# Mechanisms Flight Assurance Engineer

Hiring organization: [AST SpaceMobile](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/ast-spacemobile)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/b9778f19-ac3f-4ba8-a707-51255c4f64cb

Listed on AST SpaceMobile's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Seniority: Mid
- Location: Midland, TX

## Summary

This role leads flight assurance activities for spacecraft mechanical systems throughout design, manufacturing, and testing phases, ensuring reliability and regulatory compliance. It suits engineers with aerospace hardware experience who can independently manage quality processes, investigate failures, and represent assurance requirements in design and test environments.

_Our summary, not AST SpaceMobile's wording._

## Skills named

CATIA, Jira, Root Cause Analysis, SolidWorks

## Required

- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related field
- 3+ years in flight assurance, quality engineering, or reliability engineering with direct aerospace hardware involvement
- Demonstrated experience with mechanical system anomaly investigation, nonconformance disposition, and qualification test witnessing

## Nice to have

- Knowledge of mechanisms-specific standards: AIAA S-114, ECSS-E-ST-33-01C, NASA-HDBK-7005, NASA-STD-5017, NASA-STD-5001, MIL-STD-1540
- Experience in high-volume production environment at monthly launch cadence
- Direct experience with flight spacecraft mechanisms
- Experience with reliability analysis tools or systems engineering tools
- Hands-on involvement in TVAC, vibration, shock, or life testing of mechanical flight hardware
- Familiarity with control requirements and limited-life item tracking for mechanical components
- Data analysis or visualization tools experience

Apply on AST SpaceMobile's site: https://ast-science.com/company/careers/?gh_jid=4691681005