AIT Lead Mechanical Satellite Engineer

JOB SUMMARY

• To promote and drive AIT standards ensuring engineering concepts are delivered to the shop floor in a controlled manner.
• Ensure quality and process robustness through promotion of best practise within team and between disciplines

Leading the AIT mechanical team to the success of the mission.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for the Mechanical Satellite element and lead the mechanical team on an ENS project through Phases 'A', 'B', 'C/D' and 'E'
• Leading a team of AIT engineers on the specific project
• Planning the mechanical team's activities on a weekly basis (including operations team) and implementing this plan.
• Supporting the use of 3Dx Delmia on the specific project
• Produce specs from test requirements, write test plans, DDV, plans, AIT plans, test procedures and test reports
• Control of all project MGSE, flight & support equipment
• Produce MGSE requirement specs from test requirements, operating and maintaining MGSE
• Alignment - producing test procedures and operating and maintaining optical alignment equipment
• Designing test equipment, overseeing its manufacture, and commissioning
• Mechanical handling or spacecraft, instruments, payloads, solar arrays, antennas etc
• Prepare and carry out environmental tests (Vibration, Acoustic, Mass properties, Thermal) at unit, subsystem, instrument and spacecraft level
• Install and validate test instrumentation
• Support propulsion testing
• Handling and installation of thermal hardware
• Mechanical integration and testing of electronic units, subsystems and instruments, mechanisms, antennas, solar arrays, mechanical sub-systems, instruments, payloads and spacecraft and control the documentation associated with performing these tasks
• Pyrotechnic handling, installation and safety
• Plan and control workload of the AIT team consisting of engineers and technicians
• Be able to travel overseas to work for short periods (typically 2-3months, could be 6-7 months on occasions)
• Be able to integrate quickly and easily into an AIT team

Highly motivated and possess good problem solving skills

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT

• Relevant engineering experience.
• Appreciation of satellite integration processes and project phases
• Use of SAP or other ERP System
• Understanding of build documentation and the need for it
• Driving build quality through review of processes and implementation of improvements
• Managing a team during day-to-day activities ensuring work is completed on time and the correct standard
• Controlling and delivery of projects to budget and schedule
• Face-to-face dealings with customers and suppliers

Worked in volatile, high pressure environments to resolve technical and personnel conflicts

Essential Requirements

• Spacecraft Mechanical testing on prime projects is essential
• Leading other team members
• Production of MGSE specs and operation of MGSE and flight HW

Production of high quality documentation (test specs, test plans, test procedures, AIT Plans, DDV plans)

Desirable Requirements

• Producing test procedures and operating and maintaining optical alignment equipment

Launch campaign experience

REQUIRED QUALIFICATION LEVEL

All candidates shall have higher education qualification in a Mechanical Engineering discipline, clear report writing and presentation skills or relevant experience.

Working Environment

• Space, Aerospace
• AIT/ Manufacturing environment

Team Management

Extension

Probable extension after initial contract duration

Base of Work

Following a familiarisation period on site in the preparation Phase some hybrid working is permitted in line with Airbus policies during the operation build phase the role will require the candidate to be fully on site - free parking is provided.

Reason for vacancy

Workload

Interview Process

One stage interview - on site

Guidant Global (Airbus) is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.