Mission Assurance Engineer Verified today
About the Role
Vast is developing Haven Station, next-generation artificial-gravity human-rated space stations. You will report to the VP of Flight Safety & Mission Assurance and support the systems required for design, build, and operations of these spacecraft.
This is a full-time, exempt position based in Long Beach, California.
Your Responsibilities
- Coordinate launch readiness and verify systems are ready for flight
- Drive technical understanding and closure of identified risks
- Assess and communicate risks to executive leadership and external stakeholders
- Support technical reviews of software, hardware, and operations products
- Verify testing, deliverables, and review activities are complete
- Participate in critical space station operations, real-time anomaly investigations, and major root cause investigations; drive corrective actions, author reports, and communicate lessons learned
- Coordinate mission data review
- Build a culture of safety and mission assurance
Minimum Qualifications
- B.S. in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, materials engineering, mathematics, physics, or related technical discipline
Preferred Experience
- Familiarity with system safety, reliability, risk management, certification, change management, systems engineering methodologies, and hazard analysis
- Experience throughout the engineering lifecycle (design, build, operations, sustainment, and decommission)
- Technical leadership experience
- Proven ability to lead through influence and exercise expert judgment
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, fluid schematics, and electrical circuit diagrams
- Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills; ability to communicate technical information to non-technical partners
- Ability to form relationships with experts from varying engineering fields and provide constructive feedback about safety and reliability concerns
- Extreme focus on mission success
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
Compensation
- Senior Mission Assurance Engineer: $159,900 to $226,980
- Staff Mission Assurance Engineer: $188,600 to $267,720
Base salary varies by job-related knowledge, education, skills, experience, business needs, and market demand. Full-time employees receive company equity, medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off (20+ days vacation for exempt staff), paid parental leave, disability and life insurance, 401(k) plan, ClassPass credits, mental healthcare through Spring Health, and on-site meals (snacks, coffee, dinner free; lunch subsidized).
Export Control Compliance
This position requires access to information and items subject to U.S. export controls. Candidates must be a "U.S. person" as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.62, including U.S. citizens, nationals, lawful permanent residents, asylees, or refugees with such status granted (not pending).