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AIT Electrical test responsible

Job Description

Location: Madrid Tres Cantos, Spain

A Joint Venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), Thales Alenia Space is a global space manufacturer delivering, for more than 40 years, high-tech solutions for telecommunications, navigation, Earth Observation, environmental management, exploration, science and orbital infrastructures. Thanks to our diversity of skills, talents and cultures, our customers (governments, institutions, space agencies, telecommunications operators), therefore have Space to Connect, Secure & Defend, Observe & Protect, Explore, Travel & Navigate.

Thales in Spain is a leader in technological solutions applied to Defence, Aeronautics, Security, Transportation and Space and, furthermore, is a global centre for excellence in Space, Security of Critical Infrastructures and Transportation. With a turnover of €320 million and a staff of 1,200, it exports approximately 40% of its total production principally to the Middle East, North Africa and Latin America.

Key responsabilities

He/she is responsible for the electrical tests of payloads/platforms.

Main activities are:

  • AIT preparation
    • Test sequence definition  
    • taking Test Plan as an input, it defines the specification of the test procedures
    • EGSE/SCOE specification
    • Follow up of EGSE/ SCOE development
  • AIT execution
    • Coordination of Electrical Test Execution: supports the RAIT in the coordination of the tests technicians, and in the planning and execution of the electrical tests
    • First level of test acceptance: although tests results must be accepted by Payload engineering team, Electrical Test Responsible is the first level to accept the test results and pass them to engineering team for acceptance
    • EGSE troubleshooting

Frequent travels in Canary Islands (Fuerteventura)

Education

Degree in Engineering

Skills and experience

  • Several years of experience in AIT related activities (equipment AIT, subsystem AIT)
  • Experience in Test benches
  • Experience in team functional management
  • Languages: English, Spanish, French a plus.
  • Responsible
  • Pragmatic
  • Results oriented
  • Agile and dynamic.
  • Rigorous
  • Good communication skills
  • Willing to face new challenges

We offer:

  • Smart Working (teleworking, flexible working time, equipment & tools endowment, etc.).
  • Free meals at the office.
  • 28 business days of vacation.
  • Pension plan.
  • Individual training programs.

At Thales Alenia Space we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales Alenia Space employing around 8,900 employees in 10 countries with 17 sites in Europe and a plant in the US, our mobility policy enables employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad. Thales Alenia Space sees space as a new horizon, helping to build a better, more sustainable life on Earth #SpaceForLife. Great journeys start here, apply now!

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Job Details

Category
Electrical
Employment Type
Full Time
Location
Madrid Tres Cantos
Posted
Dec 17, 2025, 07:00 PM
Listed
Jan 21, 2026, 06:54 AM
Last updated
Feb 12, 2026, 04:01 AM

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