AIT Lead Engineer

Job description

Your Missions

• Plan, coordinate, and execute spacecraft or payload assembly, integration, testing, and environmental verification activities during the mission ground test phase.
• Work as a key member of the core project team alongside the Project Manager, AIT Manager, and Systems Engineer to deliver fully tested spacecraft or payload systems.
• Coordinate test operators and responsible technical representatives in line with system-level schedules, requirements, and project priorities.
• Prepare documentation and present technical content during design, test, and project reviews for internal and external audiences.
• Facilitate and schedule AIT support equipment, including electrical ground support equipment, mechanical ground support equipment, test equipment, spacecraft harnesses, payload harnesses, and ground test cables.
• Define, implement, and maintain test plans, integration plans, and test procedures traceable to system-level requirements.
• Oversee and participate in unit, subsystem, system-level, and environmental verification test campaigns, including logistics and facility coordination.
• Support ground segment commissioning, launch and early orbit phase activities, training programmes, bids, and proposals when required.

Your Profile

• Experience working with spaceflight hardware, including integrated system testing at spacecraft or payload level.
• Experience in detailed test planning, scheduling, verification, validation, and requirement traceability.
• Experience coordinating test teams in dynamic technical environments, including work package planning, resource coordination, and facility negotiations.
• Experience with flight build, ground testing, development testing, and environmental verification activities.
• Proficiency in electronic test equipment usage, including RF and communications equipment.
• Knowledge of electrical and electronics principles, material usage in spaceflight environments, EGSE systems, scripting, and Microsoft Office tools, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and Microsoft Project.
• Academic background with a degree, HND, or HNC in an engineering or science discipline.
• English fluent.
• EU-based personal security clearance held currently or within the last five years, and citizenship of a European Union member state or Schengen-associated country.
• Strong problem-solving, technical writing, presentation, communication, teamwork, attention to detail, accountability, flexibility, and pragmatic decision-making skills, with the ability to work under pressure, manage ambiguity, support irregular hours, weekend work, shifts, overseas travel, and site mobility when required.

What We Offer

• An international community bringing together 110+ different nationalities.
• An environment where trust has a central place: 70% of our key leaders started their careers at the first level of responsibilities.
• A robust training system with our internal Academy and 250+ available modules.
• A vibrant workplace that frequently gathers for internal events, including afterworks and team buildings.
• Exposure to high-impact aerospace and spacecraft development projects in an international technical environment.
• The opportunity to contribute to complex engineering activities involving spacecraft integration, system-level testing, environmental verification, and mission support.
• At Mantu, sustainability is part of everything we do. You’ll have the opportunity to turn your ideas into action and make a tangible impact. Every day, our teams bring our ESG commitments to life, from reducing our footprint to driving positive change within our communities. Through our WeCare Together program, you’ll be empowered to design and lead projects that create real social or environmental impact, with the company’s full support.

Who are we?

Amaris Consulting is an independent technology consulting firm providing guidance and solutions to businesses. With more than 1000 clients across the globe, we have been rolling out solutions in major projects for over a decade – this is made possible by an international team of 7,600 people spread across 5 continents and more than 60 countries. Our solutions focus on four different Business Lines: Information System & Digital, Telecom, Life Sciences and Engineering. We’re focused on building and nurturing a top talent community where all our team members can achieve their full potential. Amaris is your steppingstone to cross rivers of change, meet challenges and achieve all your projects with success.

At Amaris, we strive to provide our candidates with the best possible recruitment experience. We like to get to know our candidates, challenge them, and be able to give them proper feedback as quickly as possible. Here's what our recruitment process looks like:   

Brief Call: Our process typically begins with a brief virtual/phone conversation to get to know you! The objective? Learn about you, understand your motivations, and make sure we have the right job for you! 

Interviews (the average number of interviews is 3 - the number may vary depending on the level of seniority required for the position). During the interviews, you will meet people from our team: your line manager of course, but also other people related to your future role. We will talk in depth about you, your experience, and skills, but also about the position and what will be expected of you. Of course, you will also get to know Amaris: our culture, our roots, our teams, and your career opportunities!

Case study: Depending on the position, we may ask you to take a test. This could be a role play, a technical assessment, a problem-solving scenario, etc.   

As you know, every person is different and so is every role in a company.  That is why we have to adapt accordingly, and the process may differ slightly at times. However, please know that we always put ourselves in the candidate's shoes to ensure they have the best possible experience. 
We look forward to meeting you!