Mission Assurance Engineer (Flight Hardware)

About the role

We are looking for a Mission Assurance Engineer to own mechanical flight‑hardware assurance throughout the product lifecycle. The role ensures that spacecraft mechanisms are reliable, safe, and compliant from design through integration and launch.

Key responsibilities

• Lead mission‑assurance activities across design, build, test, and integration phases.
• Perform independent inspections at critical assembly, test, and integration milestones.
• Review and approve assembly procedures, test plans, and acceptance criteria.
• Witness environmental testing campaigns such as TVAC, vibration, and life testing.
• Manage non‑conformance (NCR) processes, including root‑cause investigations and corrective actions.
• Execute hardware buy‑offs with objective evidence and traceability.
• Support supplier quality assurance by reviewing build records and test data.
• Track reliability trends and contribute to lessons‑learned and continuous‑improvement initiatives.
• Represent Mission Assurance in major program reviews (PDR, CDR, TRR, FRR).

Required profile

• Degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or a related engineering discipline.
• Experience in mission assurance, quality, or reliability engineering for aerospace or space hardware.
• Hands‑on exposure to flight‑hardware testing and integration environments.
• Strong background in failure investigation and root‑cause analysis.

Required skills

• Mechanical engineering
• Aerospace engineering
• Mission assurance
• Quality assurance
• Reliability engineering
• Flight‑hardware testing
• Failure investigation
• Root‑cause analysis
• Environmental testing (TVAC, vibration, shock)
• Aerospace standards (ECSS, NASA, MIL)
• Supplier quality assurance
• Non‑conformance management
• Hardware buy‑off procedures
• Reliability trend analysis