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2026 Summer Internship - Business & Supply Chain
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At Vast, our mission is to contribute to a future where billions of people are living and thriving in space. Vast is developing next-generation space stations to ensure a continuous human presence in space for America and its allies, enabling advanced microgravity research and manufacturing, and unlocking a new space economy for government, corporate, and private customers. Using an incremental, hardware-rich and low-cost approach, Vast is rapidly developing its multi-module Haven Station. Haven Demo’s 2025 success made Vast the only operational commercial space station company to fly and operate its own spacecraft. Next, Haven-1 is expected to become the world’s first commercial space station when it launches, followed by additional Haven modules to enable permanent human presence by 2030. Our team is all-in, committed to executing our mission safely and on time. If you want to work with the most talented people on Earth furthering space exploration for humanity, come join us.
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
U.S. EXPORT CONTROL COMPLIANCE STATUS
The person hired will have access to information and items subject to U.S. export controls, and therefore, must either be a “U.S. person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.62 or otherwise eligible for deemed export licensing. This status includes U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, lawful permanent residents (green card holders), and asylees and refugees with such status granted, not pending.EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
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At Vast, our mission is to contribute to a future where billions of people are living and thriving in space. Vast is developing next-generation space stations to ensure a continuous human presence in space for America and its allies, enabling advanced microgravity research and manufacturing, and unlocking a new space economy for government, corporate, and private customers. Using an incremental, hardware-rich and low-cost approach, Vast is rapidly developing its multi-module Haven Station. Haven Demo’s 2025 success made Vast the only operational commercial space station company to fly and operate its own spacecraft. Next, Haven-1 is expected to become the world’s first commercial space station when it launches, followed by additional Haven modules to enable permanent human presence by 2030. Our team is all-in, committed to executing our mission safely and on time. If you want to work with the most talented people on Earth furthering space exploration for humanity, come join us.
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.
U.S. EXPORT CONTROL COMPLIANCE STATUS
The person hired will have access to information and items subject to U.S. export controls, and therefore, must either be a “U.S. person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.62 or otherwise eligible for deemed export licensing. This status includes U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, lawful permanent residents (green card holders), and asylees and refugees with such status granted, not pending.EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
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At Vast, our mission is to contribute to a future where billions of people are living and thriving in space. Vast is developing next-generation space stations to ensure a continuous human presence in space for America and its allies, enabling advanced microgravity research and manufacturing, and unlocking a new space economy for government, corporate, and private customers. Using an incremental, hardware-rich and low-cost approach, Vast is rapidly developing its multi-module Haven Station. Haven Demo’s 2025 success made Vast the only operational commercial space station company to fly and operate its own spacecraft. Next, Haven-1 is expected to become the world’s first commercial space station when it launches, followed by additional Haven modules to enable permanent human presence by 2030. Our team is all-in, committed to executing our mission safely and on time. If you want to work with the most talented people on Earth furthering space exploration for humanity, come join us.
Vast is looking for a Sensor Development Engineer I, reporting to the Senior Manager, Sensor Development, to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations. As part of the Sensor Development Team, you will be a cross-disciplinary engineer collaborating with Environmental Control and Life Support Systems (ECLSS), Avionics, and Flight Software, to design and execute next-generation sensors for low-earth orbit. You will create and validate test stands for atmospheric sensing, contribute to sensor system architecture for the Haven program, and provide support for flight software firmware and mission CONOPs.
This will be a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach location.
Responsibilities:
- Design, build, and validate test stands for the sensor development team
- Coordinate with the Embedded Software, ECLSS Test, and AVI Test teams to implement best practices for unique sensor requirements
- Participate in sensor design for the Haven program, contributing unique ideas to environmental sensing in low-earth orbit
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Chemical Engineering, or in Chemistry, Physics, Biology, or related subfields
- Project or coursework experience designing, building, and testing sensors
Preferred Skills & Experience:
- 1+ years experience designing, building, and testing sensors
- Hands-on experience with optics, lasers, piezoelectric materials, and electrochemical cells
- Hands-on experience with scientific instrumentation, including lock-in amplifiers, waveform generators, oscilloscopes, power supplies, and spectrum analyzers
- Hands-on experience with spectroscopic instrumentation, including UV-VIS spectrometers, Mass Spectrometers, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance instruments, and Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) or Raman Spectrometers
- Experience using standard data acquisition platforms, such as LabView, Simulink, and Beckhoff
- Comfortable using Python for data analysis
- Comfortable using CAD for 3D printing
- 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:
- Willingness to work evenings and/or weekends to support critical mission milestones
- Ability to lift up to 25lbs unassisted
U.S. EXPORT CONTROL COMPLIANCE STATUS
The person hired will have access to information and items subject to U.S. export controls, and therefore, must either be a “U.S. person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.62 or otherwise eligible for deemed export licensing. This status includes U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, lawful permanent residents (green card holders), and asylees and refugees with such status granted, not pending.EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
Ready to apply?
Apply to Vast
At Vast, our mission is to contribute to a future where billions of people are living and thriving in space. Vast is developing next-generation space stations to ensure a continuous human presence in space for America and its allies, enabling advanced microgravity research and manufacturing, and unlocking a new space economy for government, corporate, and private customers. Using an incremental, hardware-rich and low-cost approach, Vast is rapidly developing its multi-module Haven Station. Haven Demo’s 2025 success made Vast the only operational commercial space station company to fly and operate its own spacecraft. Next, Haven-1 is expected to become the world’s first commercial space station when it launches, followed by additional Haven modules to enable permanent human presence by 2030. Our team is all-in, committed to executing our mission safely and on time. If you want to work with the most talented people on Earth furthering space exploration for humanity, come join us.
Vast is looking for a Solar Array Engineer I, reporting to the Principal Power Systems 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:
- Design, build, and test solar ground support equipment
- Define requirements and trade architectures of solar arrays
- Select and qualify materials and vendors for solar arrays
- Develop and qualify processes for welding, adhesion, lamination of solar cells
- Test and qualify designs to AIAA S112 standards
- Interface with systems engineering, power electronics, structures, thermal, and mission assurance teams for end-to-end integration.
- Troubleshoot issues across the product lifecycle—from design through integration and testing.
- Participate in design reviews, drawing checks, and technical documentation for internal and NASA deliverables.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, materials engineering, or related engineering discipline.
- Experience designing, manufacturing and verification of mechanical assemblies.
Preferred Skills & Experience:
- Experience working with design, manufacture and verification of photovoltaics or similar composite structures
- Experience in the space industry, including developing, building, and testing solar arrays.
- Experience with space solar design and guidelines such as AIAA S111, S112.
- 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, Thermal Desktop.
- Experience with GD&T implementation and analysis (ASME Y14.5).
- Familiarity with spacecraft specifications such as SMC-S-016, NASA-STD-5001, and NASA-STD-5019.
Additional Requirements:
- Willingness to work overtime, or weekends to support critical mission milestones.
U.S. EXPORT CONTROL COMPLIANCE STATUS
The person hired will have access to information and items subject to U.S. export controls, and therefore, must either be a “U.S. person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.62 or otherwise eligible for deemed export licensing. This status includes U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, lawful permanent residents (green card holders), and asylees and refugees with such status granted, not pending.EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
Ready to apply?
Apply to Vast
At Vast, our mission is to contribute to a future where billions of people are living and thriving in space. Vast is developing next-generation space stations to ensure a continuous human presence in space for America and its allies, enabling advanced microgravity research and manufacturing, and unlocking a new space economy for government, corporate, and private customers. Using an incremental, hardware-rich and low-cost approach, Vast is rapidly developing its multi-module Haven Station. Haven Demo’s 2025 success made Vast the only operational commercial space station company to fly and operate its own spacecraft. Next, Haven-1 is expected to become the world’s first commercial space station when it launches, followed by additional Haven modules to enable permanent human presence by 2030. Our team is all-in, committed to executing our mission safely and on time. If you want to work with the most talented people on Earth furthering space exploration for humanity, come join us.
Vast is looking for a Compensation Intern, reporting to the Senior Manager, Compensation,, 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:
- Assist in collecting, cleaning, and organizing compensation‑related data for analysis and reporting.
- Support the team in conducting market research and benchmarking studies to compare internal pay ranges with external labor market data.
- Help maintain compensation databases, job descriptions, and pay structure documentation.
- Participate in job evaluation activities, including reviewing job content and aligning roles to internal frameworks.
- Prepare basic reports, charts, and summaries to support compensation projects and leadership requests.
- Collaborate with HR partners on compensation‑related tasks during performance review or merit cycle periods.
- Contribute to process improvements by identifying opportunities to streamline workflows or enhance data accuracy.
- Provide general project support to the Compensation team as needed.
Minimum Qualifications
- Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, Economics, Data Analytics, or a related field.
- Proficiency in Excel or Google Sheets; familiarity with formulas, pivot tables, or data visualization tools.
Preferred Qualifications
- Strong analytical skills with an interest in data‑driven decision‑making.
- Excellent attention to detail and ability to maintain confidentiality with sensitive information.
- Strong communication skills and comfort working with cross‑functional partners.
- Curiosity, willingness to learn, and a proactive approach to problem solving.
Pay Range:
- Undergraduate: $30/hr
- Master's: $35/hr
U.S. EXPORT CONTROL COMPLIANCE STATUS
The person hired will have access to information and items subject to U.S. export controls, and therefore, must either be a “U.S. person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.62 or otherwise eligible for deemed export licensing. This status includes U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, lawful permanent residents (green card holders), and asylees and refugees with such status granted, not pending.EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
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Apply to Vast
At Vast, our mission is to contribute to a future where billions of people are living and thriving in space. Vast is developing next-generation space stations to ensure a continuous human presence in space for America and its allies, enabling advanced microgravity research and manufacturing, and unlocking a new space economy for government, corporate, and private customers. Using an incremental, hardware-rich and low-cost approach, Vast is rapidly developing its multi-module Haven Station. Haven Demo’s 2025 success made Vast the only operational commercial space station company to fly and operate its own spacecraft. Next, Haven-1 is expected to become the world’s first commercial space station when it launches, followed by additional Haven modules to enable permanent human presence by 2030. Our team is all-in, committed to executing our mission safely and on time. If you want to work with the most talented people on Earth furthering space exploration for humanity, come join us.
Vast is looking for a Power Electronics Design Engineer l, reporting to the Manager, Power Electronics, 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 power 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 power conversion, load switching, hot-swapping, power conditioning, 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.
- Demonstrated experience in developing power electronics.
Preferred Skills & Experience:
- 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 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 environment, verifying workmanship and operability through environmental test (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.
U.S. EXPORT CONTROL COMPLIANCE STATUS
The person hired will have access to information and items subject to U.S. export controls, and therefore, must either be a “U.S. person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.62 or otherwise eligible for deemed export licensing. This status includes U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, lawful permanent residents (green card holders), and asylees and refugees with such status granted, not pending.EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
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