Assembly, Integration & Test (AI&T) Engineer Verified today

About BlackSky

BlackSky is a real-time intelligence company operating space-based satellites that deliver imagery, automated analytics and high-frequency monitoring worldwide. We serve allied military, intelligence and commercial customers with data that enables them to see, understand and anticipate change as it happens.

The Role

As an Assembly, Integration and Test (AI&T) Engineer, you will support the assembly, integration and test of satellites and their subsystems. You will design, develop and execute test setups, instrumentation and documentation. You will author and maintain test procedures, troubleshoot during production, and work with system and hardware engineers to define requirements and improve designs for test and manufacturing.

This position reports to the Director, Production and is based in Tukwila, WA. This is an onsite role, expected in the office five days a week.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and execute satellite and subsystem test setups, instrumentation and documentation.
• Collaborate with engineering disciplines and program management to align tests with requirements, schedules and quality standards.
• Maintain existing automated and manual test equipment and lead development of new test setups and fixtures.
• Maintain existing satellite and subsystem test harnessing and lead development of new harnessing.
• Execute satellite-level tests, support troubleshooting and resolve stoppages during testing.
• Create work instructions and training documentation for satellite assemblies and subsystems.
• Support process improvement projects to streamline test documentation, data, configuration control and integration operations.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical, Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 3 years hands-on experience in production environment, preferably with space hardware.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings and create harness schematics.
• Demonstrated experience with integration, end-to-end testing and operations.
• Strong understanding of satellites and satellite subsystems.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Unwavering attention to detail with valuable hardware assets.
• Ability to occasionally travel domestically and internationally to support launch campaigns.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. Person.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in high reliability, safety critical or regulated environments.
• Experience with Plex or similar MRP/ERP system.
• Experience with software scheduling and tasking tools, specifically Jira.
• Familiarity with software version control tools, specifically Git.
• Familiarity with Python and Bash.

Compensation and Benefits

The anticipated salary range for Tukwila, Washington is $110,000 to $130,000 per year, dependent on background and education.

Full-time benefits eligible employees receive:

• Medical, dental, vision, disability, group term life and AD&D insurance (BlackSky pays 100% of employee-only premiums for medical, dental and vision, plus $100/month for out-of-pocket expenses)
• 15 days PTO, 11 company holidays, four floating holidays (pro-rated), one day paid volunteerism leave per year, parental leave
• 401(k) with employer match, Flexible Spending Accounts, Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Employee Assistance and Travel Assistance Programs, employer matching donations, professional development