ALTEN
10,000+ employees
🚀 Aerospace
Engineering • IT Services • Aerospace
ALTEN is a leader in outsourced Engineering and R&D and IT Services, catering to various industries such as aeronautics, automotive, banking, and life sciences. With a workforce of over 57,400 employees across nearly 30 countries, ALTEN specializes in executing complex and technical projects, supporting innovation and technology advancements in multiple sectors. The company focuses on providing engineering services, project management, and IT solutions to enhance client operations and foster sustainable innovation.
AIT Spacecraft Manager
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🇬🇧 United Kingdom – Remote
⏳ Contract/Temporary
🟡 Mid-level
🟠 Senior
👔 Manager
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ALTEN
10,000+ employees
🚀 Aerospace
Engineering • IT Services • Aerospace
ALTEN is a leader in outsourced Engineering and R&D and IT Services, catering to various industries such as aeronautics, automotive, banking, and life sciences. With a workforce of over 57,400 employees across nearly 30 countries, ALTEN specializes in executing complex and technical projects, supporting innovation and technology advancements in multiple sectors. The company focuses on providing engineering services, project management, and IT solutions to enhance client operations and foster sustainable innovation.
📋 Description
• Lead and coordinate all AIT activities across spacecraft subsystems, from initial assembly through final acceptance testing. • Define and maintain the AIT strategy, workflows, schedules, and resource planning for the mission. • Manage a team of AIT Technicians and Engineers, providing daily direction, task allocation, and technical oversight. • Ensure all integration and test activities follow high‑reliability space standards, cleanroom protocols, and mission‑specific requirements. • Oversee functional testing, electrical verification, mechanical integration, and subsystem‑level validation. • Drive test campaign planning, including vibration, thermal‑vacuum, EMC, and environmental qualification activities. • Review and approve test procedures, integration plans, NCRs, and technical documentation. • Act as the primary interface between AIT, systems engineering, avionics, mechanical engineering, and project management teams. • Ensure smooth hardware flow, from incoming inspection through integration, testing, and final delivery.
🎯 Requirements
• Mandatory Space industry experience — direct involvement in spacecraft AIT, satellite assembly, or high‑reliability space hardware integration. • Proven experience leading AIT teams or supervising integration activities. • Strong understanding of spacecraft electrical, mechanical, and harness interfaces. • Hands‑on experience with functional testing, environmental testing, and subsystem validation. • Ability to interpret engineering drawings, ICDs, wiring diagrams, and test procedures. • Experience managing NCRs, test reports, and integration documentation. • Excellent coordination skills across multidisciplinary engineering teams. • Strong awareness of cleanroom practices, contamination control, and flight hardware handling. • A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, or equivalent military experience.
🏖️ Benefits
• A personalised career path and a rewarding management style • A huge diversity of engineering projects and industries • Private Medical Insurance • Cycle & Tech Scheme • Employee assistance programme • Life insurance & Pension Scheme • Social atmosphere, regular gatherings & team buildings • Flexible way of working (role dependent)
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