Flight Harness Technician - Contract

Salary £25-£30 per hour

6 Month contract based in Alton, Hampshire

Who are you? 

As the person responsible for planning, coordinating, and delivering spacecraft electrical and RF harness, you will perform the build and test of the various spacecraft harnesses and help co-ordinate the manufacturing, procurement, and control activities. You will be an enthusiastic, self-starting individual who is willing to take responsibility for driving good practices, process adherence and improvement across a range of projects and activities, interfacing with colleagues within In-Space Missions. You will enjoy working as part of a team, willing to drive delivery but also to flex priorities where necessary and are comfortable in a deadline-driven, fast-paced environment. 

Experience in most of the following areas is required: 

• Build and test of flight harnesses against wiring schedules to ESA/ECSS standards (ECSS-Q-ST-70-26) 
• Prototype wiring and new product development, working unsupervised with minimal information 
• Working to electrical drawings, wiring schedules and BOMs (Bills of Material) 
• Clean room disciplines and procedures, including ESD (Electrostatic Discharge) 
• The use of common cleanroom equipment, tooling, and cleaning processes 
• The use of common chemical adhesives, epoxies and glues and the weighing, mixing and traceability 
• Good working knowledge of health & safety requirements and controls 
• Maintaining accurate work records, documentation & traceability of products, parts & workmanship 
• It would be advantageous if the candidate also had certification for ECSS-Q-ST-70-61, ECSS-Q-ST-70-28, ECSS-Q-ST-10-09 and/or experience with THT, SMT and repair and modification. 

Your Qualities will include 

• Excellent practical, hands-on abilities  
• Good general computing skills and specifically familiar with using Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook  
• Good Inter-personal and communication skills  
• Organized, self-motivated and willing to take the initiative 
• Good team working skills  
• Flexible and adaptable to changing priorities  

What will you be doing here?  

Responsibilities will include but will not be limited to: 

• Spacecraft Harness build and test (Including ground test cables) 

• Review of Spacecraft harness specifications and design documents 
• Review and alignment of equipment electrical interface specifications 
• Review of pin-to-pin definition with key stakeholders 
• Spacecraft bracket/bulkhead connector definition in conjunction with the engineering teams 
• Build and test harnesses to required ESA/ECSS standards  
• Cross checking power, signal, and data bus pin-to-pin alignment during build 
• Implement harness design to meet all electrical, grounding, and environmental requirements  
• Liaison with the spacecraft systems team to resolve issues and anomalies 

• Assist with harness routing discussions and the procurement of harness related parts and materials 
• Carry out appropriate configuration and change management processes 
• Reporting of Progress and forecasting completion dates 
• General AIT (Assembly, Integration, and Test) and EVT (Environmental Verification Testing) support to the spacecraft missions 

Culture   

We have a close-knit and supportive team, with diversity and inclusion being a key to our success. Although we are looking to rapidly expand our team, we are passionate about maintaining our small company ethos, something which is at the heart of our culture. We welcome varying backgrounds, skills, perspectives and life experiences.  Here at In-Space Missions we are embracing Hybrid Working. Wherever possible, we offer flexible working arrangements to allow us to balance our work and personal life more effectively. 

Recruitment Process   

If you’ve been shortlisted for the role, our Recruitment team will reach out to schedule a 1st stage Teams interview with you.  

We want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible so if you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments. Additionally, if you don’t meet all of the criteria please still apply. We really enjoy meeting diverse people who might bring a fresh perspective on a problem we need to solve!   

Unfortunately, we do not offer sponsorship. Please be aware that many roles working for In-Space Missions will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the company.