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We are looking for a System AIT Engineer on behalf of and in support to our client for their location in Milan, Italy, or at the customer's premise (ESTEC) in Noordwijk, The Netherlands. In this position, you will be the main support to the AIT Manager for the preparation, implementation and monitoring of all AIT activities related to a specific project. You will need knowledge and good feeling with practical activities, educational and on-the-field knowledge of mechanics, physics, basic electrical and functional principles of a Satellite. You will report to the Head of the AIT Department. Please note, the successful candidate will be employed by ATG Europe (or one of its subsidiaries). Furthermore, upon selection, they will be subject to a general security screening performed by an external provider (further information will be provided at interview stage). The successful candidate will be tasked with, but not limited to: Analyse documentation describing the architecture of the item subject of AIT activities, including requirements specifications, assembly drawings (mechanical and electrical), user manuals; Support the preparation and maintenance of the AIT Plan and the AIT Flow; Verify the availability of the input necessary to the AIT activities: Test and Configuration Requirements, System Schedule, User Manual’s, etc; Coordinate, plan and monitor the preparation of the AIT documentation, as Procedures, with their Dashboard, Setup design, As-run Procedures, IRR, TRR and PTR documentation; Prepare procedures to be executed during integration and testing activities including, if necessary, test scripts for automatic test routines; Contribute to the definition of support equipment (MGSE, EGSE), test setup and required instrumentation; Support the preparation of clean room and laboratory integration area, equipment and instrumentation; Support and, if necessary, direct participation to both mechanical and electrical functional AIT integration and testing activities, in clean room and laboratory environment; Support the technical coordination of the external and internal test facilities; Support the preparation of the Environmental Test campaigns and the Launch Campaign, when envisaged by the Project, including participation if necessary; Support and participation to the AIT-related reviews, i.e. IRR, TRR, PTR, NRB, Progress Meeting and all similar Project reviews; Support from Italy as soon as possible until January 2027; Support from The Netherlands from February 2027 to January 2028; Launch Campaign in Japan from March 2028 to May 2028. ATG is dedicated to diversity and inclusion and is an equal opportunity employer. Regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, handicap (categorie protette L.68/99 art.1 and art.18) or any other reason protected by relevant state or municipal legislation, we are pleased to consider all eligible candidates for employment.
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