Spacecraft Mechanisms & Flight Operations 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

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.