Avionics AIT Manager

Job description

**Help Build Europe's Hypersonic Capability** At **Hypersonica**, we’re redefining what’s possible in European defence technology. We exist to deliver speed, resilience, and technological independence at a pace that sets a new standard. We are a small, elite team working on problems that matter, and solving them fast. By joining **Hypersonica**, you’re not stepping into a predefined role. You’re joining a talent dense environment where every individual shapes the direction of the company. Our philosophy is to hire a small number of exceptional people with broad, deep technical capability, strong judgement, and the ability to operate autonomously. We hire for talent, not rigid boxes. This role represents a business need, but the way it evolves will be shaped by the individual. If you’ve achieved what others said was impossible, or you bring a unique combination of skills that doesn’t fit a traditional mould, we want to hear from you. The work you do here directly contributes to Europe’s technological independence. ### What you'll do - Own Avionics Assembly, Integration, and Test (AIT) delivery, ensuring avionics hardware is built, integrated, and verified correctly from component level through vehicle integration. - Develop avionics assembly, integration, and test procedures directly from requirements and engineering drawings. - Translate design intent into clear, executable build instructions, defining tooling, torque specifications, parts, consumables, work sequences, and verification steps. - Define and maintain avionics wiring, harness, and pinout diagrams, ensuring correct electrical interfaces and configuration control. - Develop and own avionics assembly procedures for components, sub‑assemblies, and vehicle‑level integration. - Create and execute avionics test procedures, validating functionality, interfaces, and readiness prior to higher‑level integration. - Ensure avionics AIT activities meet quality, reliability, and safety standards, suitable for aerospace and defence environments. - Work closely with avionics design, systems, and vehicle AIT teams to resolve integration issues and close design‑for‑integration gaps. - Identify and ensure availability of tools, fixtures, consumables, and test equipment required to support build and integration activities. - Support production of consistent, repeatable avionics builds by enforcing process discipline and configuration control. - Own avionics‑related non‑conformance identification, documentation, and resolution, feeding lessons learned back into design and process updates. - Enable smooth progression from bench‑level avionics testing to vehicle‑level integration ### Who you are - An Avionics AIT Manager or Senior Avionics Integration Engineer with hands‑on experience in electronics or electrical assembly environments. - Background in aerospace avionics manufacturing and assembly is preferred, with automotive electronics experience also acceptable. - Experienced developing avionics wiring diagrams, harness definitions, and pinouts. - Comfortable creating and executing avionics assembly and test procedures from engineering drawings and requirements. - Strong understanding of electronic hardware build processes, tooling, torque control, and workmanship standards. - Detail‑oriented with a strong instinct for process discipline, quality, and repeatability. - Comfortable working across disciplines, coordinating with design, systems, and vehicle integration teams. - Hands‑on and pragmatic, able to support build and testing activities directly when required. - Confident managing multiple avionics workstreams and maintaining configuration control under schedule pressure. - Motivated by taking complex avionics systems from drawings to integrated, verified, flight‑ready hardware. ### What we offer - A mission driven environment with the opportunity to work on one of Europe’s most consequential defence challenges, with direct impact on sovereign capability and security. - Daily collaboration with top experts across engineering, operations, and defence, with real opportunity to learn from the best, contribute, and grow. - High ownership and autonomy; no time tracking, no micromanagement, just clear objectives and accountability for outcomes. - A fast paced environment where good ideas are implemented quickly, and feedback from test and flight drives real decisions. - A culture that values clarity, integrity, and excellence, and supports people who take initiative and push boundaries responsibly. - Competitive compensation and real share options aligned to responsibility and impact, not tenure or hierarchy.