The Role
Lead integration and verification for a satellite communications program. Own FlatSat architecture, AIT campaign flow, hardware/software integration, EGSE strategy, and verification. Perform early bench work, coordinate technicians and interns, and support launch-site activities including shipment, fueling, final integration, and range-side spacecraft operations.
Summary Generated by Built In
Come join us in shaping the future! Get in on the ground floor as an early member of our System Integration and Test team as a System Integration and Test Lead developing a revolutionary satellite communications system. Connect the vision to the hardware, build it, test it and fly it.
AscendArc is a startup founded to revolutionize the satellite communications industry. We are looking for doers who want to work in a ground-breaking and fast-paced environment. Our success will depend on your energy, skill, and creativity.
Responsibilities
As System Integration and Test Lead you are the integration and verification technical authority for the program. You will own the FlatSat architecture and the assembly, integration, and test (AIT) campaign flow, own hardware/software integration and the ground-test interface, and own the EGSE strategy and verification execution. You will carry the early bench work yourself before the EGSE engineer comes on, and you will coordinate the technicians and test interns who support integration. Your work follows a build-once, mature-forward philosophy: the test sequences, EGSE, and procedures you create on the FlatSat become the baseline for AIT on flight hardware. The role extends to the launch site campaign — shipment, fueling, final integration, encapsulation, and the range interface — where you run the spacecraft side at the range while the mission operations lead mans the control center.
Qualifications
- 8+ years of spacecraft integration and test experience and B.S. or M.S. in Aerospace, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering
- Demonstrated ownership of an AIT or FlatSat campaign, including integration flow, EGSE strategy, and verification execution
- Hands-on experience with hardware/software integration and ground-test interfaces (CAN, 1553, SpaceWire, or similar)
- Experience planning and executing spacecraft-level test campaigns and, ideally, supporting a launch-site campaign
- Strong organizational and leadership skills; able to coordinate technicians, EGSE, and test automation into a coherent campaign
Base Salary
The base salary range for this position is $160,000-210,000/year. When determining an individual’s compensation, we consider several factors including skillset, experience, job scope, and current market data, so pay for this role may vary from the amounts listed.
Legal Eligibility to Work
Due to U.S. export control regulations, this position is only open to “U.S. persons.” That means you must be a U.S. citizen, a lawful permanent resident (green card holder), or have refugee/asylee status. Unfortunately, we cannot consider applicants on temporary work visas (such as H-1B, TN, O-1, etc.) for this role.
Equal Employment Opportunity
AscendArc is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor or legally protected status.
Skills Required
- 8+ years of spacecraft integration and test experience
- B.S. or M.S. in Aerospace, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering
- Demonstrated ownership of an AIT or FlatSat campaign including integration flow, EGSE strategy, and verification execution
- Hands-on experience with hardware/software integration and ground-test interfaces (CAN, 1553, SpaceWire, or similar)
- Experience planning and executing spacecraft-level test campaigns
- Experience supporting launch-site campaigns (shipment, fueling, final integration, range interface)
- Strong organizational and leadership skills; ability to coordinate technicians, EGSE, and test automation
- U.S. person legal eligibility (U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or refugee/asylee); no temporary work visas accepted
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The Company
What We Do
AscendArc is revolutionizing the satellite communications sector by creating affordable, rapidly deployable, high-bandwidth small GEO satellites with a scalable design and efficient manufacturing process, aiming to lower costs and speed deployment compared to traditional systems.
