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Astroscale France is looking for an experienced AIV/AIT Manager to support the growth of our Toulouse office. As AIV/AIT Manager you will take a leading role in the assembly, integration, verification (inspection & test) and launch of Astroscale France missions. Main Responsibilities • Delivery of Spacecraft/Mission level Assembly, Integration, and Verification /Test   (AIV /AIT ) activities. • AIV /AIT  test set-up design,  development,  and commissioning. • Create and  maintain   system/ satellite AIV /AIT  procedures, plans, workflows, and schedules  in accordance with  technical and programmatic requirements. • Contribute to bid related activities, including generation of (and  subsequent  delivery against) AIV /AIT  related cost and schedule budgets. • Contribute to overall industrial strategy including facilities creation and management Wider Responsibilities • Provide  experienced  AIV /AIT  related  guidance, t rain ing and  mento ring  to  less experienced engineers . • Represent  AIV /AIT  team in internal and external meetings with suppliers and customers . • Represent AIV /AIT  in internal project meetings ,  management meetings,  reviews,  and  technical discussions . • Co-ordinate and manage AIV /AIT  activities between the  Ast r oscale  group of c ompanies when the situation arises . • Maintain costs and budget traceability . Expected results • Provide creative and  cost-effective  solutions to engineering problems . • Deliver work to the expected  quality  standard within agreed  timeframes . • Demonstrate leadership ,  accountability,  and customer focused mindset . Essential Skills • Master, MSc or higher education qualifications within mechanical/electrical/science fields. • 10+ years of experience delivering spacecraft or mission level AIV /AIT  activities across a range of mission types. • Thorough knowledge and experience of spacecraft/mission AIV /AIT  process, ideally with an established delivery record across several manufacturers. • Understanding of spacecraft systems,  interfacing  and  operations • Deep technical knowledge/understanding of AIV /AIT  planning, processes, GSE (mechanical & electrical) development, set-up and operation, and verification activities of Mechanical AIT activities (including subsystem, system, and environmental level testing). • Proactive and self-managing, whilst contributing collaboratively within a close-knit team. • Fluent in French and English . • Be eligible and registered to work within Europe. • Be eligible and gain security clearance in France. Desirable skills • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, ideally, experience interacting with international teams. • Design skills and knowledge for development of test infrastructure (mechanical and/or electrical). • Experience with test and development of mechanisms, installation of spacecraft MLI and harness • Well organized, flexible working approach, ability to adapt to change. • Knowledge of, and interest in, active space debris removal and space debris removal missions. • Understanding of both traditional and ‘new space’ mission approaches. • Awareness of ECSS standards in system engineering,  testing  and verification. • Experience with scripting languages and automated testing tools. • Knowledge of planning and execution of environmental test campaigns (including Thermal ,  Mechanical  and EMC  verification campaigns) • Willing to work with innovative technologies. Core competencies • Demonstrates behaviours in line with Astroscale values (mission and people focused, transparent, innovative and pioneering, diverse and customer focused). • Proactive, able to build working relationships, mentoring & knowledge sharing Location Astroscale France (Toulouse), with some hybrid working About Astroscale Astroscale is the global leader in on-orbit servicing, dedicated to the secure and sustainable development of space. The company delivers a variety of innovative and scalable on-orbit servicing solutions, including life extension, refurbishment, upgrades, in-situ space situational awareness, end-of-life, and active debris removal. Since its first successful launch in March 2021, Astroscale has proven rendezvous and proximity operations technologies in orbit during the ELSA-d and ADRAS-J missions. Astroscale spacecraft have been selected for pioneering missions with JAXA, the U.S. Space Force, the European Space Agency, the UK Space Agency, and Eutelsat. As more satellite operators adopt on-orbit servicing to routinely inspect, relocate, remove, and extend the life of spacecraft, the potential of a circular space economy — and a future of no waste in space — is being unlocked. Headquartered in Japan, Astroscale has a global presence with subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, the United States, France, and Israel. Find out more about Astroscale at www.astroscale.com .