Spacecraft Mechanisms /Flight Engineer

EVONA; Lanham (MD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

EVONA in Lanham, Maryland is seeking a Mechanisms Flight Engineer to support integration, verification and flight operations of spacecraft deployment and actuation systems. This role offers hands-on hardware work, lab testing, and cross-functional mission support.

You will integrate mechanisms, develop automated tests with Python, verify telemetry and commands, and assist during critical mission activities to ensure deployment systems perform reliably in space.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace Engineering or related discipline.
• 3+ years hands-on experience in spacecraft integration and test.
• Strong electrical troubleshooting with schematics, harnesses, connectors and lab instrumentation.
• Experience with motor controls, actuators, sensors or related hardware control systems.
• Experience with Python scripting, automated testing or hardware verification procedures.

Responsibilities

• Integrate, configure and test spacecraft mechanisms, including deployment actuators, motor drives, sensors, gimbals and hold-down and release systems.
• Perform electrical integration, hardware bring-up, functional verification and troubleshooting using laboratory test equipment.
• Develop and execute automated test procedures, using Python or similar scripting tools to improve verification efficiency.
• Validate spacecraft commands, telemetry, deployment sequences and commissioning procedures in a flat sat environment.
• Support flight operations, anomaly investigations and cross-functional engineering teams during critical mission activities.

Skills

Electrical troubleshooting

Python scripting

System integration

Laboratory testing

Flight operations

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

Lab instrumentation

Job description

Location: Lanham, Maryland

Work Arrangement: On-site

Experience: 3+ years

An innovative space technology company is seeking a Mechanisms Flight Engineer to support the integration, verification and flight operations of advanced spacecraft deployment and actuation systems.

This is an exciting opportunity for an engineer who enjoys working directly with flight hardware, electrical control systems and mission-critical spacecraft operations.

The position combines hands-on laboratory testing, hardware troubleshooting, automated verification and operational support throughout the spacecraft mission lifecycle.

The Role

• Integrate, configure and test spacecraft mechanisms, including deployment actuators, motor drives, sensors, gimbals and hold-down and release systems.
• Perform electrical integration, hardware bring-up, functional verification and troubleshooting using laboratory test equipment.
• Develop and execute automated test procedures, using Python or similar scripting tools to improve verification efficiency.
• Validate spacecraft commands, telemetry, deployment sequences and commissioning procedures in a flat sat environment.
• Support flight operations, anomaly investigations and cross-functional engineering teams during critical mission activities.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace Engineering or a related discipline.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience in spacecraft integration and test, flight hardware operations or complex electromechanical systems.
• Strong electrical troubleshooting experience, including schematics, harnesses, connectors and laboratory instrumentation.
• Experience with motor controls, actuators, sensors or related hardware control systems.
• Experience with Python scripting, automated testing or hardware verification procedures.

Spacecraft mechanisms, flat sat testing, satellite commissioning, telemetry, flight operations, motor drive electronics or deployment systems.

This position offers the opportunity to work across spacecraft hardware verification and mission operations, helping ensure critical deployment systems perform reliably in space.