Aerospace Tooling Engineer – Spacecraft GSE

AST SpaceMobile; Midland (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

AST SpaceMobile in Midland, TX is seeking a Tooling Engineer to join the MGSE team, responsible for design, fabrication, and validation of tooling, fixtures, and ground support equipment used in spacecraft assembly and test.

You will prepare preliminary designs, create manufacturing drawings, and provide technical support to AIT activities, ensuring tooling meets program requirements and interfaces with other subsystems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related technical field.
• At least 2 years of hands-on experience designing tooling, fixtures, or ground support equipment for spacecraft or aerospace manufacturing, assembly, integration and test.
• Experience with GD&T and FEM analysis is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design and modeling of tooling, fixtures, jigs, and GSE for spacecraft assembly, integration and test; prepare layouts, sketches, testing requirements and interfaces.
• Develop and maintain manufacturing drawings and interface control drawings for tooling and fixtures used to handle, transport, and protect flight hardware.
• Provide technical support to AIT activities including fabrication, assembly, integration, and testing of tooling and ground support equipment.
• Ensure tooling and fixtures meet program technical requirements and support structural decisions and trade-offs for tooling architectures.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to optimize tooling concepts and interfaces.

Skills

Tooling design

GSE fixtures design

FEM analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

PDM/PLM software

Inventor

Job description

AST SpaceMobile in Midland, TX is seeking a Tooling Engineer to join the MGSE team, responsible for design, fabrication, and validation of tooling, fixtures, and ground support equipment used in spacecraft assembly and test.

You will prepare preliminary designs, create manufacturing drawings, and provide technical support to AIT activities, ensuring tooling meets program requirements and interfaces with other subsystems.