# Mechanisms Manufacturing Engineer

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

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/ecf4b3bc-c7c6-408e-9921-b44c7d89eaf0

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

- Seniority: Mid
- Location: Midland, TX

## Summary

This role supports the hands-on assembly, integration, and testing of spacecraft mechanisms at a satellite broadband company. It suits engineers with aerospace hardware experience who enjoy troubleshooting in a production environment and collaborating across design and manufacturing teams.

_Our summary, not AST SpaceMobile's wording._

## Skills named

Autodesk Inventor, Creo, Finite Element Analysis (FEA), LabVIEW, Microsoft Office, Siemens NX, SolidWorks

## Required

- Bachelor's degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering
- 2–5 years of aerospace or precision hardware assembly/test experience
- Hands-on work with flight hardware and test setups
- Ability to lift up to 25 lbs
- Night shift and weekend availability

## Nice to have

- Space-qualified mechanisms experience (release devices, actuators, hinges, latches, deployment systems)
- Root cause and corrective action (RCCA) methodologies
- ECAD/MCAD integration and configuration control knowledge
- Vibration, shock, and TVAC test campaign support
- Cleanroom and contamination control experience
- IPC-A-610/J-STD-001 certification
- NASA-STD-8739 or ECSS-Q-ST-70 standards knowledge
- AS9100 certification
- Six Sigma certification

Apply on AST SpaceMobile's site: https://ast-science.com/company/careers/?gh_jid=4629758005