Satellite AIT Electrical Systems Engineer
Location: Stevenage (100% onsite, some UK travel)
Contract: 12-month contract
Rate: £41.10/hour PAYE (£47.07/hour incl. holiday) or £55/hour Umbrella
We seek an engineer with recent high-integrity or safety-critical industry experience (defence, aerospace, or similar), or eligible for UK security clearance.
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About the role
Electrical Systems Test Engineer within spacecraft AIT. You will prepare, debug and execute automated system test sequences on flight hardware and benches, support anomaly investigations, contribute to NRB/TRB reviews, and generate the associated test documentation across ambient and environmental test campaigns.
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What you'll do
1. Derive and implement test procedures and automated sequences from system specs
2. Execute and debug complex test sequences on spacecraft/benches (CCS environment)
3. Provide first-line technical support to test ops during execution & anomaly events
4. Participate in test readiness/post-test reviews & non-conformance reviews (NRBs)
5. Support functional & performance testing in environmental campaigns (TVAC, EMC, etc.)
6. Write test reports, close-out documentation and feed into review boards
7. Interfa...