Title: Lead Electrical Assembly Integration & Test Engineer
Industry: Space Technology
Location: Ahmedabad (with travel to integration and launch sites)
Role Type: Full-time

Experience: 7 - 12 years

About the Role:

The Electrical AIT Lead is responsible for the electrical integrity, grounding philosophy, harnessing strategy, and EMI/EMC discipline of the spacecraft across all Assembly, Integration, and Test phases.

This role ensures that the satellite is electrically safe, deterministic, testable, and compliant from first power-on through environmental testing and delivery to the launch vehicle.

You will work in constant coordination with:

• Ground Checkout / EGSE Lead
• Satellite Systems Engineering
• Payload (SAR) Systems Lead
• Mechanical AIT Lead
• Subsystem teams and external vendors

Responsibilities:

1.Electrical AIT System Architecture

• Derive and own electrical AIT requirements covering:

-grounding and bonding philosophy,

-power distribution and protection,

-harness architecture and routing,

-EMI/EMC control during integration and test.

• Define system-level electrical interfaces between satellite, EGSE, and test facilities.
• Ensure alignment between electrical design assumptions and AIT realities.

2.Harnessing & Electrical Integration

• Lead the design and validation of:

-flight harnesses,

-test and EGSE harnesses,

-adapter cables, breakouts, and TVAC feedthroughs.

• Define connector strategies, pin assignments, shielding, and termination methods.
• Interface with vendors for harness manufacture, procurement, and inspection.
• Support and oversee harness build, ring-out, hi-pot, and inspection activities.

3.AIT Execution & Environmental Testing

• Act as the electrical authority during:

-first power-on,

-subsystem and satellite-level integration,

-environmental testing (TVAC, vibration, EMI/EMC).

• Work with the Mechanical AIT Lead to define AIT flow and sequencing.
• Ensure grounding, bonding, and configuration discipline is maintained throughout test campaigns.
• Support anomaly investigation related to electrical behaviour, EMI, grounding, or harnessing issues.

4.Coordination & Assurance

• Coordinate closely with the EGSE team to ensure clean and safe electrical interfaces.
• Participate in design reviews, test readiness reviews, and failure review boards (FRBs).
• Maintain electrical AIT documentation, drawings, procedures, and configuration records.
• Mentor electrical AIT engineers, harness engineers, and technicians.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering or Electrical Engineering (Master’s degree is a strong plus).
• Mandatory spaceflight experience: direct involvement in satellite electrical integration and test.
• Proven experience with: spacecraft harnessing, grounding and bonding strategies, EMI/EMC control during AIT.
• Hands-on experience in cleanroom integration and environmental test facilities.
• Strong ability to interpret electrical schematics, ICDs, and system-level interfaces.

Preferred Qualifications (Nice to Have, Not Required):

• Experience with SAR or high-power/high-data-rate payloads.
• Familiarity with aerospace workmanship standards.
• Experience supporting launch campaigns.
• Experience in smallsat or constellation programs.

Soft Skills & Attitude:

• Calm and focused under pressure.
• Ownership mindset—comfortable with ambiguity and responsibility.
• High operational discipline and reliability.
• Ability to work occasional off-hours during critical mission phases (AIT, pre-launch).