Next-Gen Space Station ECLSS Manufacturing Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Generous PTO

401(k) retirement plan

Equity

Onsite meals and perks

Job summary

Vast is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer, ECLSS, to design, build, and test space-station fluid systems in our Long Beach facility. You will lead shop-floor assembly, write manufacturing instructions, and drive DFMA improvements for safety-critical hardware.

Responsibilities include process definition, tooling, GD&T interpretation, and collaborating with Design, Quality, and suppliers to ensure high reliability and on-time delivery for next-generation space habitats.

Qualifications

• Hands-on fabrication, assembly, and/or integration experience; CAD proficiency (NX preferred).
• Experience with CAD tools (e.g., Siemens NX) and the ability to review designs, generate manufacturing documentation, and design assembly or test tooling.
• B.S. in mechanical, aerospace, manufacturing or electrical engineering, physics, mathematics, or a related technical field.

Responsibilities

• Execute build, assembly, and integration of ECLSS fluid hardware on the shop floor alongside technicians, from first article through flight hardware
• Author, redline, and maintain work instructions, assembly procedures, build travelers, and inspection plans for assigned ECLSS assemblies
• Own manufacturing process definition for assigned hardware, including tube bending and routing, fitting installation and torque, brazed and welded joint call-outs, cleaning, passivation, and assembly
• Support proof, leak, and functional testing of fluid assemblies, including test setup, instrumentation, data collection, and post-test disposition
• Identify design for manufacturing and design for assembly issues during first builds and drive them back into the design with ECLSS Design Engineering
• Disposition nonconformances and support root cause investigation and corrective action with Quality Engineering
• Define, design, and procure tooling, fixtures, and handling hardware required to execute assigned builds safely and repeatably
• Perform fit checks, interpret GD&T, and support tolerance stack-up analysis to resolve build issues
• Track build progress, part shortages, and schedule for assigned hardware, and upscale risks early
• Train technicians on new processes and drive first-pass yield, build time, and scrap improvements with data
• Support supplier manufacturing readiness for externally produced ECLSS components and assemblies

Skills

Fabrication experience

CAD proficiency

NX CAD

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, ECLSS, to design, build, and test space-station fluid systems in our Long Beach facility. You will lead shop-floor assembly, write manufacturing instructions, and drive DFMA improvements for safety-critical hardware.

Responsibilities include process definition, tooling, GD&T interpretation, and collaborating with Design, Quality, and suppliers to ensure high reliability and on-time delivery for next-generation space habitats.