Assembly, Integration and Test Engineer III

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Vantage Systems, Inc. (Vantage) provides multi-disciplinary engineering services for spaceflight projects. Since 1992, we have delivered solutions to NASA and the DoD space flight community with a focus on integrity and delivering top-tier results aligned with U.S. space program missions. We are seeking highly qualified candidates for a contract position onsite at Kirtland AFB in Albuquerque, NM, supporting the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) SSHINE contract.

We emphasize ethics, quality, and a people-centric approach as we partner with NASA and DoD to shape the future of space exploration.

• Assembly, Integration and Test (AI&T) responsibilities: develop, execute, and document test procedures for space technology systems ranging from Cube Sats to ESPA-class spacecraft to ensure performance, functionality, and reliability; integrate spacecraft hardware and software components; conduct space-qualified environmental testing; troubleshoot issues; and collaborate with cross-functional teams to refine mission designs.
• System Assembly and Integration
  • Perform hands-on assembly and integration of spacecraft buses, payloads, and experiments within government facilities
  • Support integration of Cube Sat through ESPA-class spacecraft and high-altitude balloon systems
  • Integrate flight hardware and software components, ensuring proper interfaces and functionality
  • Support spacecraft mechanical installation, harnessing, thermal blanketing, and system closeouts
  • Coordinate with spacecraft subsystem engineers (power, communications, attitude control, propulsion, structures)
  • Maintain clean room protocols, ESD procedures, and contamination control standards
  • Support government integration facility management including equipment maintenance and calibration
  • Develop and execute test plans for space-qualified environmental testing
  • Thermal vacuum testing (hot/cold operational and survival temperatures);
    Vibration and shock testing (simulating launch environments);
    Acoustic testing (launch vehicle acoustic environments); EMI/EMC testing;
    Functional testing (end-to-end spacecraft operations verification)
  • Conduct systems-level tests to evaluate performance of spacecraft, balloon, and ground systems/subsystems
  • Operate and maintain test equipment including thermal chambers, shake tables, and RF test equipment
  • Perform data reduction, analysis, and review of functional and environmental test results
  • Develop documented data acquisition, processing, analysis, and modeling/simulation tools for test evaluations
• Test Planning & Documentation
  • Develop comprehensive test plans, test procedures, and test cases for spacecraft verification and validation
  • Draft and review test specifications and user s guides
  • Prepare Safety Plans and Risk Management Plans for test activities
  • Document experimental processes and results to allow independent reproduction of tests
  • Participate in programmatic, technical, and safety reviews
  • Conduct reliability, operability, interoperability, and performance assessments
  • Maintain test reports, compliance artifacts, and lessons learned documentation
• Launch Integration Support
  • Support flight experiment launch integration activities at launch sites
  • Support telemetry archiving, analysis, and post-launch documentation
  • Pack, protect, and ship flight experiments and support equipment to launch facilities
  • Support hardware and software integration in preparation for launch, including: ul>
    
    Mechanical installation and interface verification;
    Functional testing and health checks;
    Thermal blanketing and final closeouts;
    Inspection and fairing integration;
    Range safety procedures;
    Day-of-launch processes and anomaly resolution
• Integration Facility Management
  • Maintain and upgrade government integration capabilities and equipment
  • Identify and recommend mitigation for hazardous situations in work spaces, test facilities, integration areas, and pre-launch facilities
  • Support government integration facility management, including:
    • Personnel training on laboratory equipment and safety…