At a Glance
- Tasks: Assemble and test cutting-edge satellite systems while ensuring top-notch quality and cleanliness.
- Company: Join a pioneering aerospace company at the forefront of space technology.
- Benefits: Competitive pay, hands-on experience, and opportunities for career advancement.
- Other info: Dynamic work environment with a focus on innovation and teamwork.
- Why this job: Be part of a team that builds the future of space exploration.
- Qualifications: Mechanical assembly skills and a passion for aerospace technology.
The predicted salary is between 31500 - 38500 £ per year.
You will be a hands-on technician responsible for the precision mechanical assembly, integration, and test support of the AURA X satellite and thruster system.
You will work across the full hardware lifecycle - from assembling and inspecting flight-quality structural assemblies and mechanisms, through building test fixtures and mechanical GSE, to supporting Assembly, Integration and Test (AIT) campaigns on the satellite and propulsion system.
As part of a lean AIT team, you will also support the Goods In function - receiving and inspecting incoming mechanical parts, structures, and materials against drawings and purchase orders, and logging them into the programme inventory.
You will report into the AIT Lead and work alongside the mechanical design, propulsion, and satellite teams, taking direction from engineers while owning the quality, traceability, and cleanliness of the hardware you build and handle.
Key Responsibilities Precision mechanical assembly of satellite structure, subsystems, and propulsion system components to engineering drawings and assembly procedures.
Apply and record fastener torques using calibrated tooling in accordance with torque procedures and drawing callouts.
Handle flight hardware in accordance with contamination control, ESD, and cleanliness procedures.
Carry out and maintain cleanroom operations, including monitoring, gownin...
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