AI Summary
We are recruiting a highly skilled AIT Engineer to manage the physical assembly, complex subsystem integration, and rigorous environmental verification of advanced satellite platforms. The role involves hands-on integration, verification, and validation of tactical satellite platforms. The ideal candidate will have a rock-solid engineering foundation and deep technical knowledge in high-frequency Radio Frequency (RF) systems, complex digital electronics, mechanical structural subsystems, or flight software.
Key Highlights
Hands-on Integration
Verification & Validation
Anomalies & Root Cause
Key Responsibilities
Hands-on Integration: Execute the end-to-end physical assembly, complex electrical/mechanical subsystem integration, and systemic testing (AIT) of tactical satellite platforms.
Verification & Validation: Plan and perform comprehensive system-level functional validation and environmental testing sequences (thermal, vacuum, vibration, acoustic).
Anomalies & Root Cause: Troubleshoot complex integration anomalies and electronic failures, conducting rigorous root cause analysis (RCA) and implementing corrective actions.
Technical Skills Required
Benefits & Perks
Base Salary: €45,000 – €68,000 per year
Relocation Support: Complete relocation assistance and structural support package provided
Career Evolution: Rapid internal career growth paths within a scaling global aerospace manufacturer
Job Description
AIT Engineer – SIGINT (Signals Intelligence)
Job Overview
We are recruiting a highly skilled AIT (Assembly, Integration, and Testing) Engineer on behalf of a fast-growing international space technology company in Valencia, Spain. Operating in the high-stakes space and defense sector, this company develops next-generation Earth observation satellite systems that deliver critical signals intelligence, maritime awareness, surveillance, and national security monitoring capabilities. This on-site role places you at the center of the company's European production ramp-up, where you will manage the physical assembly, complex subsystem integration, and rigorous environmental verification of advanced satellite platforms.
Location & Work Mode
- City: Valencia
- Country: Spain
- Work Mode: On-site (Based full-time at a cutting-edge satellite manufacturing and integration facility in Valencia).
- Hands-on Integration: Execute the end-to-end physical assembly, complex electrical/mechanical subsystem integration, and systemic testing (AIT) of tactical satellite platforms.
- Verification & Validation: Plan and perform comprehensive system-level functional validation and environmental testing sequences (thermal, vacuum, vibration, acoustic).
- Anomalies & Root Cause: Troubleshoot complex integration anomalies and electronic failures, conducting rigorous root cause analysis (RCA) and implementing corrective actions.
- Production Reviews: Participate in formal design, production readiness, and configuration reviews to ensure seamless translation from the engineering lab to the cleanroom floor.
- Documentation & Optimization: Author, review, and continuously optimize hardware verification procedures, automated test sequences, and technical manufacturing documentation.
- Industrialization & Mentorship: Drive Design-for-Manufacturing (DFM) and Design-for-Testability (DFT) initiatives to accelerate cleanroom scalability while mentoring assembly technicians and junior engineers on high-reliability aerospace standards.
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- Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Aerospace, Electrical, Electronic, Telecommunications, Systems, or Software Engineering (or a closely related technical discipline).
- Domain Expertise: A rock-solid engineering foundation with deep technical knowledge in at least one key domain: high-frequency Radio Frequency (RF) systems, complex digital electronics, mechanical structural subsystems, or flight software.
- Industry Experience: Minimum of 3 to 5+ years of hands-on experience in the assembly, testing, integration, or manufacturing of highly complex hardware within space, aerospace, defense, or high-reliability technology sectors.
- Methodologies: Strong familiarity with hardware configuration management, fast-paced production ramp-ups, test-bench setup, and formal system validation lifecycles.
- Systems Mindset: A proactive, cross-functional engineering approach capable of identifying localized integration risks and cascading subsystem dependencies easily.
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- English: Full professional written and verbal fluency is mandatory to collaborate across multi-site international engineering business units.
- Base Salary: €45,000 – €68,000 per year (competitively matched to technical expertise and experience).
- Relocation Support: Complete relocation assistance and structural support package provided for international or moving candidates relocating to Valencia.
- Career Evolution: Rapid internal career growth paths within a scaling global aerospace manufacturer.
- Impact: Exposure to large-scale defense/intelligence satellite production lines with visible mission impact on cutting-edge space technology.
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