Senior AIT (Assembly, Integration & Test) Engineer

the team designs, builds, and operates the satellites, systems, and platforms that make our missions possible. It’s a highly collaborative environment where ideas become real hardware, software, and data solutions that deliver impact from space. The AIT team is at the heart of turning ideas into real, orbit-ready satellites. They’re the workshop where Open Cosmos missions come to life — taking designs from paper to physical hardware. It’s hands-on, fast-paced, and mission-critical - it doesn’t get much cooler than this! What You'll Be Doing As a Senior AIT Engineer , you’ll lead the integration and testing of Open Cosmos satellites — ensuring spacecraft are assembled, validated, and prepared for launch. You’ll oversee spacecraft AIT campaigns, coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams, and guide integration activities from subsystem assembly through environmental testing and launch readiness. This role combines hands-on spacecraft work with technical leadership, problem-solving, and campaign planning. Working closely with systems, electrical, and mechanical engineering teams, you’ll help ensure satellites meet mission

requirements and are delivered ready for orbit. Your work will directly contribute to spacecraft that launch and operate around the world. What You’ll Bring Strong technical expertise in spacecraft Assembly, Integration, and Test (AIT). Deep understanding of spacecraft subsystems, system interfaces, and integration processes. Capability to lead complex integration and verification activities. Strong troubleshooting and anomaly investigation skills across spacecraft systems. Ability to develop integration procedures, test plans, and verification strategies. Confidence working with electrical test equipment, EGSE, and spacecraft ground support systems. Strong understanding of configuration control, quality assurance, and engineering documentation. A collaborative mindset and the ability to guide engineers and technicians during integration campaigns. Comfort working in cleanroom environments and supporting environmental test campaigns. This role will be based onsite in Barcelona, Spain To apply, you must have the legal right to work in this location. When submit your CV in English. Why Open Cosmos? Work at the cutting edge of space technology with customers around the globe. A mission-driven company making space accessible to help solve real-world challenges. A diverse, ambitious, and supportive team. Division CTO Department ASSEMBLY, INTEGRATION & TEST Role Senior (Assembly, Integration & Test) AIT Engineer Locations Barcelona, Spain Employment type Full-time About Open Cosmos Open Cosmos is dedicated to solving customer problems with insights from space. Whether this is monitoring agricultural yields, assessing the damage of oil spills or providing navigation solutions, we believe that data from satellites is the most effective and sustainable way of achieving this. Apply for this job CTO · ASSEMBLY, INTEGRATION & TEST · Barcelona, Spain Senior AIT (Assembly, Integration & Test) Engineer Loading application form Career site Data & privacy Manage cookies Employee login Candidate Connect login Already working at Open Cosmos? Let’s recruit together and find your next colleague. Log in Applicant tracking system by Teamtailor

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