AIT Engineer

About Aerospacelab

Our mission is supported by an ambitious vertically integrated approach: design & manufacture of small satellites combined with development of earth observation services.

Since its creation in 2018, the company has already grown substantially. Our team gathers more than 25 engineering expertise, from hardware design to software development & data science.

In 2026, Aerospacelab counts offices in Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium), Toulouse (France), Lausanne (Switzerland) and US West Coast with more than 350 full-time employees, with the ambition to position itself as the European leader in small satellites.

Role Overview

• Accomplishtasks in our facilities, including:
• Mechanicaland electrical assembly, integration and testing of the companyprototypes and products
• Environmentaltesting of the company prototypes and products (vibration, thermalvacuum, ..)
• Supportlauncher integration activities
• Beresponsible for ground support equipment design and manufacturing forhandling and testing of company products
• Supportand review the mechanical, thermal, and electrical design of the companyproducts

Must have

• Master’sdegree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, AerospaceEngineering or related field
• Problemsolving, hands-on mentality
• Abilityto work autonomously across teams and company to drive multi-disciplinaryprojects to completion
• Experiencein CAD
• Fluentin English
• Willingnessto learn a broad range of engineering topics

Nice to Have

• Hands-onexperience with design and assembly of complex assemblies
• Experiencein production of engineering drawings (mechanical and/or electrical)
• Experiencein use of milling machine, lathe, drills, etc
• Experiencewith programming languages (e.g. Python, Java, C, C++,…)
• Experiencewith environmental testing (Vibration, thermal,..)
• Priorexperience in space sector