Lead AIT Electrical Engineer

SWISSto12 is one of the world’s fastest-growing aerospace companies, evolving from its pioneering use of 3D printing technologies for high-performance Radio Frequency (RF) products and applications to recently announcing the manufacture of entire geostationary telecom satellites, called HummingSat, that define a new category in space.
HummingSat is the world’s first commercial telecom GEO SmallSat developed in collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA). Its uniquely compact size combined with highly capable telecom payloads allows telecommunications operators to deploy a cost-efficient, compact, and agile asset without sacrificing performance or security. HummingSat has been selected by Intelsat to build the I-45 satellite, by Inmarsat to build three I-8 satellites, and recently by Astrum Mobile to build the NEASTAR-1 satellite.
SWISSto12 is also a leading provider of Radio-Frequency (RF) products and sub-systems for satellite communication and remote sensing applications. The company’s patented 3D printing technologies and associated product designs are unique to deliver lightweight, compact, highly performing, and competitive RF products.

Responsibilities

AIT Execution & Delivery

• Electrical AIT schedule, milestones, and deliverables.
• Perform electrical and avionics tests at flatsat and spacecraft level.
• Ensure readiness for key reviews (TRR, PTR, SVR, etc.).
• Support technical reviews with customers and suppliers.

Test Infrastructure & EGSE

• Oversee development, production, and qualification of EGSE.
• Design and implement avionics test benches and data acquisition systems.
• Develop harnessing solutions ensuring signal integrity and reliability.
• Drive automation and scalability of test systems.

Risk, Quality & Anomaly Management

• Identify risks and critical path, propose mitigation actions.
• Lead anomaly investigations and root cause analysis (RCA).
• Ensure proper non-conformance management (NCR, RFW, etc.).
• Drive lessons learned and continuous improvement.

Collaboration & Hands-on Contribution

• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to define interfaces and instrumentation.
• Execute AIT/V activities with strong hands-on involvement.
• Support payload electrical integration and testing activities.
• Contribute to scaling AIT for production (repeatability, efficiency).

Communication & Reporting

• Ensure clear, structured reporting to AIT leadership.
• Proactively escalate risks and issues.
• Maintain strong technical interface with stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or master’s degree in electrical engineering or a related field.
• Understanding of the test needs and ability to write the test requirements and perform the testing.
• Strong hands-on testing hardware, preferably with experience in ESD safe and clean room environments.
• Data acquisition and test automation and scripting.
• English mandatory, French is a plus.
• Solid expertise in harnessing and data acquisition systems design for avionics testing and integration.
• Experience in conducting electrical-avionic AIT/V activities on satellites/launchers or equivalent systems.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills to troubleshoot and resolve avionics-related issues during testing and integration.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Understanding of spacecraft assembly integration and test

Benefits

Further details to be shared by our recruitment team.

More about SWISSto12:

SWISSto12 has successfully established contracts with Intelsat, Inmarsat, Astrum Mobile and ESA for HummingSat as well as contracts for their RF product line in Europe, and the US with prominent partners and customers such as Thales, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, SES and the ESA. SWISSto12 is a spin off from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), is privately owned and backed by prominent Swiss and European Investors. SWISSto12 is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, and operates a US and European-subsidiariesy in Foster City California. The company is well funded for its near and mid-term developments and backed by a solid customer revenue stream.