{"id":1130823,"url":"https://alion.io/job/dcubed-ait-engineer","title":"AIT Engineer","company":{"id":693625,"name":"Dcubed","domain":"dcubed.space","url":"https://alion.io/company/dcubed","size_band":"51-200","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Teamtailor","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":75,"open_postings":3,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":1,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":null,"computed_at":"2026-10-02T05:45:00Z"}},"role":"Industrial Engineering","role_family":"Industrial Engineering","seniority":"senior","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"hybrid","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Denver, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":110000,"max":140000,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":140000},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":5,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"SolidWorks","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-22T11:21:58Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-22","last_verified_at":"2026-09-29T16:01:49Z","board_verified":false,"closed_at":null,"days_open":10,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":10},"description":"About the Role\nThe success of every mission depends on flawless execution. Your job is to make flight hardware ready for launch.\nAs AIT Engineer, you will be responsible for the assembly, integration, testing, and qualification of Dcubed's solar array products. From incoming inspection and mechanism assembly to deployment testing, environmental qualification, and customer integration campaigns, you will ensure that hardware is built, tested, documented, and delivered to the highest standards.\nIn addition to supporting flight hardware programs, you will play a key role in establishing Dcubed's US production and test capabilities. You will help commission a new facility, develop manufacturing and test processes, design Ground Support Equipment (GSE), install and qualify equipment, and contribute to the creation of a scalable production line for solar array manufacturing.\nThis is a hands-on role for an engineer who enjoys building hardware, improving processes, solving problems under pressure, and taking responsibility for successful integration and test activities.\nNote: While this role will start in our Johnstown, Colorado facility with travel to Munich, Germany for onboarding, the permanent location will be at a new Dcubed facility north of Denver.\nResponsibilities\nAssemble, integrate, and test solar array flight hardware, including structures, mechanisms, electrical harnesses, and photovoltaic assemblies.\n\nPerform incoming inspection, functional testing, troubleshooting, and verification activities throughout the product lifecycle.\n\nDevelop test plans, procedures, reports, and other AIT documentation.\n\nPlan and execute qualification and acceptance test campaigns, including vibration, shock, thermal vacuum, deployment, and functional testing.\n\nDesign, build, commission, and maintain Ground Support Equipment (GSE) used for assembly, transportation, protection, handling, and testing of flight hardware.\n\nSupport the development of custom test rigs, tooling, fixtures, and equipment used in manufacturing, integration, and qualification activities.\n\nSupport the setup, commissioning, and continuous improvement of Dcubed's US manufacturing, integration, and test facility.\n\nDevelop and improve assembly, inspection, integration, and test processes to increase quality, efficiency, repeatability, and production readiness.\n\nSupport facility layout, equipment installation, workflow development, and production-line commissioning activities.\n\nParticipate in customer integration campaigns and external test campaigns, including travel to customer and test-facility locations.\n\nInvestigate anomalies, perform root-cause analysis, and drive corrective actions to successful closure.\n\nMaintain hardware traceability and ensure compliance with safety, cleanliness, quality, and configuration-management requirements.\n\nCollaborate closely with engineering, manufacturing, and product assurance teams to deliver flight-ready hardware.\n\nExperience & Qualifications\nBachelor's or Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline.\n\n5+ years of experience in Assembly, Integration & Test (AIT), manufacturing, testing, industrialization, or development of complex hardware systems.\n\nExperience with aerospace, space, defense, automotive, robotics, or other high-reliability products.\n\nExperience supporting environmental test campaigns such as vibration, shock, thermal vacuum, deployment, or functional testing.\n\nExperience setting up new manufacturing, integration, or test capabilities is highly desirable.\n\nWillingness to travel for test campaigns, customer integration activities, and training.\n\nTechnical Skills\nHands-on experience assembling, integrating, and testing mechanical, electrical, and electromechanical systems.\n\nExperience developing test plans, procedures, reports, work instructions, and verification documentation.\n\nAbility to troubleshoot complex hardware, integration, and test issues using a structured problem-solving approach.\n\nExperience designing and building tooling, fixtures, prototypes, and Ground Support Equipment (GSE).\n\nAbility to read and interpret engineering drawings, electrical schematics, test procedures, and technical documentation.\n\nProficiency with CAD tools (Solidworks preferred).\n\nExpertise with GD&T and engineering drawing generation.\n\nProficiency with workshop tools and rapid prototyping techniques, including machining, CNC equipment, laser cutting, milling, 3D printing, or similar fabrication methods.\n\nExperience developing, documenting, and improving manufacturing or test processes.\n\nFamiliarity with cleanroom operations, ESD/FOD control, traceability, and configuration management.\n\nKnowledge of ECSS, NASA, MIL-STD, or equivalent aerospace standards is an advantage.\n\nPersonal Attributes\nStrong sense of ownership, accountability, and attention to detail.\n\nPractical, hands-on engineer who enjoys building, testing, and improving real hardware.\n\nExcellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills, particularly under time pressure.\n\nConfident decision-maker, capable of taking responsibility during critical test and integration activities.\n\nStrong communication skills and ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary teams, suppliers, customers, and external test facilities.\n\nEntrepreneurial mindset and excitement about helping build a new facility, production line, and operational capability from the ground up.\n\nComfortable working in a fast-paced startup environment.\n\nWillingness to work in shifts when required to support integration, production, and test activities.\n\nWillingness to travel for business, including Dcubed GmbH offices in Munich, Germany, as well as to test campaigns and customer sites.\n\nA US Person as defined by the Export Administration Regulations (EAR).\n\nCompensation & Benefits\nSalary range: $110,000 - 140,000 per year (based on experience and qualification)\n\nFlexible PTO and sick leave\n\nGenerous parental leave\n\nHybrid work flexibility when applicable\n\nPremium Coffee, Beverage, and Snack Bar at the office\n\nDog friendly environment\n\nTeam events\n\nOpportunities for professional growth with a rapidly scaling aerospace company\n\nFor full-time employees:\n\nCompetitive health insurance (medical, vision, dental)\n\n401(k), plus company matching\n\nDiscounted Pet Health Insurance\n\nAbout Us\nDcubed is a fast-growing NewSpace company headquartered in Germering/Munich which accelerates space 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Our easy-to-use and readily available space mechanisms and subsystems (solar arrays, deployable structures) have flown over a dozen times to space and are used by many of the leading space companies in the world. We are an inclusive workplace where all are welcome (f/m/d).\nEqual Opportunity Employer\nDcubed is an Equal Opportunity (EO) employer and recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, or other protected status under applicable law.","description_format":"text","description_chars":7087,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":5,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Health insurance","Hybrid work","Parental leave","Pet friendly"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Space & Aerospace","Ground Systems","Solar Energy","Printers & Scanners"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-23T02:27:45Z"}],"liveness":{"score":74,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":0.9,"p_active":0.818,"p_room":1,"age_days":9,"expected_fill_days":41,"reasons":["conf:61","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-10-02T05:45:00Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":140000,"is_top_pay":false},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/dcubed-ait-engineer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/dcubed-ait-engineer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-03T03:29:12Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":3258,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":1742,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-10-04T00:00:00Z"}}}