My Client is a world leader in the design and manufacture of satellite systems. Activities cover complete civil and military telecommunications and Earth observation systems, science and navigation programmes, together with avionics and a wide range of space equipment and associated ground infrastructure.

With business activities in France, Germany, the UK and Spain and a balanced, integrated industrial organisation we see our selves as a partner of choice for national, international and commercial customers.

Owning some of the best-appointed and most advanced design, manufacture and test facilities in the space industry and you are joining a workforce of over 6,000 highly skilled people.

Committed to the development and delivery of cutting-edge customer solutions that respond to the current and future needs of an evolving space industry.

Seeking: Test Engineer (AIT - Assembly, Integration & Test) / Test Development Engineer - for Satellite assembly, integration and test - Permanenet role based in Stevenage - salary circa 44k

You wil be an an electrical engineer who will become part of the Central Assembly, Integration and Test (C-AIT) department responsible for preparing for and performing electrical preparation, integration and automatic testing in software and real time test environments and on flight spacecraft systems.
You will work within a team of AIT engineers, responsible for producing test specifications from which test plans, test procedures will be produced to perform electrical integration and testing of electronic units, subsystems and spacecraft systems. Spacecraft testing is performed using Automatic Test procedures and you will be required to extensively develop these S/W scripts which will control test equipment and the Item Under Test (IUT). You will be required to perform test result analysis and write associated test reports.
The candidate will be familiar with a wide range of electrical/RF test and measurement equipment.
Spacecraft testing takes place in a number of environments including vacuum chambers, EMC chambers, Vibration and acoustic chambers, and part of the role will be to prepare for testing in these facilities.
Travel and work overseas for periods up to 4 months is required to perform AIT spacecraft, environmental test and launch activities.

Successful candidates will have as a minimum qualification of a degree in an electrical and electronic engineering discipline, clear report writing and presentation skills. Experience of electrical testing on prime projects or equivalent is highly desirable. Knowledge of the production and maintenance of automatic test procedures (i.e. software), experience of electrical, unit and Subsystem testing, fault finding skills and investigations would be advantageous.

Benefits include:

25 days annual leave + 8 statutory leave days, Flexi Time, Pension Scheme, All Employee Company Car Scheme and Benefit Cars, UK Executive Car Scheme, Relocation, Job Training, A Comprehensive Induction, Apprentice Programmes, Graduate Programmes, Financial help to study, Career Compass, Bonus Award Schemes - Exceptional Performance Award Schemes, Long Term Service Awards, Salary Sacrifice Scheme, Opportunities to travel or work abroad, An On-Site Restaurant and Shops, Occupational Health, Employee Assistance Programme, RAC, Electrical Items Privilege Club, Staff Travel Insurance Scheme, AON Insurance Scheme