Flight Engineer

EVONA; Maryland; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

EVONA in Maryland seeks a Mechanisms Flight Engineer to support deployment and actuation systems from lab testing through flight operations.

You will verify mechanism drives, read schematics, develop automated tests in Python, and collaborate across engineering teams to ensure mission success during ground testing and on-orbit events.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in spacecraft integration & test, flight hardware operations, or related fields.
• Hands-on experience with mechanism actuation, electronics bring-up, and troubleshooting.
• Experience developing automated test procedures and scripts (Python preferred).

Responsibilities

• Build, configure and maintain spacecraft mechanism drive and control systems.
• Perform bring-up, functional checkout and troubleshooting of motors, actuators, sensors and release mechanisms.
• Develop and execute automated and manual test procedures for deployment and actuation.
• Use Python to improve verification coverage and test efficiency.
• Collaborate with Mechanisms, Avionics, Software, Systems Engineering, and Flight Operations teams.

Skills

Python

Mechanisms & Actuation

Electrical troubleshooting

Lab testing

Spacecraft systems

Reading schematics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Electrical/Aerospace engineering

Tools

Oscilloscopes

DMMs

Logic analyzers

Programmable power supplies

Job description

I'm working with an innovative space technology company that's developing advanced spacecraft systems and is looking for a Mechanisms Flight Engineer to join its growing engineering team.

This role sits at the intersection of spacecraft mechanisms, electronics, integration & test, and mission operations. You'll be responsible for verifying and supporting critical deployment and actuation systems from laboratory testing through real-time flight operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Build, configure and maintain spacecraft mechanism drive and control systems within a flat sat environment.
• Perform bring-up, functional checkout and troubleshooting of motors, actuators, position sensors and release mechanisms.
• Develop and execute automated and manual test procedures for deployment, actuation and gimbal operations.
• Use Python and scripting tools to improve verification coverage, repeatability and test efficiency.
• Validate spacecraft command and telemetry paths, timelines and mode transitions.
• Rehearse commissioning and deployment activities prior to flight.
• Reproduce on-orbit conditions in the lab to support anomaly investigation and root-cause analysis.
• Verify electrical interfaces against schematics, ICDs and engineering requirements.
• Analyse motor currents, sensor data, telemetry and deployment timing to assess system health.
• Support real-time mission operations during critical spacecraft deployment and actuation events.
• Collaborate closely with Mechanisms, Avionics, Software, Systems Engineering, I&T and Flight Operations teams.

What We're Looking For

• 3+ years of experience within spacecraft integration & test, flight hardware operations, mission operations or complex electromechanical systems.
• Strong hands-on experience with mechanism actuation, electronics bring-up and electrical troubleshooting.
• Experience developing automated test procedures and scripts, ideally using Python.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, ICDs and engineering drawings.
• Experience with harness validation, connector verification and electrical interface testing.
• Comfortable using oscilloscopes, logic analysers, DMMs, programmable power supplies and other laboratory instrumentation.

Experience with spacecraft mechanisms, flat sat environments, motor control systems, deployment operations, commissioning or anomaly investigation would be highly advantageous.

This would suit an engineer who enjoys hands-on spacecraft hardware work and wants to be directly involved in mission-critical deployment and actuation events from ground testing through on-orbit operations.