Mission Integration Engineer

Vast • Long Beach, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Vast is seeking a Mission Integration Engineer to support the development of systems for human-rated space stations. The engineer serves as the primary technical interface between customers and internal engineering teams, owning end-to-end integration of customer payloads onto spacecraft from kickoff through launch and on-orbit commissioning. The role translates customer requirements into engineering plans and ensures mechanical, electrical, thermal, software, and operational interfaces are defined, verified, and closed on schedule. This is a full-time, exempt position based in Long Beach, California.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or another engineering discipline.
• Ability to travel up to 50% of the time.
• Willingness to work overtime or weekends to support critical mission milestones.
• Ability to lift up to 25 pounds unassisted.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with facilities within the aerospace industry.
• Familiarity with space planning procedures and operations.
• Knowledge of computer applications and ability to navigate different software programs.
• Ability to create and update requests for proposals (RFPs), purchase orders (POs), and facilities work orders in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Ability to make independent judgments with limited information.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills for relaying data among employees, vendors, and customers.
• Logical and strategic approach to problem-solving.
• Ability to read and understand basic floor plans.
• Comfort working in a high-stress environment, balancing several projects, and adjusting to abrupt changes in strategic direction.
• Specific certifications, as appropriate.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the customer’s primary technical point of contact throughout the mission lifecycle, leading technical interchange meetings, working groups, and formal reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, MRR).
• Develop and maintain Interface Control Documents (ICDs) and requirements documents; manage requirement decomposition, allocation, and verification closure.
• Coordinate cross-functional engineering teams, including structures, power, avionics, thermal, software, GNC, and operations, to resolve integration issues and drive trade studies to closure.
• Own the mission integration schedule and track deliverables, milestones, and critical-path items for customer and internal teams.
• Plan and oversee payload integration and test campaigns, including fit checks, functional testing, and environmental test support.
• Manage technical risk by identifying, documenting, and driving disposition of integration risks, non-conformances, and waivers.
• Support launch vehicle integration activities and interface coordination, including ICD compliance, coupled loads analysis inputs, and range documentation.
• Ensure compliance with export control (ITAR/EAR) requirements in all customer data exchanges.

Benefits

• Company equity.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents.
• Generous paid time off, including up to 20+ vacation days for exempt staff and up to 10+ vacation days for non-exempt staff, with the ability to cash out unused vacation annually.
• Paid parental leave.
• Short- and long-term disability insurance.
• Life insurance.
• Access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
• ClassPass credits.
• Personalized mental healthcare through Spring Health.
• Other discounts and perks.
• Free snacks, drip coffee, cold drinks, and dinner meals; subsidized lunch.
• Onsite barista.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time