Vast develops commercial space stations to support sustained human activity, research, and manufacturing in low-Earth orbit and beyond.
<div class="content-intro"><p>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.</p></div><p>Vast is looking for a <strong>Mission Assurance Engineer</strong>, reporting to the<strong> VP of Flight Safety & Mission Assurance, </strong>to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations</p> <p>This will be a full-time, <strong>exempt </strong>position located in our <strong>Long Beach</strong> location</p> <p><strong>Responsibilities: </strong></p> <ul> <li>Coordinate launch readiness, verifies system is ready for flight</li> <li>Drive technical understanding and closure of identified risks</li> <li>Assess and communicate risks to executive leadership and external stakeholders</li> <li>Support technical reviews of software, hardware, and operations products</li> <li>Verify testing, deliverables, and review activities are complete</li> <li>Participate in critical space station operations, real-time anomaly investigations, and major root cause investigations. Drive corrective actions, author associated reports, and communicate lessons learned</li> <li>Coordinate mission data review</li> <li>Build a culture of safety and mission assurance</li> </ul> <p><strong>Minimum Qualifications:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Minimum of a B.S. in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, materials engineering, mathematics, physics, or related technical discipline</li> </ul> <p><strong>Preferred Skills & Experience:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Familiarity with system safety, reliability, risk management, certification, change management, systems engineering methodologies, hazard analysis</li> <li>Experience throughout the engineering lifecycle (design, build, operations, sustainment, and decommission)</li> <li>Technical leadership experience</li> <li>Proven ability to lead through influence and exercise expert judgment</li> <li>Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, fluid schematics, and electrical circuit diagrams</li> <li>Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills, and ability to communicate technical information to non-technical partners</li> <li>Ability to form relationships with experts from varying engineering fields and provide constructive feedback about safety and reliability concerns</li> <li>Extreme focus on mission success</li> </ul> <p><strong>Additional Requirements:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Ability to travel up to 20% of the time</li> <li>Willingness to work evenings and/or weekends to support critical mission milestones</li> <li>Ability to lift up to 25 lbs unassisted</li> </ul> <p><strong>Pay Range: </strong></p> <ul> <li>Senior Mission Assurance Engineer: $159,900 - $226,980</li> <li>Staff Mission Assurance Engineer: $188,600 - $267,720</li> </ul><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="title">Pay Range: California</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$159,900</span><span class="divider">—</span><span>$267,720 USD</span></div></div></div><div class="content-conclusion"><p style="line-height: 1;"><strong>COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS<br></strong><br>Base salary will vary depending on job-related knowledge, education, skills, experience, business needs, and market demand. Salary is just one component of our comprehensive compensation package. Full-time employees also receive company equity, as well as access to a full suite of compelling benefits and perks, including: medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents, generous paid time off; up to 20+ days of vacation for exempt staff and up to 10+ days of vacation 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, and other discounts and perks. We also take pride in offering exceptional food perks, with snacks, drip coffee & onsite barista, cold drinks, and dinner meals remaining free of charge, and lunch subsidized as part of Vast’s ongoing commitment to providing high-quality meals for employees.</p> <p style="line-height: 1;"><strong><br>U.S. EXPORT CONTROL COMPLIANCE STATUS<br><br></strong>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 <a href="https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-22/section-120.62">22 C.F.R. § 120.62</a> 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.<br><br></p> <p style="line-height: 1;"><strong>EQUAL OPPORTUNITY</strong><br><br>Vast is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Vast is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, na