Associate Flight Assurance Engineer – Space Systems

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

Job summary

AST SpaceMobile is hiring an Associate Flight Assurance Engineer to help develop and improve mission assurance processes across spaceflight hardware. You will support design, manufacturing, and test activities to ensure safety, reliability, and regulatory compliance.

Candidates typically hold a Bachelor's in aerospace, mechanical, or systems engineering or have equivalent experience, and 0–3 years in flight or quality engineering.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related discipline OR 8 years of equivalent experience.
• 0–3 years in flight/mission assurance, quality engineering, or reliability engineering within aerospace or manufacturing environments.

Responsibilities

• Assess new product concepts and designs for reliability, safety, and compliance with mission assurance standards; provide recommendations to Engineering and Program teams.
• Develop and implement mission assurance methods and processes to meet quality, safety, and regulatory requirements while supporting program schedules and cost objectives.
• Conduct risk assessments, failure mode analyses, and proof-of-concept studies to validate design integrity and operational readiness.
• Prepare and maintain detailed documentation, including assurance plans, risk mitigation strategies, and compliance reports.
• Continuously improve mission assurance practices using industry standards and methodologies (e.g., FMEA, FRACAS, Six Sigma) 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

MS Office

Risk analysis

Reliability modeling

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace/Mechanical or Systems Engineering

8 years equivalent experience

Tools

FMEA software

Windchill

Arena

Job description

AST SpaceMobile is hiring an Associate Flight Assurance Engineer to help develop and improve mission assurance processes across spaceflight hardware. You will support design, manufacturing, and test activities to ensure safety, reliability, and regulatory compliance.

Candidates typically hold a Bachelor's in aerospace, mechanical, or systems engineering or have equivalent experience, and 0–3 years in flight or quality engineering.