Manufacturing Engineer, Thermal Control for Space Stations

Telemetry Today LLC; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 86,000 - 196,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Medical, dental & vision

Paid time off

401(k) retirement plan

Onsite meals and snacks

Lunch subsidies

ClassPass credits

Mental health support (Spring Health)

Barista and coffee on site

Meal program

Job summary

Vast is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer, Thermal Control Systems, to design, build, and validate advanced environmental and thermal control hardware for next-generation space stations. The role focuses on ground support equipment, test articles, and end-to-end manufacturing documentation, with the ability to troubleshoot across vacuum to high-pressure environments.

The position is full-time and exempt, located in Long Beach, CA.

Qualifications

• Bachelor-level engineering degree or higher in a technical field.
• 2+ years of manufacturing experience with hardware in design, manufacturing, or test.
• Hands-on fabrication, assembly, and integration experience; CAD proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize manufacturing processes for environmental and thermal control systems.
• Design, fabricate, and activate ground support equipment and test articles.
• Operate, troubleshoot, repair, maintain, and modify manufacturing and test equipment from vacuum to high-pressure systems.
• Create manufacturing plans, assembly procedures, and work instructions.
• Perform hands-on assembly, integration, and testing of components to meet specs.

Skills

Hands-on fabrication

CAD proficiency

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Root cause analysis

Education

B.S. in mechanical, aerospace, manufacturing or electrical engineering, physics, mathematics, or a related technical field

Tools

Siemens NX

Teamcenter

ANSYS

Job description

Vast is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer, Thermal Control Systems, to design, build, and validate advanced environmental and thermal control hardware for next-generation space stations. The role focuses on ground support equipment, test articles, and end-to-end manufacturing documentation, with the ability to troubleshoot across vacuum to high-pressure environments.

The position is full-time and exempt, located in Long Beach, CA.