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Mechanisms Flight Assurance Engineer

AST SpaceMobile · Midland, Texas, United States

Posted about 3 months ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
87 days
AST SpaceMobile's roles stay open a median of 87 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
1% of AST SpaceMobile's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at AST SpaceMobile
high
231 stale, 6 reposted of 231 open
Hiring momentum
268 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-29

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from AST SpaceMobile's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for AST SpaceMobile.

About this role

The Mechanisms Flight Assurance Engineer will be responsible for executing flight assurance processes to ensure the reliability and quality of flight mechanisms and mechanical assemblies. This includes overseeing design, manufacturing, testing, and integration activities, conducting inspections, and managing nonconformance issues. The role requires maintaining detailed documentation and participating in vendor surveillance activities to support the development of a space-based cellular broadband network.

Our read on this posting2.0out of 5
benefits
1/5
freshness
1/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
0/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of AST SpaceMobile as an employer.

What you need

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

Nice to have

  • Working 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 with 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

Worth weighing

  • No salary listed
  • Role involves significant documentation and compliance responsibilities
  • Position may require work in cleanroom and manufacturing environments
  • Job description indicates that additional tasks may be assigned, suggesting potential variability in responsibilities

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Listed by AST SpaceMobile on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-29. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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