Manufacturing / AIT Technician (f/m/d) Verified today
About the role
As our Manufacturing/AIT Technician, you will work hands-on with manufacturing, integrating, and testing advanced space hardware. You will build ground support equipment (GSE), support engineers on campaigns, and share best practices with assembly and integration teams. This role demands expertise with precision tools and equipment, covering the design, testing, and optimization of devices and processes used in production and validation of DcubeD's space technologies.
You will need strong craftsmanship skills, metalworking experience, and profile work capability. The technical challenges require strong problem-solving skills and the ability to take responsibility for workshop operations and implement effective solutions. You must have strong attention to detail, structured working methods, and the ability to deliver high quality work.
English language skills are required. If you are a strong technical fit but more comfortable in German, we still encourage your application. Work eligibility in Germany is required.
Key responsibilities
- Support engineering setups, complex breadboard build-ups, and reworking of external parts, especially beyond test campaigns
- Fabricate and modify components using lathe and milling machines, ensuring precision and quality
- Perform and oversee shaker tests, endurance tests, and thermal vacuum (TVAC) tests to validate hardware functionality and reliability
Requirements
- Professional qualification or vocational training education
- Minimum 3 years of relevant professional experience, preferably with exposure to different work environments
- Assemble mechanical systems, machines, and production equipment
- Perform mechanical fitting and alignment of components and assemblies
- Read and interpret technical drawings, assembly instructions, and engineering documentation
- Manufacture and modify mechanical parts using conventional machining processes
- Perform metalworking tasks including cutting, drilling, grinding, and fitting
- Fabricate custom fixtures, brackets, and mechanical assemblies
- CNC experience
- Welding skills
- Proficiency in CAD software for design and planning
- Familiarity with space industry-standard tests including vibration and thermal vacuum tests (nice-to-have)