Senior Lunar Mechanical Engineer - Hardware for Moon Mission

Vast; Long Beach (CA); Vor Ort; USD 137.000 - 230.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Equity

Paid time off

401(k) plan

ClassPass credits

Free meals

Zusammenfassung

Vast in Long Beach, CA is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer, Lunar, to lead end‑to‑end mechanical design for the Moon program. You’ll own hardware from concept through flight release, collaborating with power, thermal, avionics, and life‑support teams.

The role is full‑time, exempt, based in Long Beach, with travel up to 5% and occasional evenings/weekends to meet milestones. Competitive compensation in the U.S. market.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical discipline.
• 6+ years in mechanical design for space applications with hardware ownership.
• Hands-on CAD proficiency and flight release experience.
• Experience owning hardware subsystems end‑to‑end.
• Ability to interpret drawings, schematics, and diagrams.
• Strong written and verbal communication with non-technical partners.

Aufgaben

• Own end-to-end lunar engineering projects (solar, batteries, gas/fluids pallets, airlocks, hubs).
• Lead trade studies interfacing with power, thermal, avionics, life support, and industrial design teams.
• Collaborate with SMEs and systems architects to align with NASA Moon Base architecture.
• Develop and maintain CAD models (NX or equivalent) from concept to fabrication release.
• Drive fabrication, assembly, and integration with manufacturing teams on DFM.
• Lead hardware bring-up, checkout, and anomaly resolution.
• Represent systems at design reviews and milestones.

Kenntnisse

CAD proficiency

NX or equivalent

Mechanical design

Hardware ownership

Ability to read drawings

Technical communication

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s in aerospace/ mechanical/ electrical/ materials/ physics

Tools

NX

Jobbeschreibung

Vast in Long Beach, CA is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer, Lunar, to lead end‑to‑end mechanical design for the Moon program. You’ll own hardware from concept through flight release, collaborating with power, thermal, avionics, and life‑support teams.

The role is full‑time, exempt, based in Long Beach, with travel up to 5% and occasional evenings/weekends to meet milestones. Competitive compensation in the U.S. market.