Spacecraft Mechanisms Flight Engineer: Deployment & Actuation

EVONA; Lanham (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

EVONA is seeking a Mechanisms Flight Engineer to support verification, readiness, and flight execution of spacecraft deployment and actuation systems. You will verify command/telemetry paths, motor drive performance, sensor feedback, and end-to-end mechanism functionality before flight.

This role acts as a bridge between mechanism hardware, control-system bring-up, and successful deployment events through the mission lifecycle, collaborating with multiple teams to ensure reliability and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical, mechanical or aerospace engineering.
• 3+ years of hands-on spacecraft integration and test experience.
• Experience with electronics bring-up, mechanism actuation, and electrical troubleshooting.
• Ability to read schematics, ICDs, and engineering drawings.
• Experience developing automated test procedures and scripts (Python preferred).

Responsibilities

• Build, configure, and maintain mechanism drive/control representation in flat sat.
• Bring-up, functional checkout, and troubleshooting of drive electronics and control paths.
• Develop and maintain automated and manual verification procedures for deployments and actuation.
• Create scripting and test automation tools to improve repeatability and coverage.
• Execute flight operations procedures for deployments and actuation events.
• Rehearse commissioning, deployment, and on-orbit actuation in flat sat environment.
• Reproduce on-orbit conditions in lab to support anomaly investigations.
• Verify electrical interfaces against ICDs, schematics, and requirements.
• Instrument and monitor mechanism performance with lab equipment.
• Support real-time mission operations and document configuration changes.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Communication

Python scripting

Embedded systems

System integration

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or related field

Tools

Windchill

Arena

Git

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

DMMs

Job description

EVONA is seeking a Mechanisms Flight Engineer to support verification, readiness, and flight execution of spacecraft deployment and actuation systems. You will verify command/telemetry paths, motor drive performance, sensor feedback, and end-to-end mechanism functionality before flight.

This role acts as a bridge between mechanism hardware, control-system bring-up, and successful deployment events through the mission lifecycle, collaborating with multiple teams to ensure reliability and