or apply directly on AST SpaceMobile's site. We never take the application ourselves.
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 Tooling Engineer will be part of the Mechanical Ground Support Equipment team, focusing on the design, fabrication, and validation of tooling, fixtures, and ground support equipment for spacecraft assembly, integration, and testing. Responsibilities include creating manufacturing drawings, providing technical support during AIT activities, and ensuring tooling meets program requirements.
- 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, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related technical field
- A minimum of 2 years of hands-on experience designing tooling, fixtures, or ground support equipment for spacecraft or aerospace manufacturing, assembly, integration, and test
Nice to have
- Higher degree is preferred
- Experience using PDM and PLM software is preferred
- Direct experience designing tooling and fixtures for AIT activities
- Design of large welded steel tooling and fixture assemblies
- Knowledge in GD&T is a plus
Worth weighing
- No salary listed
- The job may include additional tasks or changes in scope based on business demands
- The role requires physical capability to perform light assembly work and lift items up to 50 lbs
Summarised from AST SpaceMobile's posting. Read the full original.
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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