Haven Certification Engineer Spacecraft Readiness

Vast; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 86,000 - 159,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Medical/Dental/Vision

PTO 20+ days

Parental leave

Disability insurance

Life insurance

401(k)

ClassPass credits

Spring Health

Free meals and snacks

Lunch subsidy

Job summary

Vast in Long Beach, California, is seeking a Haven Certification Engineer to lead certification planning and execution for Haven and ensure verification through test, analysis, demonstration and inspection. This full-time, exempt role reports to the Senior Manager of Haven Certification and supports vehicle-level testing and cross-functional coordination.

Responsibilities include tracking certification artifacts, maintaining artifact databases, developing verification plans, and identifying

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Systems, or related engineering discipline.
• 2+ years of hands‑on engineering experience.
• Experience with certification reviews and flight readiness processes.
• Familiarity with requirements or database management tools.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

NASA standards

Certification reviews

Flight readiness processes

Requirements management

Verification planning

Spacecraft systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace/Mechanical/Systems

Tools

Requirements database tools

Verification/test tools

Job description

Vast in Long Beach, California, is seeking a Haven Certification Engineer to lead certification planning and execution for Haven and ensure verification through test, analysis, demonstration and inspection. This full-time, exempt role reports to the Senior Manager of Haven Certification and supports vehicle-level testing and cross-functional coordination.

Responsibilities include tracking certification artifacts, maintaining artifact databases, developing verification plans, and identifying