Mechanisms Flight Assurance Engineer
AST SpaceMobile - Midland, Texas, United States
Posted May 7, 2026
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Market context
- U.S. role benchmark (BLS OEWS)
- $116,543 U.S. median for this role
- Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)
- +9.8% - Much faster than average
Matched to SOC 15-1252 - Software Engineering aggregate by role bucket.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.
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About this role
Mechanisms Flight Assurance Engineer Midland, Texas, United States AST SpaceMobile is building the first and only global cellular broadband network in space to operate directly with standard, unmodified mobile devices based on our extensive IP and patent portfolio and designed for both commercial and government applications. Our engineers and space scientists are on a mission to eliminate the connectivity gaps faced by today's five billion mobile subscribers and finally bring broadband to the billions who remain unconnected. Position Overview: The Flight Assurance Engineer will independently execute mechanisms-specific flight assurance processes and practices to ensure product reliability, compliance, and quality throughout the lifecycle of flight mechanisms and mechanical assemblies. This role owns design, manufacturing, test, and integration related assurance activities to ensure the safety, functionality, and performance of flight hardware with limited supervision. Key Responsibilities - Own and execute flight assurance methods, plans, and processes across the full mechanisms development and production lifecycle - encompassing design, manufacturing, assembly, test, and integration - while supporting program schedule and cost objectives and meeting quality, safety, and regulatory requirements. - Conduct independent inspections at defined hold points across assembly, test, and integration for high-complexity mechanisms. Define, maintain, and enforce witness point classifications for all mechanisms through their full product lifecycle. - Review and approve assembly work instructions and test procedures before execution across functional and environmental test campaigns. Track qualification and verification of mechanisms through rigorous assurance processes including test readiness review, TVAC and life test witnessing, and test completion sign-off. - Execute mechanisms
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