Space Mechanisms Manufacturing Engineer - AIT Specialist

AST SpaceMobile; Midland (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

AST SpaceMobile seeks a motivated Mechanisms Engineer to support assembly, integration, and testing of spacecraft mechanisms. The role involves hands-on work with design, test, and production teams to ensure successful build, qualification, and delivery of space mechanisms.

The candidate will bring 2–5 years of aerospace hardware experience, strong CAD/LabVIEW skills, and a detail-oriented mindset to improve manufacturing flow and documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering.
• 2–5 years of aerospace or precision hardware experience.
• Experience with space-qualified mechanisms is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide manufacturing and test support during build, integration and verification.
• Lead mechanism-level and subsystem tests; develop testing requirements and tooling.
• Contribute to design and analysis to determine AIT strategies at system/spacecraft levels.
• Provide inputs to optimize manufacturing flow, cost, and layout.
• Prepare product and process reports by collecting and analyzing data.
• Perform design/analysis per engineering standards and program requirements.
• Troubleshoot anomalies, perform root-cause analysis, drive resolution.
• Support iterative mechanism design improvements from test and production findings.

Skills

Mechanisms engineering

Aerospace hardware

Test execution

Education

Bachelors in Mechanical/Aerospace

Tools

CAD Software

LabVIEW

PDM/PLM

MS Office

Job description

AST SpaceMobile seeks a motivated Mechanisms Engineer to support assembly, integration, and testing of spacecraft mechanisms. The role involves hands-on work with design, test, and production teams to ensure successful build, qualification, and delivery of space mechanisms.

The candidate will bring 2–5 years of aerospace hardware experience, strong CAD/LabVIEW skills, and a detail-oriented mindset to improve manufacturing flow and documentation.