and off site, including packing, transport preparation and reinstallation.

Quality, Traceability and Non-Conformance

• Record every operation in real time: as-run procedures, logbooks, photographs, and hardware and software configuration, in Manufacturo (MES) and Jira.
• Perform compliance checks and visual inspections at each critical step, and complete the associated checklists and records.
• Raise non-conformance reports for any deviations.