Associate Flight Assurance Engineer - Reliability & Quality

AST SpaceMobile; Midland (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

AST SpaceMobile is building the first and only global cellular broadband network in space to operate directly with standard mobile devices. We seek an Associate Flight Assurance Engineer to develop and improve mission assurance processes across space system lifecycles.

You will assess concepts for reliability and safety, conduct risk analyses, and prepare assurance plans. You will collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, and test teams to ensure flight hardware compliance and readiness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace, mechanical, or systems engineering (or related discipline) or equivalent experience.
• 0–3 years in flight/mission assurance, quality engineering, or reliability engineering in aerospace/manufacturing.
• Proficient with MS Office and familiarity with risk analysis and reliability modeling tools.

Responsibilities

• Assess new product concepts for reliability, safety, and compliance with mission assurance standards; advise Engineering/Program teams.
• Develop and implement mission assurance methods to meet quality, safety, and regulatory requirements while supporting schedules and costs.
• Conduct risk assessments, FMEA analyses, and proof-of-concept studies to validate design integrity and readiness.
• Prepare and maintain assurance plans, risk mitigation strategies, and compliance reports.
• Continuously improve mission assurance practices using industry standards to enhance reliability and reduce risk.
• Support root cause investigations and corrective actions for anomalies in design, manufacturing, or test phases.
• Participate in or lead initiatives related to safety, quality improvement, and process optimization.
• Ensure qualification and verification of new or modified products through rigorous assurance processes to completion.

Skills

Flight assurance

Reliability engineering

Risk analysis

FMEA

MS Office

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace/Mechanical/Systems Engineering

8 years of equivalent experience

Tools

Windchill

Arena

FMEA software

Reliability modeling tools

PLM systems

Job description

AST SpaceMobile is building the first and only global cellular broadband network in space to operate directly with standard mobile devices. We seek an Associate Flight Assurance Engineer to develop and improve mission assurance processes across space system lifecycles.

You will assess concepts for reliability and safety, conduct risk analyses, and prepare assurance plans. You will collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, and test teams to ensure flight hardware compliance and readiness.