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Overview
This contract opportunity is available through our Outsourcing Partner; contact details can be provided.
Responsibilities
- 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
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Qualifications
- A minimum of HNC/HND in engineering or science discipline or demonstrable hands-on experience in the space industry
- ECSS 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
Company: Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL)
Location:
Job Description:
Overview
This contract opportunity is available through our Outsourcing Partner; contact details can be provided.
Responsibilities
- 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
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Qualifications
- A minimum of HNC/HND in engineering or science discipline or demonstrable hands-on experience in the space industry
- ECSS 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
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Posted: May 17th, 2026