Lead AIT Engineer (Satellite)

Salary: £80,000 - 80,000 per year

Requirements:

• Proven experience in satellite, spacecraft, or other high-reliability AIT environments
• Strong understanding of ECSS standards and environmental qualification testing
• Experience delivering flight hardware
• Previous leadership or programme-level AIT experience
• Experience with small satellites, electric propulsion, or advanced spacecraft programmes would be highly advantageous

Responsibilities:

• Define and implement the AIT strategy
• Lead spacecraft and thruster assembly, integration, and test activities
• Manage environmental qualification campaigns, including TVac, vibration, and EMC testing
• Drive hardware integration through to flight acceptance
• Ensure quality and compliance through ECSS-compliant procedures, NCR management, hardware traceability, calibration, and QMS activities

Technologies:

• Hardware
• Support

More:

We are partnering with an innovative space and satellite company in Reading to recruit a permanent Lead AIT Engineer. This is a fantastic opportunity to lead the Assembly, Integration & Test (AIT) programme for cutting-edge gridded-ion propulsion systems and satellite platforms, taking projects from engineering model through to flight acceptance. We offer a competitive salary of £65,000–£80,000, a comprehensive benefits package, relocation support, and visa sponsorship for eligible candidates. You will have the opportunity to work on next-generation space technology with a highly innovative organisation and make a real impact within a growing aerospace business.

last updated 31 week of 2026