AI&T Lead Tech presso Karman+

Position: AI&T Technician

Location: Broomfield, CO

Position Type: Full-time, on-stie

Mission: High Frontier – Build the Space Vehicle that Collects Asteroid Material

At Karman+, we’re building spacecraft systems that will take us beyond Earth orbit. For the High Frontier mission, we need a hands-on technician to assemble the nuts, bolts, and wires that make spacecraft design a reality. This is a key role for someone who loves to work with their hands, keep things organized, ensure repeatability, and influence best practices for spacecraft integration campaigns.

What it takes to be successful in this role:

As an AI&T (Assembly, Integration, & Assembly) Technician, you will own the execution of test harness builds, flight harness builds, harness installations/routing, mechanical installations, MLI fabrication and installation, and other aspects of flight vehicle build. You will help grow the technician team and work hand-in-hand with designers and test engineers, providing input into both vehicle design and test design. You may also help the avionics team with PCB re-work and provide mentoring to other employees performing detailed technician work.

Key Responsibilities 

• Own the harness lab
  • Assist with harness design, ensuring designs are actually buildable
  • Perform test harness build and re-work
  • Perform flight harness build and re-work
  • Procure harness build and verification equipment
  • Help define harness build and verification standards and procedures
  • Manage harness inventories (contacts, wire, sleeving, connectors, etc.)
  • Build, verify, and maintain harnesses for repeatable use
• Design and build test harnessing for:
  • FlatSat environments (starting from flight harness designs)
  • Breakout boxes and reconfigurable test harnesses
  • Environmental test configurations (e.g., chamber feedthroughs for TVAC testing)
  • Component bench checkout harnessing
• Execute flight vehicle build operations
  • Help define standards, procedures, and best practices for flight vehicle build
  • Perform mechanical and electrical installation of components to vehicle bus
  • Install and route harnessing
  • Fabricate and install MLI
  • Install plumbing and propellant systems
  • Support propellant and propellant simulant load and unload operations
• Vehicle logistics
  • Support pack and ship operations
  • Support vehicle test and closeout operations at out of house test facilities and launch sites
  • Support critical lifts and spacecraft movements around the Karmanplus integration facility
• Team building
  • Provide technician training/mentoring to existing team members, building out our hands-on flight vehicle build capabilities
  • Help hire additional technicians
• Surge support avionics team to perform PCB rework and other white-wire solutions
• Provide input to spacecraft design to ensure buildability and seamless integration/installation flow

What You Bring

• Demonstrated experience designing and building test/flight harnesses for spacecraft, avionics, or aerospace systems.
• Deep understanding of spacecraft build standards and best practices
• Direct, hands-on technician experience on a satellite or other space vehicle
• Ability to influence processes and procedures for vehicle build, documentation, and troubleshooting.
• Hands-on skills with crimping, soldering, cable routing, and continuity verification.
• Familiarity with electrical drawings, schematics, and harness design tools (e.g., Altium, Visio, etc.).
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, hands-on, iterative development environment.
• Experience fabricating and installing MLI
• Direct experience in spacecraft AI&T, avionics integration, or related hardware roles.

Bonus If You Have

• Experience defining harness standards and training others on process compliance.
• Familiarity with configuration management tools and version-controlled documentation.
• Experience with the handling and installation of electric propulsion systems
• Experience with the handling and loading of non-traditional propellants (HTP and xenon)

Requirements

• Foundational experience in designing and building test/flight harnesses for spacecraft, avionics, or aerospace systems.

Additional Information

We Offer

Our cash compensation amount for this role is targeted at $90,000.00 - $150,000.00 annually in this location. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including candidate experience and expertise and may vary from the amount listed above.

Top Benefits & Perks

As a member of the Karman+ team, you’ll enjoy an impressive benefits package:

• Equity Incentives - Participate in our shared success.
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Plans for top tier plans with additional buy-up plan options. 
• Short-term Disability and Long-term Disability covered by Karman+
• Basic Life Insurance covered by Karman+
• 401k plan
• Unlimited Paid Time Off - We focus on what you get done, not how many hours or days you work.

Location & Work Environment

This position is full-time in-person at our offices & lab in Broomfield, CO. If you reside in locations outside of daily commuting distance you will be considered, however, no relocation or travel assistance will be provided by Karman+ for this position. This position operates in an office environment. This entails working inside in an office space wherein you may be provided with a public work station (cubicle) or private offices. In the performance of the duties and responsibilities of this job, you will be required to view a computer terminal for prolonged periods of time.

Travel

Occasional travel to work site locations may be expected. Overnight stays may be required from time to time for training, seminars, conferences, meetings, events, or visits to onsite locations.

Disclaimer

This job posting is not intended to contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required. Karman+ reserves the right to change or assign additional duties, responsibilities, and activities at any time with or without notice. 

Hiring Practices

Karman+ is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact [email protected].