Lead AIT Technician (Aerospace)

Location: Golden, Colorado, United States; on-site

Salary: $110,000–$150,000 per year

Company

hirify.global provides end-to-end spacecraft integration, launch, and operations services for government, commercial, and research missions.

What you will do

• Perform hands-on assembly, integration, inspection, and rework of spacecraft flight hardware.
• Lead, mentor, and develop AIT technicians through technical guidance, feedback, and coaching.
• Assemble mechanical and electrical spacecraft hardware using engineering drawings, schematics, work instructions, precision tools, and measurement equipment.
• Inspect completed work and support peer inspections to ensure engineering, workmanship, and quality requirements are met.
• Improve build procedures, work instructions, and production documentation based on production-floor experience.
• Partner with AIT Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, and Design Engineering on issue resolution, manufacturability, integration processes, and corrective actions.

Requirements

• 5+ years of hands-on experience assembling and integrating spacecraft, aerospace hardware, or similarly complex high-reliability hardware.
• Experience leading, mentoring, or managing technicians in an assembly or production environment.
• Strong mechanical and electrical assembly skills and knowledge of high-reliability workmanship practices.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, schematics, 3D models, technical specifications, and detailed work instructions.
• Experience with controlled manufacturing and engineering processes, configuration-controlled documentation, PDM/PLM systems, ECOs, and/or non-conformance processes.
• Strong communication skills, attention to detail, ownership of quality, and willingness to remain hands-on with spacecraft hardware.

Nice to have

• Experience as a Lead Technician, Senior Technician, or Technician Manager in the aerospace or space industry.
• Spacecraft AIT experience from initial hardware integration through vehicle-level activities.
• Familiarity with IPC/WHMA-A-620, J-STD-001, NASA-STD-8739, or equivalent standards.
• RF hardware integration, Python, FRACAS, NCR, root cause analysis, corrective actions, or forklift/crane operation experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance options, with FSA and HSA programs.
• Employer-paid life, AD&D, short-term, and long-term disability insurance.
• Flexible time off, sick leave, 12 paid holidays, paid parental leave, and fertility and family-forming benefits.
• 401(k) plan, equity options, catered lunches, snacks, and social events.
• International collaboration with teams in France and relocation assistance when applicable.