Haven Certification Engineer

Telemetry Today LLC; Long Beach, Northern (CA, KY); Híbrido; USD 86 000 - 159 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off

Resumo da oferta

Vast, based in Long Beach, CA, is seeking a Haven Certification Engineer to support certification planning and execution for Haven systems. You will ensure certification is verified through test, analysis, demonstration, and inspection, reporting to the Senior Manager of Haven Certification.

This full-time, exempt role is located in Long Beach. Responsibilities include tracking certification requirements, maintaining artifact databases, coordinating with stakeholders, developing verification

Qualificações

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Systems, or related engineering discipline.
• 2+ years of hands-on engineering experience.
• Experience with NASA standards or commercial human spaceflight programs.
• Experience supporting certification reviews and flight readiness processes.

Responsabilidades

• Track completion of certification requirements for Haven systems.
• Maintain certification artifact databases and verification status.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders to address certification artifacts.
• Develop verification plans and compliance matrices for certification artifacts.
• Assist in identifying certification risks and issues early.
• Prepare certification evidence packages and documentation.

Conhecimentos

Hands-on engineering

Certification planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Test & analysis review

Formação académica

Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, or Systems engineering

Ferramentas

NASA standards knowledge

Requirements/database tools

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Vast is developing next-generation space stations and space infrastructure using an incremental, hardware-rich, and low-cost approach. Vast is rapidly developing its multi-module Haven Station 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. 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 in 2027, followed by additional Haven modules. Additionally, the company recently announced Vast Satellite, a high-power satellite product line leveraging its space station components and the heritage of Haven Demo.

Headquartered in Long Beach, California, and with more than 1,000 employees and over a billion dollars in private capital, Vast has built the facilities required to manufacture and operate America’s next space station. The company plans to develop future habitats and systems for the Moon and Mars, dedicated space stations for government partners, and other crewed systems that will unlock the expanding long-term space economy.

Vast is looking for a Haven Certification Engineer, reporting to the Senior Manager of Haven Certification, to support certification planning and execution for Haven and ensure certification is verified through test, analysis, demonstration, and inspection.

This will be a full-time, exemptposition located in our Long Beach location. This is a unique opportunity to develop and execute the V&V and Certification strategies for the first-ever fully private human-rated spacecraft.

• Track completion of certification requirements for Haven systems
• Maintain certification artifact databases and verification status
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders to ensure certification artifacts are properly addressed
• Support development of certification documentation and compliance matrices
• Assist in identifying certification risks and issues
• Participate in verification activities including test and analysis reviews
• Track certification artifacts and drive closure across engineering teams
• Develop verification and validation plans for certification artifacts
• Coordinate certification activities across systems engineering, test, and mission operations
• Participate in vehicle level testing and demonstrations
• Identify certification risks and issues early and develop mitigation strategies
• Prepare certification evidence packages and documentation

Minimum Qualifications/Engineer I:

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Systems, or related engineering discipline
• 2+ years of hands-on engineering experience

Minimum Qualifications/Engineer II:

• 3–5 years of hands-on engineering experience

Preferred Skills & Experience/Engineer I:

• Experience with NASA standards or commercial human spaceflight programs
• Experience supporting certification reviews and flight readiness processes
• Familiarity with requirements or database management tools
• Internship or project experience with spacecraft systems

Preferred Skills & Experience/Engineer II:

• Experience with NASA standards or commercial human spaceflight programs
• Experience supporting certification reviews and flight readiness processes
• Experience as a Responsible Engineer completing verification on flight hardware

Pay Range: California

$86,100 — $159,467 USD

We calibrate level and compensation to the selected candidate's experience and demonstrated capability. We welcome applicants across a range of experience levels to apply.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

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
• other discounts and perks
• snacks
• drip coffee & onsite barista
• cold drinks
• dinner meals remaining free of chargelunch subsidized as part of Vast’s ongoing commitment to providing high-quality meals for employees.

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

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, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.