AIT Harness Engineer - Contractor

## Responsible For Delivery of fully manufactured flight harness and test cables to AIT.

Supporting off site and overseas activities. ## Key Purpose of Job · Working as part of spacecraft AIT team, manufacture the harness required for various STTL spacecraft developments ## Key Tasks - All build activities required for the spacecraft harness manufacture - Implementing the harness design during the manufacture process to meet all electrical, grounding and environmental requirements - Liaison with the spacecraft systems team to resolve issues and anomalies - Progress reporting - Spacecraft test cable manufacture - Assist with harness routing discussions - General AIT and EVT support with possible overseas travel - Support training programmes for both internal and customer engineers ## Qualifications · A minimum of HNC/HND in engineering or science discipline or demonstrable hands-on experience in the space industry ## · ESA Harness Certification ECSS-Q-ST-70-26 (Crimping of high reliability electrical connections) ECSS-Q-ST-70-18 (Preparation, assembly and mounting of RF coaxial cables). · Requirements of this post are to hold, or have held in the last 5 years, an EU based personal Security clearance and to be a citizen of one of the member states of the European Union or the Schengen association countries ## Experience · All aspects of harness and cable manufacture · Working with spacecraft flight hardware during design, development and implementation phases. · Working with verification / validation of requirements · Good, all round electrical, mechanical & electronics background · Experience of working in cleanroom conditions preferred ## Knowledge & Skills · Execute work and inspection regime to recognised standards · Proven, practical, hands–on ability for both flight build and ground and development testing tasks · Good team working skills, together with the ability to interface with others at all levels. · Strong attention to detail is essential · Good communication skills are required · Must be prepared to work irregular hours and weekends during peak workload periods. · Ability to fly out to support overseas work is required · A flexible and pragmatic attitude to work, planning and interactions with others is required. · Full, clean driving licence preferred