Assembly, Integration & Test (AI&T)

IPT Lead Location:

Onsite in

Louisville, CO Employment Type:

Full-Time Position Overview We are seeking an experienced Assembly, Integration & Test (AI&T) IPT Lead to drive the integration, verification, and delivery of advanced aerospace hardware systems. This individual will own the end-to-end integration process that transforms components and subsystems into fully tested, customer-ready hardware configurations. The ideal candidate has a strong background leading complex, high-reliability hardware programs through assembly, system integration, environmental testing, anomaly resolution, and final delivery. This role requires both technical leadership and hands-on execution in a fast-paced development and production environment. Key Responsibilities Own subsystem and full system builds, spanning early prototypes through repeatable and scalable production hardware. Serve as the hands-on AI&T lead, overseeing integration planning, build execution, readiness reviews, testing, anomaly resolution, and delivery coordination. Establish and lead multidisciplinary integration and test teams including project, manufacturing, systems, quality, and test engineering personnel. Collaborate closely with engineering, scientific, and technical teams to define manufacturing methods, test procedures, validation approaches, and quality requirements. Develop and manage AI&T plans, integration sequences, subsystem handoff criteria, facility requirements, and test readiness activities from planning through final delivery. Coordinate daily execution across systems engineering, quality, procurement, program management, and subsystem teams. Create and maintain integration procedures, test procedures, travelers, configuration records, verification reports, test data packages, and customer acceptance documentation. Plan and execute functional, interface, environmental, optical, vacuum, electrical, and system-level verification testing. Lead test readiness reviews, anomaly investigations, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and recovery planning. Ensure AI&T activities comply with safety requirements involving lasers, high voltage systems, vacuum environments, ESD controls, cleanliness standards, and facility constraints. Drive facility, instrumentation, shipping, handling, and operational readiness efforts. Monitor schedules, risks, resource requirements, open issues, and program performance impacts while providing status updates to leadership. Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience. 8+ years of experience supporting assembly, integration, testing, verification, production test, or systems testing of complex hardware systems. Aerospace hardware experience is required, including integration, environmental testing, verification, and delivery of flight, flight-relevant, or other high-reliability systems. Proven experience leading multidisciplinary teams through hardware build, integration, checkout, anomaly resolution, and delivery. Experience authoring or approving integration procedures, test procedures, travelers, verification reports, readiness review packages, and acceptance documentation. Hands-on experience with environmental and system verification activities, including thermal vacuum testing, vibration testing, optical alignment, electrical functional testing, and interface verification. Strong understanding of configuration management, quality systems, hardware handling procedures, safety requirements, and nonconformance processes. Excellent communication skills with the ability to clearly present program status, risks, blockers, and recovery plans to both technical and executive stakeholders. Preferred Qualifications Experience supporting fast-paced, schedule-driven programs where delivery timelines are critical. Background working with complex hardware and integrated hardware/software/firmware systems requiring high reliability and performance. Experience with optical systems, lasers, LIDAR, ultra-high vacuum (UHV) environments, high-voltage systems, embedded electronics, precision electromechanical assemblies, or advanced physics-based technologies. Experience leading Test Readiness Reviews (TRRs), Acceptance Test Procedures (ATPs), environmental qualification campaigns, customer witness testing, and formal delivery activities. Experience developing or managing Ground Support Equipment (GSE), Mechanical Ground Support Equipment (MGSE), Electrical Ground Support Equipment (EGSE), or Optical Ground Support Equipment (OGSE). Familiarity with Earned Value Management (EVM), Control Account Management (CAM), Integrated Master Schedules (IMS), and cost/schedule performance reporting. Ideal Background Candidates with experience from organizations involved in aerospace, defense, space systems, advanced sensors, optics/photonics, flight hardware, satellites, launch systems, or other high-reliability engineering environments are strongly encouraged to apply.

Benefits:

100% company-paid medical, dental, vision, short/long-term disability Employer-funded Health Savings Account Unlimited PTO 401(k) match Company-paid Life and AD&D Insurance Flexible Savings Account Paid FMLA, Maternity/Paternity Leave Employee Assistance Program Student Loan Repayment Equity Program