Senior Design Engineer

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 Senior Design Engineer, reporting to the Senior Manager of 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. 

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 5+ years of relevant CAD/Design experience or equivalent.
• Experience with ASME Y14.100, Y14.5, Y14.41.
• Experience with Siemens NX.

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.

Additional Requirements:

• Willingness to work evenings and/or weekends to support critical mission milestones.

Pay Ranges: 

• Design Engineer I: $84,200 - $108,780
• Design Engineer II: $110,000 - $142,100
• Senior Design Engineer: $135,800 - $176,400

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