Vast is looking for a Fabrication & Tooling Specialist, Special Projects reporting to the Production Manager, Structures to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations.

This will be a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach location. 

Responsibilities: 

• Design, fabricate, and modify tools, fixtures, jigs, and other manufacturing aids to support a variety of special projects across mechanical assembly and structural integration
• Collaborate closely with the Director of Manufacturing and cross-functional engineering teams to understand build requirements and translate them into practical tooling solutions
• Support prototype and R&D builds from early concept through completion, adapting tooling approaches as designs evolve
• Operate manual and CNC machine tools including mills, lathes, grinders, and other shop equipment with a high degree of accuracy and craftsmanship
• Read and interpret engineering drawings, GD&T callouts, CAD models, and technical specifications to produce tooling that meets tight tolerances
• Troubleshoot tooling and fixturing issues on the fly and propose effective, timely solutions
• Maintain, repair, and organize tooling inventory and shop equipment
• Identify opportunities to improve manufacturing processes, tooling efficiency, and build quality
• Work safely and maintain a clean, organized work environment in accordance with company safety standards

Minimum Qualifications:

• Proven experience as a Toolmaker, Machinist, and Welder or similar hands-on fabrication role
• Background in an R&D, prototype, or low-volume production environment, you are comfortable working with incomplete information and evolving requirements
• Strong proficiency with manual and/or CNC machining equipment
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, GD&T, and 3D CAD models
• High mechanical aptitude and a meticulous eye for quality and precision
• Self-starter mentality, able to take on loosely defined tasks and drive them to completion with minimal supervision
• Strong communication skills and ability to work collaboratively across engineering and manufacturing team

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Experience in aerospace, defense, or other highly regulated industries
• Familiarity with a broad range of materials including aluminum, titanium, stainless steel, and composites
• Exposure to assembly tooling for large-scale or complex structural builds
• Experience with CAM software and/or basic CAD modeling (SolidWorks, CATIA, or similar)
• Understanding of manufacturing quality systems and documentation practice

Additional Requirements:

• Ability to stand, kneel, and bend for extended periods in a manufacturing environment
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs unassisted
• Comfortable working in and around large-scale hardware and manufacturing equipment

Pay Range: 

• Tooling and Fixture Specialist I: $38 - $54
• Tooling and Fixture Specialist II: $42 - $59

Vast is looking for a Metrology Technician I, reporting to the Manager, Metrology, to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations.

This will be a full-time, non-exempt position located in our Long Beach location.

Responsibilities: 

• Facilitate the integration of all calibrated tool inventories into ERP System, to enable tracking, traceability, and accessibility of measurement data, leading to improved data management and process efficiency
• Maintain a comprehensive calibration database to track and document equipment calibration schedules, results, and historical records, ensuring the integrity of measurement data and compliance with VAST Metrology to VAST Quality Management System, AS9100D and ISO9001 requirements 
• Collect and analyze measurement data to identify trends, variations, and areas for improvement in processes and products
• Follow procedures to perform routine and complex tasks related to the calibration, compensation, repair and maintenance of electronic, physical–dimensional, mechanical, thermodynamic and/or chemical IMTE 
• Use measurement reference standards and calibration systems to verify conformance of IMTE with associated performance criteria
• Drive assessment, modification, and implementation of metrology processes, applications, and improvements

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalency certificate
• 1-2 years of experience in the repair and calibration of IMTE 
• 1+ year of experience with ERP System
• Available to work 1st shift: 7am-4pm PST

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• 4+ years of professional and / or academic experience 
• Experience using, calibrating, compensating and / or repairing high accuracy, high precision measurement equipment
• Training in defense, aerospace, energy and / or medical settings
• Excellent quantitative and verbal reasoning skills
• AC / DC low frequency IMTE calibration, compensation and repair experience
• Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory (PMEL) and/or Test Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment (TMDE) experience
• Familiarity with ISO / IEC 17025, AS9100D and ISO9001 
• Familiarity with Calibration Management and Metrology Information Systems
• Experience with and in-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) 

Additional Requirements:

• Able to lift up to 25 lbs. Unassisted
• Ability to work overtime and weekends as needed
• Ability to balance and provide timely execution of multiple assigned tasks and projects

Vast is looking for Senior Integration Technician, reporting to the Sr. Manager, Integration, to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations. Use this space to describe the role and sell the candidate on the cool stuff they would get to work on. 

This will be a full-time, non-exempt position located in our (Long Beach) location. 

Responsibilities

• Build and test high-pressure fluid and gas systems on Haven-1 vehicle and test articles.
• Perform vehicle fluid system functional checks, high-pressure proof and leak tests, and hazardous operations.
• Build and maintain test facilities, GSE, propellant, high-pressure, and cryogenic systems.
• Troubleshoot and perform maintenance on fluid, mechanical, and electrical systems.
• Conduct field test operations including high-pressure system operation, fluid fill/drain/handling, and sensor monitoring.
• Read and interpret Plumbing and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs).
• Execute aerospace integration practices including safety cabling, helicoil installation, and fastener/fitting torque.
• Operate heavy machinery (forklift, overhead equipment, etc.).
• Implement continuous improvements to increase safety and test site productivity.
• Adhere to, enforce, and improve test processes and best practices.
• Work alongside engineers to build, test, and maintain fluid systems.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalency certificate.
• 4+ years of experience in production, mechanical, or manufacturing environment.
• Hands-on hardware integration and high-pressure testing experience.

Preferred Skills & Experience

• 8+ years of experience in production, mechanical, or manufacturing environment.
• Tube fitting and bending experience with common industry fitting systems.
• Experience with gaseous oxygen (GOx), liquid propellant, and cryogenic handling and systems maintenance.

Additional Requirements

• Ability to travel for vehicle test support (20%) including extended travel for final vehicle test.
• Ability to work overtime, varying hours, shifts, and weekends to support critical mission milestones.
• Ability to stoop, bend, crawl, and maneuver in tight spaces; physically able to lift up to 25 lbs unassisted.
• Ability to perform in a fast-paced, rapidly changing work environment.

Pay Range

• Fluid Test Technician II: $29 - $42
• Fluid Test Technician III: $33 - $47
• Senior Fluid Test Technician: $40 - $57

Vast is looking for a Integration Engineer, Fluid Systems Test, reporting to the Sr. Manager, Integration Test, to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations.

This will be a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach location. 

Responsibilities

• Own design, build, and commissioning of fluid system GSE and test stands.
• Develop clear and robust test plans for on-vehicle checkouts, fluids, instrumentation, and high-pressure testing.
• Act as test director, providing status updates and leading handoff meetings.
• Conduct PDRs, CDRs, and TRRs before design and test execution.
• Produce professional documentation including mechanical, fluid, and instrumentation schematics.
• Document non-conformances and collaborate with quality team on root cause corrective actions.
• Adhere to, enforce, and improve test processes and best practices.
• Collaborate with distributed engineering organizations to define test plans, requirements, and schedules.
• Partner with engineers, SMEs, and technicians to solve complex fluid system problems.
• Mentor engineers and technicians on the team.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, manufacturing, aerospace, electrical, or similar field.
• 4+ years of related engineering experience.
• Hands on hardware integration and testing experience.
• Experience with working with technicians and running multi person operations.
• Experience writing test plans, procedures, presentations, and providing go/no-go judgment and rationale.

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Experience with pressure testing, fluid system design, proof and leak checks in compliance with ASME B31.3.
• Experience planning and executing engineering operations in time-sensitive, high-risk environments.
• Knowledge of pressure safety standards (D.O.O, ASME, API, NFPA) for quantity distance and keep-out zones.
• Experience with high-pressure gas systems and closed-loop control systems.
• Ability to design and perform environmental testing per SMC-S-016, GEVS NASA-STD-7000a, MIL STD 810G.
• Experience designing and implementing instrumentation systems and precision measurement devices.
• Experience with DAQ hardware and software (NI PXI, cRIO, cDAQ, Dewesoft, Beckhoff).
• Ability to generate test system P&IDs using Visio, Lucidchart, or equivalent.
• Experience writing and executing test plans/procedures in collaboration with design engineers.
• Perform structured root cause analysis of test failures.
• Experience in structural design and analysis of test fixtures.
• Proficiency with CAD systems (NX preferred).
• Experience with PLM systems (Teamcenter preferred) and version control (SVN, GIT).
• Experience with project scheduling tools (Smartsheet, MS Project, or equivalent).
• Experience with JIRA and/or Confluence.
• Ability to quickly troubleshoot new and existing systems.
• Ability to rapidly shift priorities across multiple projects and deliver high-value results iteratively.
• Strong collaboration skills across cross-functional engineering teams.

Additional Requirements:

• Ability to travel for vehicle test support (20%) including extended travel (up to 1 month) for final vehicle test.
• Ability to work varying hours, shifts, extended hours, and weekends as needed.
• Ability to stoop, bend, crawl, and maneuver in tight spaces; physically able to lift up to 25 lbs unassisted.
• Ability to perform in a fast-paced, rapidly changing work environment.

Pay Range: 

• Integration Engineer II: $112,340 - $159,468
• Senior Integration Engineer: $$137,760 - $195,552
• Staff Integration Engineer: $162,360 - $230,472

Vast is looking for a Integration Engineer, Avionics Test, reporting to the Sr. Manager, Integration, to support the development of the systems required for the  build and test of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations.

This will be a full-time, exempt position in our Long Beach location. 

As a Integration Test Engineer, you will develop creative solutions to complex assembly and production problems. You will play a critical role in our development and production teams for identifying and defining test processes and plans and then executing. Your input will be vital in transitioning the space station from design to a built and tested station ready to host humans in space.

Responsibilities: 

• Plan, schedule, prepare, coordinate, direct, and exercise functional authority for completion of tests.
• Enable day-to-day execution of the vehicle integration and test flow.
• Collaborate with the distributed engineering organizations to define and manage test plans, requirements, and schedules.
• Ensure integration procedures are continuously evolving to reflect the most efficient assembly practices.
• Develop, qualify, and refine manufacturing processes to meet all requirements including safety, quality, efficiency, and delivery.
• Collaborate with other engineers, subject matter experts, and technicians to solve complex production issues.
• Act as test director and provide status updates and run handoff and other tagups.
• Document and provide resolution to non-conformances and collaborate with the quality team to implement root cause corrective actions.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, manufacturing, aerospace, electrical, or similar field.
• Hands on hardware integration and testing experience.
• Experience writing test plans, procedures, presentations, and providing go/no-go judgment and rationale.

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Experience with the build, assembly, integration, or test of complex assemblies and systems.
• Familiarity with Linux and Python environments.
• Ability to make independent judgments with limited information.
• Experience writing test plans, procedures, and providing go/no-go judgment and rationale.
• Experience planning and executing vehicle level system verifications, leak checks, or environmental tests.
• Comfortable working in a high-stress environment balancing several projects at any given time, and the flexibility to adjust for abrupt changes in strategic direction.

Additional Requirements:

• Ability to travel up to 20% of the time.
• Willingness to work evenings and/or weekends to support critical mission milestones.
• Ability to lift up to 25 lbs unassisted.

Pay Range: 

• Integration Engineer II: $112,340 - $159,468
• Senior Integration Engineer: $137,760 - $195,552
• Staff Integration Engineer: $162,360 - $230,472

Vast is looking for a Manufacturing Engineer – Factory Systems & Rate Production, reporting to the Director of Operational Excellence, to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations. Use this space to describe the role and sell the candidate on the cool stuff they would get to work on. 

This will be a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach location. 

Responsibilities: 

• Own Haven-2 factory layout and production system architecture, including maintain authoritative, up-to-date floor plans and work center configurations, and lead future-state factory design to meet rate production requirements as the program scales
• Lead DFM/DFA reviews and manufacturing readiness activities from development through production, partnering directly with design engineering to optimize producibility, assembly efficiency, and transition readiness and representing Manufacturing Engineering in design reviews (PDR, CDR), manufacturing readiness reviews (MRR), and production readiness reviews (PRR)
• Define, implement, and own key performance metrics across all Haven-2 work centers including throughput, cycle time, first-pass yield, and capacity utilization and design the data infrastructure and reporting systems required to monitor, analyze, and act on production performance
• Lead structured continuous improvement programs using Lean, Six Sigma, and value stream design methodologies, conducting time and motion studies (MOST, Yamazumi), identifying bottlenecks, and implementing standardized, scalable solutions that measurably improve throughput and reduce cycle time
• Develop and maintain the full suite of manufacturing documentation, including process plans, routings, standard work, and work instructions ensuring consistency, repeatability, and compliance with AS9100 and applicable aerospace workmanship standards
• Specify, qualify, and deploy tooling, fixtures, and production equipment, including coordinating custom tooling design to enable efficient, repeatable assembly of complex space hardware
• Drive process standardization across products, assemblies, and work centers, reducing variability and building the operational foundation necessary for sustainable rate scaling
• Lead process qualification and manufacturing readiness activities, including first article inspections (FAI), process validation, and AS9100 certification efforts acting as the primary manufacturing engineering project management resource for these initiatives
• Facilitate regular production performance reviews with manufacturing, quality, and supply chain leadership presenting data-driven analysis of throughput, efficiency, and rate performance, and leading corrective action on identified gaps
• Act as a hands-on systems-level problem solver on the manufacturing floor, bringing structured analytical rigor and practical engineering judgment to complex operational challenges
• Proven expertise in Lean manufacturing and Six Sigma methodologies, with demonstrated results in throughput improvement, cycle time reduction, and process standardization
• Experience conducting time and motion analysis (MOST, Yamazumi, or equivalent) to establish standard work and quantify improvement opportunities
• Hands-on experience developing and maintaining manufacturing documentation (process plans, routings, work instructions) in compliance with AS9100 or equivalent quality management systems
• Strong data and analytics skills demonstrated ability to design manufacturing performance metrics, build dashboards, and drive decisions from production data using tools such as Tableau, Power BI, or SQL
• Strong cross-functional communication skills, with experience presenting manufacturing performance, risks, and strategies to engineering and operations leadership
• Proven project management capability across concurrent manufacturing initiatives with multiple stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications:

• Lean or Six Sigma certification (Green Belt or Black Belt) with quantified project results
• Direct experience with AS9100 certification, audits, or quality management system implementation in an aerospace or defense manufacturing environment
• Experience leading manufacturing readiness reviews (MRR), production readiness reviews (PRR), or first article inspections (FAI) for flight or high-reliability hardware programs
• Familiarity with Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) or ERP/MRP platforms (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Aligni) and experience leveraging them to improve production traceability and efficiency
• Proficiency with CAD or facility planning tools (AutoCAD, SolidWorks, or equivalent) for factory layout and work center design
• Experience scaling production from low-rate initial production (LRIP) to high-rate production for complex aerospace or space hardware
• Familiarity with PFMEA, process validation, and quality planning methodologies applied to aerospace hardware manufacturing
• Advanced skills in manufacturing data visualization and analytics, including experience building integrated reporting systems from multiple production data sources

Pay Range: 

• Manufacturing Engineer II: $112,000 - $159,000
• Senior Manufacturing Engineer: $137,700 - $195,000
• Staff Manufacturing Engineer: $162,00 - $230,000

Vast is looking for a Senior Welder - 2nd Shift reporting to the Shop Floor Supervisor - 2nd Shift, to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations.

This will be a full-time, non-exempt position located in our Long Beach location. 

2nd Shift Hours: 2:00 PM to 10:30 PM

Responsibilities: 

• Weld the Haven Structure for Human spaceflight
• Operate mechanized and robotic welding equipment
• Ability to quickly fabricate, weld tooling to support Haven.
• Inspect fabricated parts for geometry acceptance and weld conformance
• Fit, form parts, and clean parts as required and setup welding equipment in preparation for welding
• Perform Class A quality Aluminum weld 
• Diagnose weld defects and suggest corrective actions, both in repair and process optimization
• Work with Engineering to improve tools and problem solve
• Material handling of raw goods and finished weldments
• Experience with a wide variety of metal fabrication equipment such as vertical bandsaw, Sanding equipment, Capability to efficiently set up jig tables

Minimum Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience with Class A TIG 
• 5+ years of experience with fabrication, and forming experience
• Experience reading engineering blueprints
• Ability to follow written and verbal instruction
• Familiar working with x-ray technicians and other NDT techniques
• Automated/robotic welding experience Preferred VPPAW
• Preferred Skills & Experience:
• Self-starter, highly motivated working in a fast-paced department
• 5+ or more years with Class A aerospace welding

Additional Requirements:

• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time
• Willingness to work evenings and/or weekends to support critical mission milestones
• Ability to lift up to 25 lbs unassisted

Pay Rate:

• Senior Welder: $40.00 - $57.00

Vast has multiple Structures Manufacturing Engineer openings, reporting to the Manager of Structures Fabrication, to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations.

This will be a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach location. 

Responsibilities: 

• Responsible for the build and inspection process for the assembly of the primary structure
• Develop and refine manufacturing processes, including: welding, trimming, shearing, rolling, bending, and more to meet all design and business requirements including safety, quality, efficiency and delivery
• Document and standardize welding and other processes and own the creation and modification of manufacturing planning/work instructions
• Collaborate with other engineers, subject matter experts, and technicians to solve large-scale production challenges
• Work with design engineers to evaluate designs for manufacturability and implementation in a rapidly evolving production environment
• Resolve product non-conformances and collaborate with the quality team to implement root cause corrective actions
• Help manufacturing and engineering teams to identify, plan, and execute capital equipment, machine, and layout upgrades to meet volume production demand
• Develop and refine floor layouts, capacity models, and product flow analysis to ensure on-time vehicle delivery to manifest

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Comparable STEM field
• One of the following:
• Extensive experience collaborating with stakeholders to implement new manufacturing processes, products, or tools, (especially involving metallic assemblies), OR
• Extensive experience collaborating with stakeholders to revise and improve existing manufacturing processes, products, or tools,(especially involving metallic assemblies)
• One of the following:
• Extensive manufacturing experience managing a product/product line across multiple work centers and/or departments, OR
• Extensive manufacturing experience managing multiple products/product lines within a single work center/department
• Experience collaborating with stakeholders to address manufacturing non-conformances and implement corrective actions
• Experience in a fast-paced development environment, especially development-to-production transitions for new products/projects

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Experience with large-scale metal forming and/or welding processes (~Ø20 ft. assemblies)
• Experience with automated or semi-automated metal forming and/or welding processes
• Knowledge of manufacturing techniques, processes, and equipment related to welding and metal forming/rolling
• Experience transitioning complex products from R&D to production in a fast-paced environment
• Experience in a production environment within the aerospace industry

Additional Requirements:

• Ability to lift up to 25lbs unassisted
• Willingness to work overtime, or weekends to support critical mission milestones

Pay Ranges:

• Manufacturing Engineer I: $86,100 - $122,220
• Manufacturing Engineer II: $112,340 - $159,468
• Senior Manufacturing Engineer: $137,760 - $195,552
• Staff Manufacturing Engineer: $162,360 - $230,472

Vast has multiple Tooling Engineer openings, reporting to the Senior Manager, Tooling, to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations.

This will be a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach location. 

Responsibilities: 

• Own the design, activation, and implementation, and support fabrication, of fixtures and tooling required for Haven-1 assembly, lifting, and handling.
• Work with Integration and Manufacturing to define vehicle integration flow, manufacturing process, concepts and tooling interfaces.
• Collaborate with vehicle engineering and production to define fixture and tooling specifications, qualification plans, and introduce to production.
• Perform mechanical analysis for spacecraft fixtures.
• Develop operation and maintenance plans for all test fixtures and tooling. Assist the facilities manager(s) in all aspects of project implementation as needed
• Manage schedule on assigned projects including critical next steps, deadlines, and outcome.
• Manage vendor relationships and coordinate meetings to identify new technologies and how they can be applied to Vast’s cutting edge applications.
• Develop, test, and implement tool improvements to yield time savings or tolerance improvements.
• Coordinate tooling modifications related to part, production, or other changes.
• Work closely with engineering stakeholders and technicians to solve production-related issues. 

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, or other engineering discipline.
• Experience with GD&T.
• 5+ years of experience in aerospace or automotive tooling.
• 5+ years of experience in NX or other 3D CAD packages.
• Hands-on experience with handling, lifting, or building large, complex assemblies.
• Knowledge of project planning and execution practices, including logic-linked schedule management.

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Experience with work orders and assembly instructions.
• Design of pneumatic, electrical, or hydraulic motion systems.
• Critical lifting and break overs fixtures.
• Integration tooling design.
• A passion for hardware development, including working in a fast-paced environment and hands-on design and development.
• Strong communication skills.

Additional Requirements:

• Willingness to work evenings and/or weekends to support critical mission milestones
• Ability to lift up to 25 lbs unassisted

Pay Range: 

• Tooling Engineer II $112,340 - $159,468
• Senior Tooling Engineer $137,760 - $195,552
• Staff Tooling Engineer $162,360 - $230,472

Vast is seeking an Industrial Engineer to lead a foundational role in driving operational excellence across our manufacturing facilities. Reporting to the Director of Operational Excellence, this position will focus on defining key performance metrics, optimizing production processes, and providing leadership with actionable data to improve throughput, efficiency, and accountability.

The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced, hands-on environment, collaborates effectively across functions, and balances tactical execution with strategic process improvement.

This is a full-time, exempt position based in Long Beach, California.

Responsibilities:

• Define key performance metrics for each work center and design data systems to track and measure them effectively.
• Identify process bottlenecks and lead continuous improvement initiatives in partnership with manufacturing leaders and engineers.
• Conduct time and motion studies to establish process baselines and uncover efficiency opportunities.
• Maintain and update production floor plans, serving as the primary authority on floor space allocation and work center layouts.
• Provide actionable data and insights to hold teams and leaders accountable for delivery performance and operational goals.
• Act as a project management resource for manufacturing initiatives such as process qualifications, AS9100 certification, and general work center readiness.
• Facilitate regular (e.g., bi-weekly) production efficiency and schedule/rate review meetings with supply chain, quality, and manufacturing leadership to assess performance and drive corrective action.
• Support ad-hoc projects and operational challenges, providing flexible, hands-on problem-solving for the manufacturing organization.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in a manufacturing or operations-focused industrial engineering role.
• Strong analytical skills with demonstrated experience in data collection, analysis, and reporting.
• Proven ability to lead process improvement initiatives, including bottleneck analysis and workflow optimization.
• Excellent project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with a track record of effective cross-functional collaboration.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma principles, with experience leading implementation.
• Experience using business analytics tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, SQL) and integrating data from multiple sources to support decision-making.

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Lean or Six Sigma certification (Green Belt or higher preferred).
• Familiarity with AS9100 or other quality management systems.
• Experience maintaining and optimizing manufacturing floor plans and layouts.
• Proven ability to facilitate cross-functional meetings to drive operational performance and accountability.
• Prior experience supporting certifications, process qualifications, or other manufacturing readiness initiatives.
• Advanced proficiency in business analytics and data visualization, including integration of manufacturing and supply chain data systems.
• Experience utilizing time and motion analysis techniques, such as MOST.

Pay Range:

Senior Industrial Engineer: $104,960  - $148,992
Staff Industrial Engineer: $127,920 - $181,584
Principal Industrial Engineer: $170,560 - $242,112

Vast is looking for an Integration Technician, 2nd Shift, reporting to the Supervisor, Integration, to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations. 

This will be a full-time, non-exempt position located in our Long Beach location. 

Shift: 2nd shift: 2:00pm - 10:30pm PST

Responsibilities: 

• Assemble, install, and test flight hardware
• Use precision calibrated tools – torque wrenches, micrometers and calipers
• Hands on operations with both large and small fragile assemblies
• Read and interpret technical drawings, and follow detailed work instructions
• Perform high pressure pneumatic testing
• Perform work according to procedures, specifications, and test instructions
• Use various mechanical tools without instruction
• Collaborate with production engineers and quality personnel to develop and document activities
• Have a working understanding of standard industry ESD best practices
• Ensure all production services are performed on time, safely and in a professional manner
• Perform other related duties, as assigned, for the purpose of ensuring an efficient and effective work environment

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalency certificate
• 6+ years of experience in hardware assembly, test, and/or installation

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Experience in the aerospace industry, aviation, military, or other high-reliability operating environments
• Experience in the assembly and testing of propulsion systems, avionic components, and harnesses
• FAA Airframe and PowerPlant license
• Experience in a fast-paced production environment with flight hardware
• Skill in operating and manipulating machinery and various hand and power tools requiring manual dexterity
• A demonstrated ability in reading/understanding technical drawings, manuals, and reports
• NASA-STD-8739.3 & NASA-STD-8739.4 certification (currently or previously held)
• IPC-A-610, IPC/WHMA-620, & IPC-J-STD-001 (currently or previously held)
• Ability to use precision measuring instruments
• Experience working in a cleanroom environment
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment
• Ability to rapidly change roles/responsibilities while working in a high-paced, challenging work environment
• Ability to effectively communicate (verbal and written) with engineering and production
• Proficient with computers and the ability to use MS Office and Google Workspace
• Experience with forklifts, cranes, and heavy equipment

Additional Requirements:

• Must be willing to work all shifts, overtime, and/or weekends as needed
• Must be able to lift at least 25 lbs. unassisted
• Must be able to climb ladders and be comfortable working in tight spaces
• Must be willing to travel when needed from weeks at a time to support vehicle testing and integration (Mojave, Ohio, Florida)

Pay Range: 

• Integration Technician I: $23.00 - $32.00
• Integration Technician II: $30.00 - $40.00
• Integration Technician III: $33.00 - $47.00
• Senior Integration Technician: $40.00 - $56.00

Vast is looking for an Executive Recruiter, reporting to the Director, Talent Acquisition, to lead hiring for highly specialized and executive-level talent critical to the development of next-generation, human-rated space stations. This role is not only about filling roles—it is about architecting and executing thoughtful, scalable recruiting strategies that enable the company to build world-class technical leadership across engineering, manufacturing, and corporate domains.

The Executive Recruiter will be a strategic problem solver and have a shared sense of urgency in identifying and filling critical leadership and niche talent gaps for our growing company. 

This will be a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach location. 

Responsibilities: 

• Partner closely with leadership to define, shape, and execute talent strategies for critical leadership roles across engineering, manufacturing, and corporate functions.
• Design and implement structured, data-informed executive search strategies tailored to each role, including market mapping, target company development, and candidate engagement plans
• Build and continuously refine scalable processes, frameworks, and best practices for executive recruiting, ensuring consistency, quality, and efficiency across searches
• Own the end-to-end executive search lifecycle with a high degree of rigor and attention to detail, from role definition through close and onboarding
• Act as a strategic advisor to stakeholders, providing market insights, talent intelligence, and calibrated guidance to inform hiring decisions and organizational design
• Establish and maintain strong, trust-based relationships with senior leaders, embedding a “talent-first” mindset into business planning and execution
• Deliver a high-touch, detail-oriented candidate experience that reflects the complexity and importance of the roles being filled
• Collaborate with the broader Talent Acquisition team to elevate standards, share best practices, and drive continuous improvement across the function

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• 8+ years of overall executive recruiting experience, ideally both in-house and at an executive search firm. Aerospace experience is a strong plus.
• Proven ability to design and execute structured search strategies for complex, hard-to-fill roles in high-growth or technically sophisticated organizations

Preferred Qualifications

• Deep expertise in full lifecycle executive search, including intake, role scoping, market mapping, sourcing strategy, candidate development, and close
• Strong track record of building and refining recruiting processes, frameworks, and systems that scale
• Experience operating in complex, matrixed organizations as well as fast-paced startup environments
• Ability to synthesize market data into actionable insights that influence hiring strategies and business decisions
• Highly detail-oriented and methodical, with a disciplined, process-driven approach to execution
• Strong ownership mindset with a focus on outcomes, accountability, and continuous improvement
• Exceptional ability to build trust, influence senior stakeholders, and operate as a strategic partner

Vast is seeking a Business & Supply Chain Intern to support daily supply chain operations and business planning activities across the organization. This internship offers hands-on experience in demand planning, supply chain analytics, and cross-functional business operations within a fast-paced aerospace environment. Interns will work closely with Supply Chain, Engineering, Operations, and Finance teams on real projects that directly impact program execution.

This is a 12-week full-time internship at our office in Long Beach, CA.

Key Responsibilities

• Support daily supply chain operations, including procurement, logistics coordination, inventory management, and demand planning activities.
• Assist with demand forecasting, material requirements planning (MRP), and supply-demand balancing to support production and build schedules.
• Help maintain and analyze demand signals, Bill of Material changes, lead times, propose safety stock values, and inventory levels across programs.
• Compile, analyze, and visualize supply chain and business data to support operational and planning decisions.
• Support cross-functional initiatives to improve forecast accuracy, material availability, and overall supply chain performance.
• Assist with documentation of supply chain processes, KPIs, assumptions, and planning methodologies.
• Participate in continuous improvement efforts focused on data accuracy, workflow efficiency, and scalability.

Minimum Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree program in Business, Supply Chain Management, Operations, Industrial Engineering, Analytics, or a related field.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and basic data analysis techniques.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
• Ability to work full-time onsite in Long Beach, CA.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior internship, project, or coursework experience in supply chain, demand planning, business operations, or business analytics.
• Experience with data and analysis tools such as:
• Advanced Excel (pivot tables, lookups; macros/VBA a plus)
• SQL for querying and analyzing datasets
• Data visualization tools such as Tableau, Power BI, or similar
• Familiarity with forecasting, inventory management, or capacity planning concepts.
• Exposure to ERP, MRP, or planning systems (e.g., SAP, NetSuite, Oracle, or similar).
• Ability to translate data into clear insights and actionable recommendations for technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Interest in aerospace, manufacturing, or high-growth technology environments.

Pay Range: 

• Undergraduate: $35/hr
• Master's: $40/hr

Vast is looking for a Post Processing Technician, reporting to the Fabrication Supervisor, to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human- rated space stations. This will be a full-time, non-exempt position located in our Hawthorne location. In this role you will have the opportunity to work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment where quick communication and effective execution are key.

 Responsibilities

• Perform sample collection, such as Particle and NVR .
• Handle solvents and other chemicals.
• Maintain lot number traceability and serialization of parts.
• Maintain Inventory of lab consumables.
• Precision cleaning Class 1-5 in support of all Vast programs.
• Work in pre-clean and cleanroom environments according to proper protocols.
• Maintain cleanliness of the lab.
• Analyze and implement projects to improve the work center.
• Provide technical support of chemical processing within Vast.
• Ensure all processes are available, monitoring processing and lab equipment condition/replacement needs, tracking parameters to ensure safety of hardware and operators as well as product, ensure all documentation is current and coordinate with EH&S.
• Manage chemical inventory of the production line and chemical laboratory.
• Perform chemical additions and adjustments of process chemistry based on analytical data and trends.
• Solve and troubleshoot chemical processing difficulties.
• Computer skills such as Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook.
• Utilizing a Jib Crane to move heavy parts from various locations.
• Using multiple machines to perform laser part marking .
• Must be able to lift up to 25lbs . unassisted .

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalency  
• 3 + years of experience working in Precision Clean Line.
• 2+ years of experience Performing Cleanness Verification Process.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of the handling of any type of lifting equipment, with a preference for a Jib Crane.
• Knowledge of Nitric and Citric passivation, cleaning, and anodizing.
• Experience working under pressure and to tight deadlines.
•  Experience documenting work in official records or work reports.
• Eagerness and demonstrated record of working as a member of small teams to accomplish tasks safely and efficiently.
• Demonstrated attention to detail and careful work practices around industrial hazards.
• Computer literate, able to follow instructions and record day to day activities.
• Knowledge of working with automatic particle machines and various types of borescopes

Pay Range: 

• Post Processing Technician I: $20.00 - $29.00
• Post Processing Technician  II: $24.00-$34.00
• Post Processing Technician  III: $28.00-$40.00

Vast is looking for a Senior Recruiter, Corporate reporting to the Manager, Recruiting to support hiring across our Business Development, Marketing, and other corporate functions. This role will play a critical part in building the teams that enable Vast’s mission to design and build artificial-gravity human-rated space stations. 

This is a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach location. 

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end full-cycle recruiting for corporate roles across Marketing, Business Development, Finance, Operations, and other non-technical functions, operating with minimal guidance and sound independent judgment.
• Partner closely with hiring managers and stakeholders, leading structured intake meetings to define role requirements, interview strategy, success criteria, and clear expectations while building trusted, advisory relationships.
• Use data, market insights, and business context to influence hiring decisions, balance competing priorities, and deliver timely, high-quality hiring outcomes.
• Own sourcing and engagement strategies to identify and attract top and passive talent through diverse channels, effectively communicating Vast’s mission, value proposition, and growth opportunity.
• Own the candidate experience by delivering personalized, transparent, and engaging journeys; facilitate interviews, feedback, and debriefs with professionalism and inclusivity.
• Lead offer strategy and execution, including motivation-based offers, compensation discussions, and negotiations through close.
• Drive recruiting excellence through consistent processes, metric-driven prioritization, continuous improvement initiatives, and mentorship of junior recruiters.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree 
• 5+ years of experience in full life cycle recruiting, with a focus on corporate or non-technical roles

Preferred Skills & Experience

• 2+ years of experience using Greenhouse ATS 
• Demonstrated success recruiting for Business Development, Marketing, or other corporate functions 
• Strong sourcing skills, including identifying and engaging passive candidates in competitive markets 
• Self-directed with a high sense of urgency and exceptional attention to detail 
• Strong customer service mindset with the ability to build trusted relationships with hiring managers 
• Excellent communicator and problem solver 
• Ability to remain flexible, adaptable, and composed in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
• Highly organized with strong prioritization skills 
• Sharp eye for detail and process precision

Vast is looking for a Staff Acoustic Engineer, reporting to the Director, Life Support Systems to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations.

This will be a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach location. 

Responsibilities: 

• Perform acoustic and aeroacoustic modeling of spacecraft systems and habitable environments
• Identify and characterize noise sources including pumps, fans, compressors, valves, and fluid systems
• Analyze sound propagation and transmission paths within pressurized spacecraft modules
• Develop predictive models for cabin acoustic levels and sound distribution
• Perform computational aeroacoustic (CAA) analysis for fluid-driven noise sources
• Define acoustic requirements and performance targets for spacecraft subsystems
• Lead various design teams in developing noise mitigation strategies, including source reduction, acoustic treatments, and system layout changes
• Conduct acoustic testing and measurements using microphones, arrays, and specialized instrumentation
• Process and interpret acoustic data to validate analytical models and guide design improvements
• Support integrated vehicle testing and verification of acoustic requirements
• Collaborate with ECLSS, fluids, thermal, avionics, structures, and systems teams to improve acoustic performance across the station

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Acoustics, or a related field
• 5+ years of experience in acoustics, aeroacoustics, or environmental noise analysis
• Strong background in acoustic theory, wave propagation, and sound measurement
• Experience modeling and analyzing airborne noise and acoustic environments
• Experience with acoustic instrumentation and data analysis
• Experience in design of acoustic mitigation components. Resonators, acoustic damping materials
• Proficiency in MATLAB, Python, or similar tools for signal processing and acoustic analysis
• Experience modeling and analyzing airborne noise and acoustic environments
• Experience with acoustic instrumentation and data analysis
• Experience in design of acoustic mitigation components. Resonators, acoustic damping materials
• Proficiency in MATLAB, Python, or similar tools for signal processing and acoustic analysis

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Master’s or PhD in Acoustics, Aeroacoustics, Aerospace Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering
  Experience with computational aeroacoustics (CAA) or acoustic CFD methods
• Experience with tools such as Actran, LMS Virtual.Lab, VA One, STAR-CCM+, Fluent, OpenFOAM, or similar
• Experience with cabin acoustics, habitable environments, or environmental noise control
• Experience working with fans, pumps, ducting, ventilation systems, or fluid-generated noise
• Experience performing acoustic test campaigns and measurement programs
• Familiarity with spacecraft, aircraft, or other complex integrated systems

Additional Requirements:

• Willingness to work overtime, or weekends to support critical mission milestones
• Ability to lift up to 25lbs unassisted
• Specific certifications, as appropriate

Vast is looking for a Mechanical Design Engineer, reporting to the Manager, Structures Design, to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations. The Structures and Dynamics team covers a wide range of components and responsibilities: from the primary pressure hull, to MMOD shielding, engineered soft goods, and establishing design loads and factors, as well as supporting other teams’ design needs across the company.

This will be a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach location. 

Responsibilities: 

• Designing vehicle structures from conceptual phase through product release and manufacture release and manufacture.
• Define and manage interfaces between vehicle subsystems.
• Develop design process improvement via simplification or automation.
• Provide technical assistance to integration and testing activities.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering with relevant CAD/Design experience or equivalent.

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Aerospace or automotive design experience.
• Self-motivated with strong multi-tasking, organizational, communication and documentation skills.
• Ability to work well in an integrated team including daily interactions with technicians, engineers, and managers.
• Experience designing and managing large CAD assemblies and associated drawings.
• Demonstrated development and configuration management experience on technically complex hardware products.
• Knowledge of mechanical engineering design, analysis, and manufacturing.
• Experience with ASME Y14.100, Y14.5, Y14.41.
• Experience with Siemens NX.

Pay Range: 

• Design Engineer I: $86,100 - $122,220
• Design Engineer II: $112,340 - $159,468

Vast is looking for a Dynamics Engineer, reporting to the Senior Manager of Loads and Dynamics, to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations.

This will be a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach location. 

The Structural Dynamics team is responsible for low and high-frequency load & environment predictions for all Vast space stations during ground transportation, ascent, and on-orbit operations. This role will be responsible for generating frequency-based design and test requirements in quasi-statics, random vibrations, shock, and acoustics. Candidates should have strong skills in frequency domain analysis, test planning, and high-speed data processing.

Responsibilities: 

• Derive internal load and environment requirements from system level requirements. 
• Assist product groups with vibration and shock requirement tailoring and test verification. 
• Assess vendor hardware capabilities against in-house predictions.
• Develop post-processing tools for dynamic analyses and tests.
• Build, maintain, and correlate prediction models based on gathered test data.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor degree in Mechanical or Aerospace engineering.
• 1+ years of professional experience in loads and environment prediction.

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Spacecraft and/or payload background with experience through the entire system lifecycle from concept, design, production, integration, test, launch, and operations.
• Hands-on test experience in vibration labs.
• Familiar with Femap/NASTRAN.
• Ability to explain structural dynamic concepts to other engineering functions.
• Working understanding of a design load cycle and how it relates to analysis and test. 
• Knowledge of spacecraft launch load environments and industry standard documents (SMC-S-016, GSFC-STD-7000A, MIL-STD-810G, etc.).

Additional Requirements:

• Ability to travel occasionally for out-of-house testing.

Pay Range: 

• Dynamics Engineer I: $86,100 - $122,220
• Dynamics Engineer II: $112,340 - $159,468
• Senior Dynamics Engineer: $137,760 - $195,552
• Staff Dynamics Engineer: $162,360 - $230,472

Vast is looking for a Senior Mechanical Engineer, Structures, reporting to the Manager, Structures Design, to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations. 

The Structures and Dynamics team covers a wide range of components and responsibilities: from the primary pressure hull, to MMOD shielding, engineered soft goods, and establishing design loads and factors, as well as supporting other teams’ design needs across the company.

This will be a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach location. 

Responsibilities: 

• Own design of primary and secondary structures on a large scale space station.
• Develop understanding of static and dynamic loads, vibrations, thermal and other environmental considerations to drive design decisions.
• Perform mechanical design and analysis, develop manufacturing drawings, test plans, concept of operations, and follow hardware through the entire process.
• Lead trades and own interfaces with sub systems.
• Work with fabricators and technicians to improve designs, develop processes, and resolve issues. 

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, civil engineering, physics, or math.
• 4+ years experience with CAD and FEA software packages.
• 4+ years of experience designing and developing mechanical components or systems.

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Design of structures and components for a high-performance vehicle or spacecraft.
• Proactive problem-solving skills such as failure analysis and root cause investigation.
• Prior experience in a fast-paced manufacturing setting.
• Design work in recent versions of NX/ Teamcenter.
• Analysis work in  recent versions of Ansys, Femap/Nastran, Abaqus.
• Experience with GD&T implementation and analysis (ASME Y14.5).
• Familiarity with spacecraft specifications such as SMC-S-016, NASA-STD-5001.

Pay Range: 

• Senior Mechanical Engineer: $137,760- $195,552
• Staff Mechanical Engineer: $162,360 - $230,472

Vast is looking for a Senior integration Specialist, reporting to the Supervisor AM and Integration, E-2,  to create the world's highest performing engine for small launchers, while optimizing for production and low cost. In this role, you will join a team with exciting momentum that has produced and successfully tested fully integrated engine development samples. You will be a key member who will help transition the system from development to production.

Responsibilities: 

• Serve as a technical authority for the assembly, integration, and testing of liquid rocket engine hardware and subsystems.
• Support rapid iteration and development testing, including configuration control, test turnaround, and readiness reviews.
• Lead and execute the most complex hands-on integrations of large and small, high-precision, and fragile assemblies.
• Define, validate, and enforce aerospace integration practices including safety wiring, helicoil installation, torque methodology, tube bending, flaring and hardware verification.
• Select, verify, and oversee the use of precision calibrated tools including torque wrenches, micrometers, and calipers.
• Interpret and apply engineering drawings, work instructions, specifications, bills of material, and P&IDs; identify discrepancies, drive resolution, and recommend design or process changes.
• Own the readiness, operation, and continuous improvement of the integration and test facilities.
• Lead subsystem test operations, including high-pressure operations, fluid fill/drain/handling, hazardous operations, and real-time sensor monitoring.
• Troubleshoot complex, cross-disciplinary issues across fluid, mechanical, and basic electrical systems; lead root-cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Author, review, and maintain build, test, maintenance, and safety documentation; ensure accuracy and adherence to standards.
• Identify, prioritize, and implement improvements to processes, tooling, and safety systems to increase reliability, throughput, and test site productivity.
• Mentor and technically develop technicians and specialists through cross-functional collaboration, formal training, and on-the-job coaching.
• Act as a primary interface between engineering, test operations, and the shop floor to ensure efficient execution and feedback loops.
• Uphold, evolve, and champion test processes, safety standards, and best practices across the organization.
• Oversee and ensure the safe operation of heavy equipment such as forklifts and overhead lifting equipment.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 15+ years of experience in production, mechanical, manufacturing, integration, or test environments.

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Extensive experience in aerospace, aviation, military, or other high-reliability operating environments.
• Deep hands-on experience with propulsion system assembly, integration, and testing.
• Advanced tube fitting and bending expertise with common industry fitting systems.
• Demonstrated leadership of propulsion hardware integration and high-pressure or cryogenic test operations.
• Extensive experience with gaseous oxygen (GOx), liquid propellant, and cryogenic system operations and maintenance.
• Familiarity with configuration control, test readiness reviews, and hazard analyses.

Additional Requirements:

• Willingness to work overtime, or weekends to support critical mission milestones.
• Ability to lift up to 25lbs unassisted.

Vast is looking for a Staff Design Reliability Engineer, reporting to the Senior Manager, Design Reliability, to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations.

This will be a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach location.

Responsibilities: 

• Technical Leadership: Lead the technical reviews that shape the future of artificial-gravity space habitats—providing clear, decisive guidance during milestone design reviews and major risk gates.
• Oversee qualification and test completeness for flight systems, ensuring our test campaigns are robust, disciplined, and aligned with human-rated reliability.
• Bring deep engineering intuition to test campaigns, identifying risks early and helping teams converge on safe, resilient solutions.
• Evaluate complex design and operational changes, safeguarding technical integrity as the system evolves.
• Design Excellence: Serve as the architect and guardian of Vast’s engineering standards, design guides, and review frameworks—tools that enable fast, confident decision-making across the company.
• Make engineering best practices accessible and actionable, especially for engineers moving rapidly under ambitious program timelines.
• Support and elevate engineering teams across the organization by bringing broad experience in design, build cycles, integration, and test.
• Turn organizational knowledge into lasting guidance by capturing lessons learned and strengthening future standards.
• Process Ownership: Build and steward the processes that ensure engineering rigor at scale—ensuring designs meet standards, reviews are comprehensive, and changes are consistently implemented.
• Own and continuously refine design review templates, reliability checklists, and internal design guides.
• Track design maturity and compliance across the station and vehicle architecture, ensuring nothing slips through the cracks.
• Build tools, frameworks, and automation that empower engineers to explore design trade-offs and risks with clarity and speed.
• Cross-Functional Influence: Work across all facets of the engineering organization to improve reliability.
• Partner with configuration and change management so that every update to flight hardware is intentional, reviewed, and fully understood.
• Partner with the internal software team to ensure system data, configuration details, and design decisions are well organized and accessible.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in responsible engineering, design ownership, systems integration, test engineering, or reliability-focused development.
• Demonstrated experience conducting design reviews, qualification reviews, or major change assessments.
• Strong communicator and collaborative leader with high emotional intelligence, diplomacy, and the ability to influence at all levels.
• Resilient, curious, and committed to continuous learning in fast-paced or high-pressure environments.

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Experience in Responsible Engineering, Systems Engineering, Office of the Chief Engineer, or Reliability Engineering roles on complex aerospace systems.
• Hands-on experience designing, assembling, integrating, or testing hardware.
• Background with spacecraft, aircraft, launch vehicles, or other mission- or safety-critical systems.
• Familiarity with fracture control, reliability methodologies, or human-rated hardware standards.
• Experience creating engineering standards, review templates, or technical guidance frameworks.
• Strong scripting and data analysis skills (Python, MATLAB, Excel) and familiarity with visualization tools (e.g., Tableau).
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes, materials selection, and hardware qualification pathways.
• Strong systems-level intuition and the ability to anticipate and articulate risks early.

Additional Requirements:

• Willingness to work overtime, or weekends to support critical mission milestones.

Vast is looking for a Global Security Operations Center (GSOC) Operator, reporting to the GSOC Manager, to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations. This position is responsible for monitoring databases, CCTV, and technology tools for security threats and operational risks. The GSOC Operator will be responsible for ensuring effective coordination, communication, and execution of security protocol during emergency and crisis situations. The GSOC Operator will also assist with intelligence briefings and travel assessments. This position ensures the safety of employees, visitors, assets, and critical infrastructure while supporting Vast’s mission.

This will be a full-time, non-exempt position located in our Long Beach location. 

We are currently hiring for a rotational schedule of the following times: 

• Night Shift, Wednesday - Friday 10:00 PM - 6:00 AM
• Swing Shift, Saturday-Sunday 2:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Responsibilities: 

• Use technology systems and applications, including commercially-available databases and social media platforms, to monitor security threats and operational risks to business continuity. 
• Monitor a variety of systems, including badge access, computers, and CCTV to ensure the safety and security of Vast employees, facilities, and technology. 
• Observe, document, and appropriately escalate any suspicious activity, security violations, or safety concerns.
• React promptly to security incidents, dispatching security personnel or emergency responders as needed. 
• Escalate security incidents to GSOC leadership when appropriate. 
• Use mass notification systems to disseminate actionable information to company employees during emergency or crisis situations. 
• Ensure all Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) protocols and procedures are followed according to company policies. 
• Assess threats in real-time and ensure effective coordination, communication, and decision-making during heightened security situations. 
• Assist with the research and creation of detailed intelligence briefs, security incident reports, and BOLOs when necessary. 
• Prepare detailed threat assessments and travel advisories in support of company and executive travel. 
• Assist company personnel with safety and security concerns impacting Vast facilities, properties, and equipment.
• Provide security assistance, CCTV monitoring, and risk analysis for special events and operational activities.
• Respond professionally to security-related inquiries, safety concerns, and emergency situations in accordance with company policies.
• Perform additional duties as assigned to support the overall security mission.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent 
• 2+ years experience working in a GSOC or a similar security environment. 

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice, Intelligence, Security Studies, Computer Science, Political Science, Emergency Management or a related field. 
• Experience in security operations, law enforcement, military, or emergency response.
• Comprehensive understanding of GSOC policies and procedures and industry best practices. 
• Strong knowledge of technology tools and databases, CCTV, and incident response.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment with strong attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. 
• Strong research skills with experience utilizing various databases and social media platforms. 
• Ability to remain composed and professional in high-pressure situations. 
• Security experience in an industrial, aerospace, or manufacturing environment.
• Certifications such as ASIS CPP, PSP, or Certified Security Operations Center Analyst (CSOCA).

Additional Requirements:

• Must be available to work all required shifts, including overtime, weekends, and holidays, based on operational needs.
• Positive, solution-focused attitude. 
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. 
• Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality.

Pay Range: 

• Global Security Operations Center Operator I: $23.00 - $33.00
• Global Security Operations Center Operator II: $27.00 - $39.00

Vast is seeking a Manager, Thermal Control Systems, reporting to the Senior Manager, Thermal Control Systems Hardware, to lead the development of the thermal and fluid systems that enable artificial gravity and long-term human habitation in space. In this role, you will guide a small team of mechanical engineers while also contributing directly to system architecture, design, and test. You will shape mission-critical hardware that must operate flawlessly in orbit and play a key role in advancing human-rated spaceflight.

This full-time, exempt role is based in Long Beach, CA.

Responsibilities

Leadership & Team Development

• Lead and mentor a team of mechanical engineers responsible for thermal and fluid system hardware.
• Set technical direction, prioritize development efforts, and foster a culture of ownership and continuous improvement.
• Provide guidance on design decisions, analyses, and test plans, ensuring high-quality engineering outputs.
• Manage workloads, support professional development, and ensure on-time execution of deliverables.

Technical Ownership

• Own the architecture and performance of thermal control system hardware, including tubing, trays, and fluid loops.
• Lead hardware through its full lifecycle—from design trades through manufacturing, qualification, launch prep, and on-orbit operation.
• Drive rapid prototyping and iterative testing to mature designs in a fast-paced environment.
• Oversee systems engineering tasks, including analyses, requirements, and cross-team integration (i.e. Avionics, Software, Mission Operations, etc.)
• Lead internal and external design reviews and ensure hardware meets human-rated reliability and safety requirements.
• Ensure manufacturable, production-ready designs and collaborate closely with technicians, manufacturing engineers, and integration teams.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or related discipline
• Experience working with fluid systems
• 5+ years of hands-on hardware experience (fabrication, assembly, and/or testing)
• 1+ year leading or mentoring engineers

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Leadership experience in a fast-paced hardware development environment
• Ownership of mechanical or fluid systems across multiple development phases
• Strong problem-solving and root-cause analysis skills
• First-principles engineering and ability to guide team-level trade studies
• Experience with rotating machinery
• Proficiency in NX, GD&T, and tolerance analysis
• Structural analysis experience (hand calcs, FEMAP, ANSYS)
• Familiarity with machining, welding, brazing, and tube bending
• Excellent communication and leadership skills in a mission-driven environment

Additional Requirements

• Ability to travel up to 5%
• Willingness to support occasional evening or weekend work during critical mission phases

Pay Range: 

• Manager, Thermal Control Systems: $135,800 - $176,400

Vast is looking for a Senior Harness Design Engineer, reporting to the VP, Avionics, to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and manufacturing of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations. This will be a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach location. 

Responsibilities: 

• Develop the electro-mechanical design of flight wire harnesses for the Haven space station.
• Develop the electro-mechanical design of development and test harnesses to support qualification testing efforts.
• Design and analyze complex electrical architectures and wire harness systems, including development of detailed wiring diagrams, connector layouts, and system integration documentation for multi-disciplinary spacecraft/vehicle electrical systems
• Evaluate and implement power distribution and data communication strategies, ensuring proper signal integrity across mixed power/data pathways and selecting appropriate communication protocols (CAN, Ethernet, RS-422, USB, etc.) for system requirements
• Develop system logic and control architectures, creating interface control documents (ICDs) and performing electrical analysis to ensure compatibility between subsystems, including power budgeting, load analysis, and signal routing optimization
• Meet with multidisciplinary stakeholders to gather harness design objectives and requirements.
• Develop harness design and routing solutions with a 3D NX CAD environment.
• Provide great flight wire harness and vehicle/system level documentation
• Perform analysis and physical testing of harnessing with respect to thermal, loads, vibration, and shock to ensure full qualification for flight.
• Document and communicate the design, analysis, and testing results thoroughly and clearly through the use of design reviews.
• Interface with harness production and integration teams to ensure final harness designs can be produced and installed on schedule in accordance with overall project goals.
• Perform R&D investigations and trade studies to push wire harness design to new boundaries in terms of capabilities, mass savings, cost savings.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or other engineering discipline
• 5+ years of experience in design focused roles
• 2+ years of experience with wire harness 3D design, wiring diagrams, and formboard creation.

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Experience designing harnesses to IPC/WHMA-A-620, IPC/WHMA-A-620-S, and NASA-STD-8739.4.
• Strong team working skills with a proven ability to effectively interact and collaborate with other engineering disciplines and excellent attention to detail.
• 2+ years of experience with Siemens NX and Teamcenter.
• Wire harness component selection and qualification experience.
• General wire harness analysis, testing, and qualification experience.
• 2+ years of experience with harness design and manufacturing documentation.
• Capability to solve complex design problems within tight schedules and minimal supervision.
• Passion for advancing the commercial space industry and space exploration, with a strong desire to revolutionize wire harness design.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, autonomously driven, and demanding startup atmosphere.
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
• Strong sense of personal accountability and drive to succeed.

Additional Requirements:

• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time
• Willingness to work overtime, or weekends to support critical mission milestones
• Ability to lift up to 25 lbs unassisted

VAST is seeking a Senior Manager of Propulsion Analysis  to lead and grow our multidisciplinary analysis team. This role will focus on advancing Vast’s structural analysis capabilities while also integrating fluid and thermal modeling into overall space station system performance. You will manage a team of analysts across structural, thermal, and fluid domains, set technical standards, and ensure models and simulations directly inform design decisions and certification. 

Key Responsibilities

Team Leadership

• Manage and lead a team of up to 6 analysts, including hiring, mentoring, and technical development.
• Set standards for analysis methods, documentation, and best practices in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Expand company capabilities in analysis by validating and establishing methods and practices across structural, fluid, and thermal domains.
  
  

Structural Analysis

• Create and maintain FEA models of propulsion components to support design and certification.
• Define and review critical loads and load cases in collaboration with GNC, fluids analysis, dynamics/loads engineers and design teams.
• Mentor design and analysis engineers in analysis methods and validation via testing to review/approve component drawings with feedback.
• Partner with test engineering to plan and execute structural and dynamic tests, and perform associated analyses.
  
  

Fluids & Thermal Analysis

• Oversee multiphase propellant feed system and microgravity fluid behavior modeling, including vaporization, condensation, propellant acquisition and slosh dynamics.
• Guide high-pressure gas system analysis, transient flow behavior (e.g., water hammer, adiabatic compression), and thruster plume impingement studies.
• Support development and validation of propulsion fluid systems using best practices 
• Integrate simulation results with ground and flight test data to validate models and refine designs.
  
  

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner closely with design, manufacturing, propulsion, thermal, and GN&C teams to ensure analysis informs critical decisions.
• Present technical findings at design reviews and contribute to NASA certification processes.
• Lead root cause investigations and corrective actions when issues arise.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• B.S. degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or related Engineering field.
• 8+ years of relevant aerospace design and analysis experience.
• 2+ years of experience overseeing / managing a technical engineering or analysis team.
• Strong expertise in structural analysis, including FEA modeling, stress analysis, and load case development.
• Experience with thermo fluid analysis tools (CFD, 1-D system modeling, etc.)
• Knowledge of mechanical design, manufacturing processes, and design-for-manufacturability principles.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• M.S. or higher in Aerospace, Mechanical, or related Engineering.
• Experience in human spaceflight hardware design and analysis.
• Expertise in multiphase fluid dynamics, propellant management, and slosh modeling under low-gravity conditions.
• Experience with thermo-mechanical fatigue, fracture analysis, and spectrum loading fatigue analysis.
• Hands-on experience with high-pressure gas systems, transient fluid dynamics and heat exchangers.
• 5+ years of experience with liquid or gas  rocket engine combustion devices, including RCS design.
• Track record of leading multidisciplinary teams linking analysis predictions with test and qualification data to accelerate hardware development and certification.

Vast is looking for a(n) Senior Life Support Systems Engineer, reporting to the Director of Life Support Systems, to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations.

This will be a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach location. 

Responsibilities: 

• Own the design and development of the environmental and thermal control systems for our artificial-gravity space station, from initial design trades to fully functional and validated system.
• Iterate on manufacturing processes and development testing in a fast-paced environment.
• Own the project delivery timeline from early design through production, launch, and orbit insertion.
• Perform systems engineering tasks and fluid analyses.
• Lead design reviews internally and externally with suppliers and customers.
• Work with interdisciplinary stakeholders to ensure the component will integrate with the necessary avionics, software, and mission operations systems.
• Make sure that all designs are manufacturable and reliable.
• Bring technical excellence to everything you do.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering or science discipline.
• 5+ years of experience working with fluid or environmental control systems or components.
• 3+ years of hands-on hardware experience performing fabrication, assembly and/or testing.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in an engineering discipline.
• Proactive problem-solving skills such as failure analysis, root cause investigation, and design of experiment creation.
• Ability to perform trade studies using first principles and engineering fundamentals to make clear recommendations even with partial information.
• Experience with rotating machinery.
• Experience with soft goods.
• Experienced in NX.
• Solid understanding and application of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) and tolerance stack-up analysis.
• Experience with structural analysis methods (hand calcs, FEMAP, ANSYS) in order to optimize hardware to strength requirements as well as to evaluate for life and fracture.
• Knowledge of metallic and fluid system manufacturing techniques, processes, equipment, and other processes such as machining, welding, brazing, tube bending, etcetera.
• Able to work well in an integrated collaborative team environment, including frequent interactions with technicians, other engineers, and managers.
• Highly self-motivated with strong organizational and written/oral communication skills – able to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment with the ongoing drive for continuous improvement in all aspects of work.

Vast is looking for a Manufacturing Engineer, Propulsion, reporting to the Senior Manager, Haven-1 propulsion, to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations.

This will be a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach location. 

Responsibilities: 

• Collaborate closely with propulsion and systems design teams to provide manufacturing and assembly input for component hardware such as valves, regulators, tubing, ducting, manifolds, COPVs, fittings, and instrumentation used in propulsion and pressurization systems.
• Develop, qualify, and optimize manufacturing processes and production equipment for propulsion components, with a focus on repeatability, quality, cost, and flight reliability.
• Create and maintain detailed manufacturing plans, assembly procedures, travelers, and work instructions to support production of propulsion hardware across development, qualification, and flight builds.
• Support propulsion systems including propellant feed, pressurization, venting, purge, and safety-critical fluid systems.
• Identify and resolve manufacturing challenges through hands-on troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and implementation of corrective and preventive actions.
• Work directly with suppliers to ensure timely delivery of high-quality propulsion components, including review and approval of supplier manufacturing processes and documentation.
• Perform hands-on assembly, integration, and testing of propulsion components and sub-assemblies, ensuring compliance with engineering requirements and applicable aerospace standards.
• Participate in design and manufacturing readiness reviews, providing actionable feedback to improve manufacturability, reliability, and scalability of propulsion hardware.
• Partner with quality engineering to define inspection methods, acceptance criteria, and process controls for safety-critical fluid components.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to reduce cycle time, improve yield, and increase robustness of propulsion manufacturing processes.
• Stay current with propulsion manufacturing techniques, materials, joining methods, and industry best practices to inform design and production decisions.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 3+ years of manufacturing engineering experience in aerospace, propulsion, or high-reliability fluid systems.
• Experience with CAD tools (e.g., Siemens NX) and the ability to review designs, generate manufacturing documentation, and design assembly or test tooling.

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Strong cross-functional communication skills and the ability to work effectively with propulsion, systems, test, and quality teams.
• High attention to detail and a strong ownership mindset for safety-critical hardware.
• Strong GD&T knowledge and experience creating and reviewing engineering drawings.
• Strong understanding of propulsion fluid systems, including tube fabrication, welding/brazing, cleaning, and assembly processes.
• Experience with manufacturing and assembly of high-pressure or hazardous fluid systems.
• Proven problem-solving skills with hands-on root cause analysis experience.
• Hands-on experience testing, troubleshooting, and qualifying propulsion or fluid components is highly desirable.

Additional Requirements:

• Willingness to work evenings and/or weekends as needed to support critical propulsion testing and mission milestones.

Vast is looking for a Thermal Control Systems Senior Mechanical Engineer, reporting to the Manager, Thermal Control Hardware to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations. 

This will be a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach, CA location. 

Responsibilities: 

• Own the design and development of thermal control system and components for our artificial-gravity space station, from initial design trades to fully functional and validated system
• Possible thermal components include heat exchangers, cold plates, heaters, heat pipes, etc…
• Iterate on manufacturing processes and development testing in a fast-paced environment
• Own the project delivery timeline from early design through production, launch, and orbit insertion
• Perform systems engineering tasks and fluid analyses
• Lead design reviews internally and externally with suppliers and customers
• Work with interdisciplinary stakeholders to ensure the component will integrate with the necessary avionics, software, and mission operations systems
• Make sure that all designs are manufacturable and reliable
• Bring technical excellence to everything you do

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or other engineering discipline
• Experience working with fluid systems or components
• 5+ years of hands-on hardware experience performing fabrication, assembly and/or testing

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• 4+ years of experience working with fluid systems or components
• Demonstrated ability to own hardware or systems within an integrated engineering team outside a classroom setting
• 4+ years of hands-on hardware experience performing fabrication, assembly and/or testing
• Proactive problem-solving skills such as failure analysis, root cause investigation, and design of experiment creation
• Ability to perform trade studies using first principles and engineering fundamentals to make clear recommendations even with partial information
• Experience with rotating machinery
• Experienced in NX
• Solid understanding and application of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) and tolerance stack-up analysis
• Experience with structural analysis methods (hand calcs, FEMAP, ANSYS) in order to optimize hardware to strength requirements as well as to evaluate for life and fracture
• Knowledge of metallic and fluid system manufacturing techniques, processes, equipment, and other processes such as machining, welding, brazing, tube bending, etc.
• Able to work well in an integrated collaborative team environment, including frequent interactions with technicians, other engineers, and managers
• Highly self-motivated with strong organizational and written/oral communication skills – able to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment with the ongoing drive for continuous improvement in all aspects of work

Vast is looking for a Staff Test Engineer, Thermal Control Systems, reporting to the Manager, Thermal Test Engineering, to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations.

This will be a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach location.

Responsibilities: 

• Lead definition of hardware/software best practices and standardization for the wider test engineering organization.
• Own and drive the full lifecycle of assigned thermal control system test campaigns, from early concept development through execution, data analysis, and closeout, supporting both near-term and long-term space habitat missions.
• Act as a go-to technical resource and mentor, helping develop talent while maintaining high standards for safety, quality, and data integrity.
• Collaborate closely with thermal design, analysis, systems, integration, and manufacturing teams to provide input on manufacturability, assembly, and testability of thermal hardware, including tubing, heat exchangers, cold plates, pumps, valves, heaters, and MLI.
• Lead cross-functional test initiatives and scoped projects, delivering everything from analytical assessments and case studies to the design, build, and instrumentation of complex, high-fidelity test environments and ground support equipment (GSE).
• Perform hands-on assembly, integration, instrumentation, and testing of thermal and fluid systems, ensuring compliance with engineering specifications, safety protocols, and industry standards.
• Develop, document, and maintain detailed test plans, CONOPs, procedures, work instructions, and manufacturing plans to ensure consistent, traceable, and repeatable execution of thermal system testing and assembly activities.
• Establish and enforce rigorous test traceability, documenting all phases of design, planning, execution, and post-processed data to ensure alignment with subsystem performance requirements and program-level milestones.
• Tackle complex technical challenges by performing deep root cause investigations, coordinating with technicians, engineers, suppliers, and leadership to implement robust, long-lasting corrective actions.
• Serve as a technical authority with suppliers, leading reviews and approvals of manufacturing and test processes to ensure timely delivery of high-quality thermal control components and test hardware.
• Provide senior technical input in design and test reviews (PDR, CDR, TRR, etc.), shaping decisions to improve manufacturability, testability, reliability, and overall system performance.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives by identifying systemic opportunities to improve test efficiency, manufacturing yield, data quality, and overall program execution, and by influencing adoption across teams.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• 15+ years of experience across thermal systems, fluid systems, manufacturing engineering, and/or test engineering in aerospace or similarly demanding environments.
• Strong foundation in fluid systems, including fluid mechanics, system design, P&IDs, test instrumentation and fittings, safety protocols, and troubleshooting methodologies.
• Experience developing test automation and data review tools for hardware test environments, including test execution, data acquisition, and post-test analysis.
• Demonstrated experience owning and executing complex test campaigns, from objective definition and CONOP development through GSE design, build, instrumentation, test execution, and data analysis.
• Proficiency in CAD software (such as Siemens NX) for reviewing designs, creating manufacturing and test documentation, and supporting hardware development.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional engineering initiatives and drive projects to on-time completion in fast-paced environments.

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Hands-on experience developing, testing, or operating systems that utilize supercritical fluids, including an understanding of associated thermal, mechanical, and safety considerations.
• Advanced GD&T expertise, with experience creating, reviewing, and approving engineering drawings and ensuring intent is correctly translated into manufactured hardware.
• Deep technical understanding of thermal control hardware manufacturing and assembly processes, including fluid tubing, heat exchangers, cold plates, and MLI, with the ability to identify and resolve manufacturability risks.
• Experience leading and executing high-pressure and LN2 test operations, including serving as test conductor and providing technical oversight to test operators.
• Strong familiarity with aerospace test standards and codes (e.g., SMC-S-016, ASME B31.3), with demonstrated ability to interpret, apply, and enforce requirements in real-world test environments.
• Thorough understanding of the aerospace test lifecycle, including PDR, CDR, TRR, ATP, QTP, and related program milestones, with experience influencing technical decisions at each phase.
• Deep knowledge of data acquisition systems, sensor selection, signal diagnostics, and data analysis techniques, with the ability to assess data quality and guide others in proper implementation.
• Experience with paints, coatings, adhesives, and contamination-sensitive processes in an aerospace environment, including the ability to assess impacts to thermal and system performance.
• Multidisciplinary technical capability, with recognized depth in a primary discipline and effective working knowledge across controls, electronics, wiring, and instrumentation.

Additional Requirements:

• Willingness to work evenings and/or weekends as needed to support critical test campaigns and mission milestones.

Vast is looking for a Test Engineer II, Thermal Control Systems, reporting to the Manager, Thermal Test Engineering, to support the development of systems required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations. 

This will be a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach location.

At the heart of our artificial-gravity commercial space station program, the Thermal Test Engineering team takes full ownership of testing the hardware that keeps our Thermal Control Systems performing flawlessly. In this pivotal role, you’ll work cross-functionally to drive high-impact projects that are vital to the success of major test campaigns. 

You’ll design and execute  rigorous tests for components essential to the safety of future astronauts and passengers — and to the overall success of our mission. Your work will directly safeguard lives and enable humanity’s next giant leap in sustainable space habitation.

Responsibilities: 

• Own and drive the full lifecycle of assigned test campaigns for thermal systems and mission-critical components, leading strategic test initiatives that shape both near-term and long-term space habitat missions
• Lead cross-functional test initiative and scoped projects from concept to execution, delivering everything from targeted case studies and analytical assessments to the design, build, and instrumentation of complex, high-fidelity test environments
• Tackle the hardest technical challenges, performing deep root-cause investigations and coordinating with technicians, engineers, and leadership to implement robust, long-lasting corrective actions
• Establish and enforce rigorous test traceability, documenting every phase of design, planning, execution, and post-processed data to ensure alignment with subsystem performance and program level requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline
• Strong foundation in fluid systems — including fluid mechanics and design, relevant test standards and best practices, piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs), test instrumentation and fittings, safety protocols, and troubleshooting methodologies
• Demonstrated experience owning and executing complex test campaigns, from defining objectives and Conop development through GSE design, build, instrumentation and on to operator training, test execution and data analysis
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional engineering projects, coordinating diverse stakeholders spearheading consensus building and project managing initiatives to successful, on-time completion
• A proactive, hands-on problem solver who thrives in dynamic, fast-paced environments and is comfortable operating autonomously to remove obstacles and deliver results
• Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical information into clear, actionable insights for both engineering and non-technical audiences while also reconciling differing perspectives in a professional and pragmatic manner

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• 2+ years of proven success in rapidly designing, developing, and delivering highly reliable products
• 2+ years of hands-on expertise in building, testing, troubleshooting, and resolving fluid, mechanical, and electrical system issues
• Multidisciplinary capability — strong in a primary discipline (e.g., mechanical design, electronics, or controls) while possessing working knowledge across supporting fields, such as wiring, coding, CAD modeling, and machine drawing creation
• Experience with high pressure and LN2 test operations both as a test conductor and an operator.
• Understanding of common Data Analysis techniques sensor selection and signal diagnostics
• Knowledge of Data Acquisition hardware/design and harnessing design
• Familiarity with industry test standards (e.g., SMC-S-016, ASME B31.3) and the ability to apply them effectively in real-world test environments
• Understanding of the aerospace test lifecycle, including PDR, CDR, TRR, ATP, QTP, and other key program milestones
• Highly self-driven and organized, with outstanding written and verbal communication skills; able to prioritize, execute, and adapt under high-pressure conditions while continuously seeking improvement in all areas of work

Additional Requirements:

• Willingness to work overtime, or weekends to support critical mission milestones
• Ability to lift up to 25lbs unassisted

Pay Range: 

• Test Engineer II: $112,340 - $159,468
  

Vast is looking for a EMI-EMC Engineer I, reporting to the Senior Manager, EMI-EMC, to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations.

This will be a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach location. 

Responsibilities: 

• Development of EMI-EMC requirements for Vast spacecraft and components.
• Derivation and distribution of EMI & in space environmental requirements.
• Implement tailored industry standards for Vast spacecraft and avionics.
• Work directly with cross functional teams to guide best practices for EMI-EMC design & test.
• Perform analysis & measurement on avionics sub-circuits, components, and systems to enhance our understanding of EMI-EMC performance & risk as well as generate launch provider deliverables.
• Support EMI-EMC qualification test of Vast spacecraft and components.
• Contribute to a culture of extreme ownership by understanding and articulating to others how EMI relates to all subsystems and disciplines in human rated spacecraft.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in electrical engineering, physics, or related STEM discipline completed or expected by June 2026.
• Project experience working in an EMI/EMC/RF/Engineering/Physics related role.
• Ability to work full-time onsite in Long Beach, CA

Preferred Skills & Experience: 

• Master's Degree in electrical engineering, physics, or related STEM discipline completed or expected by June 2026.
• Experience in EMI/EMC, in space charging for spacecraft, triboelectrification, grounding & bonding.
• Prior experience in an electronics or electrical systems design role.
• Experience with software development in Matlab, Python, Altium, ANSYS, NASCAP, etc.
• Experience with digital communications standards such as Ethernet, RS-422, PCIe, GMII, etc.
• Experience with MIL-STD-461 compliance testing (procedures, facilities, equipment, etc).
• Experience developing software for electronic test equipment automation.
• Background in electromagnetics, ionizing radiation, and plasma effects on spacecraft systems.
• Strong sense of accountability and integrity with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to effectively communicate with cross disciplinary teams.

Vast is seeking a Senior Program Manager, Talent Devlopment reporting to the Director, Talent Development, to build and scale manager and leader capability across the organization.

This will be a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach location.

Responsibilities: 

• Lead Enterprise Talent Development Programs
  • Own strategy, design, and execution of high-impact programs (e.g., Manager Development, Coaching, Engagement)
  • Define program goals, success metrics, and long-term roadmap aligned to business priorities
  • Drive cross-functional alignment and execution across departments and stakeholders
  • Operate as the primary owner accountable for program outcomes and continuous improvement
  • Act as a thought leader and advisor to executives on leadership capability and organizational effectiveness
• Build Manager and Leader Capability
  • Design scalable learning experiences that improve leadership effectiveness and team performance
  • Translate business needs into targeted development solutions using structured needs analysis
  • Partner with senior leaders and SMEs to shape relevant, high-impact learning interventions
  • Establish repeatable frameworks, toolkits, and resources for managers at all levels
• Design, Deliver, and Scale Learning Experiences
  • Create high-quality learning content (e-learning, workshops, job aids, blended programs)
  • Facilitate engaging in-person and virtual learning experiences
  • Apply adult learning principles and modern instructional design practices
  • Ensure a consistent, high-quality learner experience across all programs
• Drive Measurement, Insights, and Impact
  • Define and track program effectiveness using qualitative and quantitative data
  • Analyze trends across performance, engagement, and learning data to generate actionable insights
  • Build and deliver reporting that informs leadership decisions and program evolution
  • Continuously improve programs based on data, feedback, and business outcomes

Minimum Qualifications:

• 8+ years of experience in Talent Development, Learning & Development, or related field
• 5+ years leading complex programs or initiatives with cross-functional stakeholders
• Demonstrated experience in instructional design, facilitation, and learning program execution
• Experience using data to evaluate program effectiveness and drive decisions

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Experience designing manager or leadership development programs at scale
• Strong analytical capability (e.g., Excel/Sheets, Tableau, or similar tools; familiarity with correlation/regression a plus)
• Experience with LMS platforms (e.g., Cornerstone) and learning technologies
• Proficiency with Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Slides)
• Ability to influence stakeholders at multiple levels, including senior leadership

Pay Range: 

Senior Program Manager - $100,000-$142,000

Staff Program Manager - $123,000- $174,600

Vast is looking for a Training Operations Coordinator, reporting to the Director of Talent Development, to support onsite training, administration of the Learning Management System, and talent development program management.

This will be a full-time, non-exempt position located in our Long Beach location. 

Responsibilities: 

• Daily administration of data, certifications, course rosters and attendance, materials, eLearning, tests/quizzes, dashboards, and system configurations for the Learning Management System (Cornerstone)
• Organize, schedule, manage enrollments, record attendance and ensure training materials are available for in-person training courses
• Act as a primary point of contact for routine employee inquiries, exercising sound judgment to resolve standard issues and escalating complex or unique matters to Talent Development team members as appropriate
• Coordinate with third party vendors for specialized resources and instruction which are outside of internal expertise
• Coordination with Vast end users to establish the scope of work across Talent Programs and the Training Intake Form
• Create course materials, such as PowerPoints, handouts, and tests for instructor-led programs
• Assist with data and reporting requests from internal customers and cross-functional People team members
• Own the ongoing maintenance and optimization of the Talent Development team’s Confluence pages, ensuring information is accessible, accurate, and updated regularly

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalency certificate
• Intermediate level Google Sheets (or Microsoft Excel) knowledge

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Experience with Learning Management Systems (1+ years, Cornerstone preferred)
• Basic understanding of Learning & Development (course completion rates, compliance training, Instructor-Led Training vs. eLearning) 
• Knowledge of computer applications and the ability to easily navigate through different computer software programs (Google Workspace Applications, Microsoft Excel, Tableau)
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment
• Ability to make independent judgments with limited information
• Communication skills for relaying data (verbally and in-writing) between other employees, vendors, and customers
• Logical and strategic approach to solving problems
• Comfortable working in a high-stress environment balancing several projects at any given time, and the flexibility to adjust for abrupt changes in strategic direction

Vast is looking for a(n) Accounts Payable Specialist, reporting to the Accounts Payable Manager, to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations. 

In this role, you will be responsible for processing a high volume of invoices, managing vendor relationships, ensuring accurate and timely payments, and contributing to process improvements and automation initiatives. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key part in building and optimizing financial operations within a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

This will be a full-time, non-exempt position located in our Long Beach location. 

Responsibilities: 

• Process high-volume of vendor invoices 500+ per month
• Takes ownership of vendor accounts, ensuring timely payments
• Communicates clearly with the AP Manager regarding vendor onboarding, payment schedules, and PO creation issues
• Match invoices to purchase orders and receipts and the resolution of any discrepancies
• Ensure all invoices have proper backup, coding, and approvals before processing
• Assist with vendor payments and international payments
• Manage vendor onboarding process including setting-up credit terms, up-to-date W9 forms and other necessary information
• Reconcile vendor statements, research, and correct discrepancies
• Contribute to automation and process improvement projects
•  Establish and maintain electronic repository for supporting documentation related to all invoices and reimbursements
• Provide excellent customer service to internal customers and Supplier inquiries
• Provide timely responses to vendor emails and internal customer inquiries
• Assist the Finance team with other ad-hoc projects as needed

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma
• 5-10 years experience in accounts payable 

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Business Administration preferred
• Experience in manufacturing industry, aerospace preferred
• Proficient with Google Suite products (sheets, slides and documents)
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment
• Excellent  and clear communication skills for relaying data (verbally and in-writing) between other employees, vendors, and customers
• Logical and strategic and resourceful  approach to solving problems, understands the urgency of on time payments 
• Comfortable working in a high-stress environment balancing several projects at any given time, and the flexibility to adjust for abrupt changes in strategic direction
• Experience with Netsuite and Ramp or equivalent AP software/accounting systems
• Strong understanding of procurement and cost accounting principles
• Exceptional attention to detail, organizational, and time management skills
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, early-stage startup environment
• Strong problem-solving skills and accountability
• Ability to handle sensitive information with confidentiality and professionalism
• Self-starter who works well independently and as part of a team

Additional Requirements:

• Work overtime if needed
• This is an in-person role

Vast is looking for a Operations Specialist, reporting to the Operations Manager, to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations.

The Operations Specialist will support daily office and operational needs by executing assigned tasks, assisting with moves and setups, and maintaining organized, stocked, and functional workspaces. This role is focused on learning Vast’s core systems, safety standards, and operational workflows while helping ensure teams have the space, equipment, and supplies needed to execute.

This will be a full-time, non-exempt position located in our Long Beach location.

Responsibilities:

• Assist with organizing, moving, and staging equipment and supplies
• Assemble furniture and prepare workstations for new hires, including desks, chairs, and file cabinets
• Support onboarding setups and day-to-day workspace readiness
• Stock office, shop, and operational supplies as needed
• Assist with event setup and breakdown
• Perform basic equipment moves up to 40 lbs unassisted
• Complete assigned tickets, checklists, and daily task lists
• Escalate issues, risks, or missing information to senior team members
• Follow safety protocols and operational procedures
• Support general office and operations tasks as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

• 1+ year of experience in operations, facilities, workplace services, logistics, hospitality, retail operations, or a related hands-on support role
• Ability to follow clear instructions, complete assigned tasks, and communicate issues promptly
• Ability to lift and move up to 40 lbs unassisted

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Experience supporting office operations, facilities, events, moves, or workspace setups
• Familiarity with ticketing systems, inventory tracking, or vendor coordination
• Basic understanding of space planning, workplace safety, and operational workflows
• Strong time management, attention to detail, and task execution skills
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities
• Positive, service-oriented approach to supporting internal teams

Additional Requirements:

• Willingness to work overtime, evenings, or weekends to support critical mission milestones or operational needs
• Ability to work in office, shop, and operational environments
• Ability to lift up to 40 lbs unassisted
• Specific certifications, as appropriate

Pay Range: 

• Operations Specialist I: $25.00 - $35.00
• Operations Specialist II: $30.00 - $42.00

Vast is looking for a Manager, Environmental Testing reporting to the Director, Avionics Manufacturing to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations. 

This will be a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach location. 

Responsibilities: 

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of manufacturing engineers supporting environmental test (vibration, thermal, TVAC, burn-in)
• Own manufacturing strategy, planning, and execution for environmental test hardware, fixtures, and processes
• Partner cross-functionally with design, test, quality, and production teams to ensure manufacturability, scalability, and reliability of avionics systems and test infrastructure
• Drive development and optimization of manufacturing processes and equipment, balancing efficiency, quality, and cost
• Establish and maintain manufacturing plans, assembly procedures, and work instructions to ensure consistent and repeatable execution
• Oversee root cause investigations and corrective actions for manufacturing and test-related issues
• Manage supplier relationships for environmental test hardware and avionics components, including process reviews and quality oversight
• Ensure successful assembly, integration, and readiness of environmental test systems in alignment with engineering requirements and program schedules
• Lead participation in design and test reviews, providing feedback to improve manufacturability and testability
  Partner with quality teams to define and enforce robust quality control standards
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across manufacturing operations, including lean practices and waste reduction
• Support hiring, workforce planning, and organizational scaling as programs grow
• Stay current on industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in environmental test and avionics manufacturing

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field
• 3+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering, including ownership of hardware build and process development
• 2+ years of experience leading engineers and/or technicians (formal people management or demonstrated team leadership)

Preferred Skills and Qualifications:

• 3+ years of hands-on experience supporting environmental testing (vibration, thermal, TVAC, burn-in), including test setup, execution, and troubleshooting
• Demonstrated experience developing and delivering test hardware and fixtures (vibe fixtures, thermal/TVAC setups, heat sinks, etc.)
• Experience working cross-functionally with test engineering teams to plan and execute environmental test campaigns
• Working knowledge of SMC-S-016

Additional Requirements:

• Willingness to work evenings and/or weekends to support critical mission milestones
• Ability to lift up to 25lbs unassisted

Vast is looking for a Subcontracts Specialist, Indirect, reporting to the Director of Indirect Supply Chain, to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations.

This will be a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach location. 

Responsibilities: 

• Develop category specific strategies for Indirect (Facilities, Capital Equipment and Services) to deliver high quality and low cost solutions for Vast Operations and Manufacturing Customers.
• Interface with key Vast Customers including Operations, Manufacturing, Engineering and and senior leadership to understand the strategic direction, capital requirements and business priorities.
• Manage the procurement process – RFI/RFQ/RFPs, negotiations, etc. – for Indirect projects.  Scope includes managing supplier planning and execution, coordination, contract preparation, negotiation and execution.
• Directly manage suppliers for Indirect spend (including equipment, engineering & design, and construction), category through supplier scorecards, quarterly business reviews; measuring contract compliance and other key metrics to ensure targets/ schedules are being met and value is being delivered to the business.
• Ensure all sourcing activities are conducted in accordance with proper procedures and protocols. Track execution to sourcing and procuring plans for all projects per cost and timeline.
• Seek alternate and innovative ideas to provide business solutions, challenge requirements and specifications to create competitive advantage.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Familiarity and experience in negotiating contracts and terms and conditions, specifically AIA Agreements.
• Experience in all aspects of the Indirect Procurement process, from demand identification through fulfillment.
• Associates degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent practical experience).

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Bachelors degree Science degree in Business or Engineering discipline.
• Experience with subcontracts, purchasing or contracts within an aerospace environment.
• Negotiation skills with contracts exceeding $1 million with tight deadline requirements .
• Experience in conducting presentations to senior leadership.

Additional Requirements:

• Ability to travel up to 20% of the time.
• Willingness to work evenings and/or weekends to support critical mission milestones.

Pay Range: 

• Subcontracts Specialist, Indirect II: $106,000 - $150,000
• Senior Subcontracts Specialist, Indirect: $130,000 - $186,000

Vast is looking for a Demand Planner, reporting to the Manager of Demand Planning, to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations. 

This will be a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach location. 

Responsibilities: 

• Oversee demand, supply, and fulfillment planning for avionics and electronic hardware, including EEE components, PCBs, PCBAs, and related commodities.
• Foster strong collaboration with internal stakeholders—Supply Chain, Quality, Engineering, Finance, Manufacturing, and Mission Management—to align planning processes with business objectives and technical requirements.
• Develop and implement key performance metrics (KPIs) to effectively track material actions, identify risks, and highlight opportunities for improvement across electronic component lifecycles.
• Ensure accuracy and maintenance of Bills of Materials (BOMs), part records, and master data, particularly for EEE components, circuit boards, assemblies, and other Avionics products to support streamlined procurement and production.
• Establish and leverage commodity lead times and part availability data to enhance design release processes and minimize supply chain disruptions across critical avionics hardware.
• Drive timely release of procurement planning messages and ensure efficient coordination with suppliers for long-lead components.
• Ensure on-time issuance of work orders to production and purchase orders to procurement, supporting seamless manufacturing and supply chain operations.
• Serve as a key resource in Clear-to-Build and Material Readiness meetings, providing accurate material availability insights and resolving electronic component constraints.
• Update demand forecasts and supply plans in response to engineering change orders (ECOs), ensuring clear communication of revisions to internal and external stakeholders.
• Enhance visibility of material readiness and component obsolescence risks through comprehensive reporting, including Line of Balance (LOB), shortage reports, and Clear-to-Build dashboards.
• Collaborate effectively in a cross-functional team environment, demonstrating technical acumen in electronic hardware planning and strong alignment with company-wide goals.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, operations management, or another relevant field (or 4 years of relevant experience)
• 2+ years experience with Demand Planning in a Manufacturing environment.
• Proficiency in Excel and other data visualization tools.
• Experience leading scheduling discussions with multiple stakeholders and customers.
• Ability to make independent judgments with limited information.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Significant experience working with BOMs and understanding their integration across ERP/MRP/PLM/MES systems.
• Prior experience in aerospace, avionics, high-reliability electronics, or EV manufacturing industries.
• Familiarity with EEE (Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical) component lifecycle management, including obsolescence tracking, part alternates, and qualification requirements.
• Knowledge of PCB and PCBA manufacturing processes and traceability standards.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and schematics related to electronic assemblies.
• Experience with AS9100 quality management systems and U.S. export control (ITAR/EAR) compliance.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize effectively and balance multiple complex projects.
• Comfortable working in a high-stress environment and adjusting quickly to evolving strategic priorities.

Additional Requirements:

• Ability to travel up to 20% of the time.
• Willingness to work evenings and/or weekends to support critical mission milestones.

Pay Range: 

• Demand Planner II: $85,000-$120,000
• Senior Demand Planner: $98,000 - $140,000

Vast is looking for a Senior Buyer reporting to the Director, Supply Chain Management, to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations.

This will be a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach location. 

Responsibilities: 

• End-to-End Commodity Management: Manage assigned commodities from demand to contract fulfillment.
• Strategic & Tactical Execution: Apply sourcing and supplier management expertise across all organizational levels.
• Supply Base Development: Optimize the supply base to meet long-term program needs.
• Cost and Risk Reduction Strategy: Develop strategies to reduce total cost, lead time, and supply chain risk.
• Supplier Research & Negotiation: Conduct market research, assess suppliers, issue RFQs/RFPs, and lead contract negotiations.
• Integrated Sourcing Strategy: Align sourcing with program, customer, product lifecycle, and in-service support strategies.
• Supplier Performance Management: Oversee supply/demand planning, schedule adherence, quality, on-time delivery, and cost for suppliers.
• Supplier Development & Improvement: Lead supplier improvement initiatives and integrate results into strategies.
• Value Engineering & Cost Analysis: Drive value engineering, BOM cost breakdowns, and should-cost analysis.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 5 years in a Procurement role, 3 years in aerospace industry and/or manufacturing
• Bachelor of Science degree in Business, Engineering or Business-related field

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Ability to create and update request for proposals (RFPs), purchase orders (POs) and facilities work orders in an enterprise resource planning (ERP) software
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment
• Ability to make independent judgments with limited information
• Communication skills for relaying data (verbally and in-writing) between other employees, vendors, and customers
• Comfortable working in a high-stress environment balancing several projects at any given time, and the flexibility to adjust for abrupt changes in strategic direction
• Ability to balance multiple priorities with ambiguous instructions

Additional Requirements:

• Ability to travel up to 20% of the time
• Willingness to work evenings and/or weekends to support critical mission milestones

Vast is looking for a Senior Technical Recruiter, reporting to the Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition, to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of human-rated space stations. 

This will be a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach location. 

Responsibilities:

• Own full-cycle recruiting from intake through offer acceptance across multiple open roles
• Partner with hiring managers and stakeholders to define role requirements, interview plans, and hiring timelines
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies to identify and engage top and passive candidates
• Manage candidate pipelines and drive an efficient and engaging interview process
• Facilitate interview debriefs and guide hiring teams through candidate evaluation and decision-making
• Lead offer discussions and help close candidates while maintaining a strong candidate experience
• Track recruiting metrics, pass through rates, and pipeline health to ensure progress toward hiring goals
• Ensure consistent recruiting processes and documentation within the ATS
• Represent Vast’s mission and value proposition to candidates throughout the hiring process

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience
• Experience managing multiple searches simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
• Strong stakeholder partnership and communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to source and engage passive candidates

Preferred Experience 

• We are particularly interested in candidates with recruiting experience in one or more of the following areas:
• Engineering, Avionics, Propulsion, Thermal Controls, Software, GNC, and Structures
• Hardware engineering roles including mechanical, electrical, design, and structural

Additional Preferred Experience:

• Experience using Greenhouse or similar ATS
• Ability to operate autonomously and manage competing priorities
• Strong attention to detail and process discipline
• Experience working in high-growth or fast-scaling organizations

Vast is looking for a Battery Electronics Engineer II, reporting to the Power Lead, to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations. 

This will be a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach location. 

Responsibilities: 

• End-to-end ownership of battery electronics specification, architecture, simulation, schematic capture, PCB design, mechanical packaging design, board-level bring-up and validation, environmental qualification, and integrated system-level validation
• Design circuits to implement functions such as battery voltage and current sensing, charge balancing, isolation and fault detection, power conversion, load switching, hot-swapping, inrush control, over-current fault detection, and more
• Perform failure modes and effects analyses and drive reliability design and validation plans at the system level

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related field completed or expected by June 2026
• 2+ years of experience developing electrical hardware

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Experience in battery electrical systems
• Ability to creatively solve problems and bring multiple disciplines together while assessing risk and making design and development decisions with incomplete data set
• Experience working in collegiate project teams (e.g. Formula SAE, Hybrid Electric Vehicle) and/or professional experience with instrumentation and data acquisition (e.g. SPICE, SQL, and/or National Instruments hardware)
• Experience with software programming: Matlab, Python, C/C++, etc
• Experience with vehicle and instrumentation buses such as Ethernet, CAN, SPI, and I2C, as well as serial I/O (RS232/422/485)
• Experience with full-lifecycle product development
• Experience with designing electronics for spaceflight environments, verifying workmanship and operability through environmental tests (random vibration, shock, thermal, burn-in, and TVAC)
• Strong sense of accountability and integrity with excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to thrive at an early-stage startup where you will have the opportunity to help create and optimize key systems and processes

Additional Requirements:

• Willingness to work overtime, or weekends to support critical mission milestones

Salary Ranges:

• Battery Electronics Engineer II: $112,000 - $159,000
• Senior Battery Electronics Engineer : $137,000 - $195,000

Vast is looking for a Senior Video Editor, reporting to the Senior Manager, Media Production, to support the development of the systems, stories, and visual content that will help bring the future of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations to life.

This will be a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach location.

Responsibilities: 

• Edit high-quality video content from rough cut through final delivery, including sound design, color finishing, and visual effects integration
• Own and help refine post-production workflows across a wide range of content, including brand films, social media, executive communications, internal content, and documentary-style pieces
• Organize, ingest, catalog, and manage large volumes of footage and project assets with a strong eye toward efficiency, scalability, and archival consistency
• Collaborate closely with the Senior Manager, Media Production, producers, shooters, creatives, and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure edits align with creative goals, messaging, and brand standards
• Shape narrative clarity, pacing, and emotional impact through strong editorial decision-making and a high level of craft
• Incorporate feedback from multiple stakeholders and guide projects through rounds of revision with speed, professionalism, and precision
• Manage multiple active projects and deadlines simultaneously while maintaining a consistently high creative bar
• Support on-set production and DIT workflows when needed, including media management, footage backup, and daily review prep
• Help establish and uphold editorial best practices, templates, organization systems, and team workflow standards
• Contribute to the continued elevation of Vast’s visual storytelling across all major external and internal channels

Minimum Qualifications:

• 5+ years of professional video editing experience across commercial, branded, documentary, social, or narrative-driven content
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro and strong working knowledge of Adobe After Effects, DaVinci Resolve, and related post-production tools
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex post-production workflows in a fast-paced environment while meeting tight deadlines

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Film, Media Production, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
• Strong experience in color correction, sound design, finishing, and project organization
• Strong storytelling instincts, with a sharp eye for pacing, structure, music, performance, and visual detail
• Experience supporting executive-facing content and high-visibility brand communications
• Experience working in a startup, agency, technology, or aerospace environment
• Ability to collaborate effectively across creative and non-creative teams
• Strong organizational discipline and comfort managing large amounts of footage and layered project files
• Growth mindset and enthusiasm for evolving storytelling formats, styles, workflows, and emerging creative tools
• Comfortable working in a high-stress environment balancing several projects at any given time, with the flexibility to adjust for abrupt changes in strategic direction

Additional Requirements:

• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time
• Willingness to work overtime or weekends to support critical mission milestones

Vast is looking for a Director, Government Affairs and National Security Programs, reporting to the Vice President of Government Affairs, to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations. 

They will lead and expand the company’s engagement with the U.S. Department of Defense and associated national security stakeholders. This role will drive policy, partnership, and advocacy strategies to advance Vast’s initiatives to launch and operate the world’s leading commercial space stations in support of both civil and national security space objectives.

This will be a full-time, exempt position located in our Washington D.C. location.

Responsibilities:

• Strategic Leadership
  
  • Develop and execute a comprehensive DoD and national security engagement strategy aligned with Vast’s government affairs and policy objectives.
    Collaborate across internal teams including Legal, Programs, Engineering, and Business Development to align advocacy efforts with mission and programmatic priorities.
• DoD and Interagency Engagement
  
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with key offices within the Department of Defense, U.S. Space Force, Air Force, Space Development Agency (SDA), Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), and other defense-related organizations.
    Engage with relevant Congressional committees and staff, particularly those overseeing defense, space, and appropriations matters.
    Coordinate with the National SecurityCouncil (NSC), Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and others in the Executive Office of the President (EOP) when cross-agency alignment is required.
• Policy and Advocacy
  
  • Monitor, analyze, and interpret U.S. defense and national security policy, legislation, and appropriations developments impacting commercial space capabilities.
  • Prepare policy briefs, talking points, and legislative summaries to inform internal leadership and support strategic decision-making.
  • Develop recommendations and written submissions for defense-related requests for information (RFIs), trade reports, and industry-government engagements.
• Program and Partnership Support
  
  • Collaborate with Vast’s business development team to support DoD-related contracting opportunities, cooperative agreements, and partnerships.
  • Identify emerging defense needs where Vast’s commercial capabilities can contribute to resilience, mission assurance, and space domain awareness objectives.
  • Provide policy support for defense-related technology initiatives, security reviews, and regulatory engagement.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 6+ years of professional experience in government affairs and/or relevant experience.

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Experience working on DOD space programs and policies.
• Experience with government contracting and government procurement.
• Experience with Congressional appropriations and the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) process.
• Proven ability to adapt to rapidly changing priorities and schedules with ease and grace.
• Ability to simplify complex concepts into straightforward and concise explanations.
• Comfortable operating outside of areas of expertise and in new territory.
• Excellent communication, analytical, collaboration, and interpersonal skills.
• Self-starter with excellent time-management and prioritization skills.

Additional Requirements:

• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time.
• Ability to obtain appropriate security clearance to support DOD space programs.

Vast is seeking a Financial Analyst to report to the Strategic Finance Manager and support financial planning and execution for our engineering and manufacturing organizations. This role sits at the intersection of finance and hardware development and plays a key role in supporting complex engineering programs from early-stage development through production and operational ramp.

The ideal candidate understands the realities of hardware development, including iterative design cycles, prototype builds, engineering labor investment, evolving cost structures, and supplier engagement. This individual will partner closely with engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing leadership to assess cost performance across major programs while translating technical progress into clear financial insight for senior leadership; the candidate must be able to distill this information absent existing structure and be able to excel in an ambiguous environment

This is a full-time, exempt position located at our Long Beach, CA headquarters.

Responsibilities: 

• Partner directly with engineering and manufacturing leadership to support financial planning across hardware development programs
• Develop and maintain models that track engineering labor, vendor spend, tooling investments, prototype builds, and overall program cost evolution
• Support cost forecasting, headcount planning, capital tracking, and supplier spend analysis
• Provide visibility into investment levels across development efforts, including early-stage design, testing, and production ramp
• Analyze cost drivers tied to design revisions, schedule shifts, and supplier dynamics
• Partner with supply chain and manufacturing teams to evaluate material cost trends and build financial models to accurately forecast expected spending
• Translate technical program updates into structured financial analysis and executive-ready reporting
• Support program reviews by identifying risks, tradeoffs, and financial implications of engineering decisions
• Identify opportunities to improve financial rigor, tools, and cross-functional reporting processes

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Finance, Economics, Operations, or a related field
• 4–10 years of experience in engineering or engineering/program finance within hardware-focused industries such as mechanical, aerospace, manufacturing, systems, robotics, drone, or satellite environments
• Strong Excel or Google Sheets modeling skills with the ability to build structured cost and resource models
• Experience working cross-functionally with engineering and manufacturing stakeholders

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Experience in aerospace, robotics, drone, satellite, or advanced hardware startups
• Familiarity with hardware development lifecycles from concept and R&D through production ramp
• Experience supporting cost reviews, schedule reviews, or program execution milestones
• Earned Value Management (EVM) exposure
• Ability to synthesize technical and financial inputs into concise insights for leadership
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with comfort presenting to senior technical leader

Additional Requirements:

• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time
• Willingness to work overtime, or weekends to support critical mission milestones
• Ability to lift up to 25lbs unassisted
• Specific certifications, as appropriate

Vast is looking for a Manager, Additive & Material Processes, reporting to the VP, Manufacturing, to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations.

This will be a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach location.

Responsibilities: 

• Motivates and leads a high-performance team while providing technical mentorship and direction to grow the team's skills and capabilities to align with business needs
• Manage and direct the additive manufacturing team to:
  • Additive Materials and Process Development & Qualification to meet AS9100D and NASA specs
  • Additive Hardware Prototyping and Process Development
  • Bring in Generative Design and Design for Additive Capabilities
• Manage the Additive Supply Chain and Consumables
• Manage Internal & External Research Projects and Proposals
• Work closely with the engineering, quality, and supply chain teams to ensure that customer orders are produced on-time, efficiently and cost-effectively
• To achieve success, the candidate will leverage their business knowledge and technical domain experience in manufacturing and additive technologies to promote innovation while balancing risk and investment priorities
• You will leverage your excellent communication skills (verbal and written) as you will be responsible for communicating progress across our multifaceted team to adjacent stakeholders and executives

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in aeronautical, mechanical engineering, or other engineering discipline
• 4+ years of experience in Metal Additive
• 2+ years of experience in propulsions design or development of metallic additive technologies
• Deep knowledge of metal additive manufacturing technology
• Excellent  interpersonal skills with the ability to interface with engineering and manufacturing groups to understand process constraints and provide design inputs for improved manufacturability

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Master’s degree in manufacturing engineering
• 4+ years of experience operating additive machines, including process control and verifications
• Knowledge of NASA 6030 spec
• Knowledge of AS9100D qualification processes
• Knowledge of various additive and subtractive manufacturing and joining techniques for metals
• Experience managing small to midsize teams of technicians and engineers
• Ability to perform trade studies using first principles and engineering fundamentals
• Experience with NX, SOLIDWORKS
• Excellent communication skills and ability to succinctly present recommendations
• Passion for advancing additive manufacturing technology
• Able to work well in an integrated collaborative team environment
• Highly self-motivated and able to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment

Vast is looking for a Senior Radiation Effects Engineer, reporting to the Senior Director, Avionics Hardware Development, to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations. 

This will be a full-time, non-exempt position located in our Long Beach location. 

Responsibilities: 

• Coordinate and oversee proton beam and heavy ion tests in support of Vast avionics development.
• Guide the development of Radiation Effects and survivability requirements for Vast spacecraft.
• Guide the derivation and distribution of in space environmental requirements.
• Tailor industry standards such as EEE-INST-002 and NASA 8739.11 for Vast spacecraft and missions.
• Ensure the Radiation Effects team meets project deadlines and company objectives.
• Foster a strong interdisciplinary relationship with other teams that rely on the Radiation Effects team to be successful.
• Exemplify a culture of excellence, extreme ownership, and safety. Enable engineers to take responsibility for the system level impact of their work.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in electrical engineering, physics, or related discipline.
• 5+ years of experience working in Radiation Effects or similar role.

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Ms or PhD in electrical engineering, physics, or related discipline.
• Experience with radiation shielding analysis and tools such as FASTRAD.
• Experience with radiation environments modeling and dose analysis and tools such as SPENVIS, OMERE.
• Experience with in space charging for spacecraft, plasma, and atomic oxygen.
• Prior experience in an electronics, semiconductors, or electrical systems design role.
• Experience with software development in Matlab, Python, etc.
• Experience with computer architecture & design.
• Experience developing infrastructure for radiation test (procedures, reporting, equipment, etc).
• Strong sense of accountability and integrity with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to teach people of a multitude of education and industry backgrounds about Radiation Effects.

Additional Requirements:

• Ability to travel up to 20% of the time.
• Willingness to work overtime, or weekends to support critical mission milestones.
• Ability to lift up to 25lbs unassisted.

Pay range:

Senior Radiation Effects Engineer: $147,600-$209,520

Staff Radiation Effects Engineer: $175,480-$249,096

Vast is looking for a PCB Manager, reporting to the Principal Electrical Engineer, to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations.

This will be a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach location. 

Responsibilities: 

• Work with responsible engineers to produce printed circuits board designs
• Design & layout custom printed circuit boards using IPC design standard and guidelines
• Work with vendors to determine stack up, routing feasibilities & ensure designs meet the DFM guidelines
• Collaborate with internal teams & PCB vendors to ensure board meet design requirements
• Generate required artworks & drawings for fabrication and assembly
• Develop and refine team processes for PCB design, part creation, and library/database standards
• Create, maintain and design in Altium Vault
• Develop PCB layout good practices and help train team members
• Write scripts to simplify processes.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field and 4+ years of experience or 8+ years of layout experience in lieu of Bachelor’s degree.
• Expert knowledge of Altium Designer CAD tool.
• High-speed, impedance-controlled stack-up, multi-layer board layout design/
• Fine pitch BGA routing, including blind buried vias.
• Multi-rail power delivery and high-speed signal integrity constraints.
• Design constraint management, including trace length matching, spacing rules, etc.
• CID or CID+ certification.

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Experience with PCB library management, component generation, high-speed digital & mixed signal board layout, floor planning.
• Good knowledge of IPC 2221A, IPC 6012 Class 3 and IPC 7351.
• Experience with variety of boards, including high density with 16 layers or more digital designs, power electronics, flex circuits & RF circuits.
• Expertise in PCB fabrication processes, limitations, design rules, and best practice.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work cooperatively with others.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment.

Additional Requirements:

• Ability to travel up to 50% of the time
• Willingness to work evenings and/or weekends to support critical mission milestones
• Ability to lift up to 25lbs unassisted
• Specific certifications, as appropriate

Pay Range: 

• PCB Design Engineer II: $112,340 - $159,468
• Senior PCB Design Engineer: $137,760 - $195,552

Vast is looking for an Avionics System Test Engineer (Operations), reporting to the Manager, Avionics System Test, to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations. 

This will be a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach location. 

Responsibilities: 

• Work with Responsible Engineers and System owners across the organization to capture test design criteria for avionics test systems.
• Lead test methodology discussions with key stakeholders (e.g. Flight Software, Mission Operations) to develop test procedures for Hardware-in-the-Loop (HITL / HIL) test assets.
• Develop system level test cases, implement them on test systems and validate their outputs with internal stakeholders.
• Day-to-day planning of system test operations, including. 
• Develop automation tools (e.g. python, ground software scripts) to increase efficiency and quality of test planning, test execution, data analysis, and verification tracking.
• Serve as first point of contact for anomaly resolution: documentation, driving root cause analysis, disposition, and prevent recurrence activities. 
• Support Mission Operator training activities which utilize system test HITL assets.
• Support anomaly resolution activities for issues encountered on-orbit.
• Support design of Hardware-in-the-Loop (HITL / HIL) test assets to provide system level validation of Haven-1 avionics, including closed-loop simulation of relevant test cases.
• Work with subject matter experts to support development, implementation, and verification of interfaces to co-simulation strategies for Hardware-in-the-Loop (HITL) applications.
• Produce documentation for test systems and support handover to test operators.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or other hard science.
• 2+ years of post bachelor’s experience working with or developing hardware test systems.
• 2+ years’ experience building and maintaining hardware test systems.
• Experience operating and maintaining Linux systems, including confident use of command line tools.
• Experience with power supplies, electronic loads, oscilloscopes, and digital multimeters.
• Experience designing and/or maintaining computer networks.
• Familiarity with basic electrical and wiring concepts including grounding and electrical safety.
• Demonstrated expertise in root cause analysis methodologies and problem-solving within avionics or complex hardware environments.
• Strong documentation skills, with the ability to produce detailed, accurate technical reports and communicate findings effectively.
• Familiarity with python programming.

Preferred Skills & Experience:

•  Experience working with satellite communications or telemetry systems.
• Experience developing and executing requirement-driven test plans for avionics or electronics systems.
• Experience with automated test systems and hardware-in-the-loop (HITL) environments.
• Familiarity with C++
• Experience with embedded systems design and/or testing.
• Experience with testing protocols and standards relevant to space systems.
• Familiarity with Git, Cmake, and GNU tools.
• Knowledge of CI/CD and issue tracking tools such as the Atlassian Suite (JIRA, Bitbucket, Confluence) and Github.
• Familiarity with Docker (or other containerization software).
• Experience designing and building systems with a modular DAQ ecosystem (e.g. NI, Weidmuller, Bechoff).

Additional Requirements:

• Willingness to work overtime, or weekends to support critical mission milestones.
• Ability to lift up to 25lbs unassisted.

Pay Range: 

• System Test Engineer (Operations) Level II: $120,540 - $171,108

Vast is looking for a Mechanical Engineer reporting to Manager, Structures Design, to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations. The Structures and Dynamics team covers a wide range of components and responsibilities: from the primary pressure hull, to MMOD shielding, engineered soft goods, and establishing design loads and factors, as well as supporting other teams’ design needs across the company.

This will be a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach, CA location. 

Responsibilities: 

• Own design of primary and secondary structures on a large scale space station.
• Develop understanding of static and dynamic loads, vibrations, thermal and other environmental considerations to drive design decisions. 
• Perform mechanical design and analysis, develop manufacturing drawings, test plans, concept of operations, and follow hardware through the entire process. 
• Lead trades and own interfaces with sub systems. 
• Work with fabricators and technicians to improve designs, develop processes, and resolve issues

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, civil engineering, physics, or math.
• 2+ years experience with CAD and FEA software packages.
• 2+ years of experience designing and developing mechanical components or systems.

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Design of structures and components for a high-performance vehicle or spacecraft.
• Proactive problem-solving skills such as failure analysis and root cause investigation.
• Prior experience in a fast-paced manufacturing setting.
• Design work in recent versions of NX, Teamcenter.
• Analysis work in  recent versions of Ansys, Femap/Nastran, Abaqus.
• Experience with GD&T implementation and analysis (ASME Y14.5).
• Familiarity with spacecraft specifications such as SMC-S-016, NASA-STD-5001.

Pay Range: 

• Mechanical Engineer I: $80,000 - $110,000
• Mechanical Engineer II: $100,000 - $142,100
• Senior Mechanical Engineer: $135,800 - $176,400

Vast is looking for an RF Antenna Engineer, reporting to the Director, RF Engineering, to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations. 

This will be a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach location. 

Responsibilities: 

• Develop RF Antenna telemetry and tracking systems for the next generation of crewed space stations, including hardware, software and operations for space station tracking, mission data, payload data, and communications with visiting vehicles.
• Design and test RF antenna hardware in VHF through Ka-band - from concept to production.
• Perform architecture trade studies, requirements definition, component design, and manage development for various radios and/or laser systems (S-band, X-band, K-Band, infrared/optical, TDRS, C2V2, etc.)
• Design, model and EM simulation of complex RF hardware (antenna, filters, passives) 
• Fabricate and characterize prototypes of antennas, passives, and RF front ends.
• Design of advanced antenna and feed systems for on-orbit spacecraft and ground systems.
• Full life-cycle ownership for related systems, including development, testing, integration, operations and maintenance for related hardware (interfaces, modems, radios, antennas, etc.)
• Provide technical direction relating to RF systems and set top-level requirements to hardware agile development teams, integration, and test personnel.
• Partner with manufacturing/integration engineers to develop work instructions and installation procedures for integrating and testing RF hardware.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or similar
• 3+ years of experience with RF design, analysis, and/or unit level testing (significant academic projects, internships, and traditional professional experience all qualify)
• Experience with the design and integration of RF Antenna systems consisting of radio transmitters, antennas, receivers, LNAs, PAs, couplers, filters, etc.
• Experience with simulation tools such as SPICE, ADS, CST, HFSS, etc.
• Experience with RF test equipment such as Spectrum Analyzers, VNAs, Power Meters, Cable Analyzers, SDRs, etc.
• Experience with electrical schematic capture software (Altium, Orcad or similar).

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Master’s degree in electrical engineering or similar
• Proficiency in working with GNU Radio and software-defined radios (SDRs)
• Knowledge of space radiation effects on RF electronics and antennas
• Prior experience with vehicle electrical bonding requirements
• Good grasp of electronics and RF theory, and hands-on experience with electronics hardware, including both analog and digital
• Familiarity with antenna measurement techniques and tools such as anechoic/reverb chambers, near field EM measurements
• Experience with software programming: Matlab, LabVIEW, Python, C/C++, JS, etc.
• Experience with full-lifecycle product development
• Experience with designing electronics for spaceflight environment, verifying workmanship and operability through environmental test (random vibration, shock, thermal, burn-in, and TVAC)
• Knowledge of RF demodulation, decommutation, FEC and CRC decoding, IRIG or CCSDS decoding techniques, Best-Source Selecting, for use in RF receiving front-end systems
• Analyze in-the-field operational RF performance data of RF antenna products and investigate methods to improve performance and debug issues.

Additional Requirements:

• Willingness to work overtime, or weekends to support critical mission milestones.

Pay Range: 

• RF Antenna Engineer II: $120,540 - $171108
• Senior RF Antenna Engineer: $147,600-$209,520