Sciences, Technological fields, Engineering

Space systems assembly, integration and testing

  • ECTS

    180 credits

  • Duration

    1 year

  • Training structure

    IUT Nîmes

  • Language(s) of instruction

    French

Presentation

Objectives

Become an assembly, integration and test (AIT) technician in the space industry.

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Know-how and skills

  • Work in the scientific and environmental context of the space industry,
  • Assemble and integrate space systems,
  • Conduct a test program and formalize the results,
  • Apply and improve product assurance within the normative framework of the space industry,
  • Managing an industrial space project.
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Organization

Knowledge control

Assessment is continuous.

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Open on a sandwich basis

Contract type

Professionalization contract

Internships, tutored projects

Internship

Mandatory

Length of internship

14 weeks

The course is validated by a 14-week internship (March to June).

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Program

The theoretical part of the course runs from September to March at the IUT in Nîmes, in conjunction with the Centre Spatial Universitaire of the University of Montpellier.

450 hours divided into 7 teaching units.

TEACHING UNITS
Training is organized into teaching units (TU).

  • UE1 - COMMON SPACE SKILLS BASE
  • UE2 - ASSEMBLY AND INTEGRATION
  • UE3 - ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING
  • UE4 - FUNCTIONAL TESTING OF SYSTEMS AND MISSIONS
  • UE5 - COMMUNICATING IN ENGLISH - COMMUNICATION
  • UE6 - SPATIAL TOOLS
  • UE7 - TUTORED PROJECT
  • UE8 - INTERNSHIP

Skills acquisition is verified by continuous assessment.

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Admission

Target audience

This course is designed for students with 2 years of higher education:

  • DUT Mesures physique, GEII, SGM, GMP,
  • L2 science in general
  • BTS Electronic System,
  • BTS Technique Physiques pour l'industrie et le laboratoire,
  • BTS Industrial Control and Automatic Regulation,
  • BTS Technical Engineering Assistant
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Recommended prerequisites

The English language plays a significant role in the training program, thanks to constant interaction with internationally active players in the AIT for space field.

Some parts of the course may be taught in English.

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And then

Professional integration

On completion of the course, the senior technician will have mastered the integration assembly and testing procedures (functional and environmental) used in the space industry.

He or she will join a project team working on the assembly or qualification of a satellite, launcher or ground segment, within a major group, an equipment supplier or a space agency.

He will be able to work as :

➔ quality control technician,
➔ test lab technician,
➔ test lab technician,
➔ clean room integration technician.

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