Senior Mission Operations Engineer — Crew Training & Flight Ops

Vast Space Llc.; Long Beach, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 137,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Equity

Paid time off and vacation

Meals provided on site

Job summary

Vast is seeking a Senior Mission Operations Engineer to develop crew training and flight operations procedures for Haven-1. You will collaborate with engineers across disciplines from design through on-orbit activities, ensuring readiness for mission operations and training programs.

Responsibilities include creating training materials, executing simulations, and supporting certification for astronauts and flight controllers, with a focus on human-in-the-loop testing and safe operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace, mechanical, software engineering or similar.
• 2+ years in real-time operation or training development for complex spaceflight systems.
• Experience building systems/processes/teams for aerospace operations and training.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with engineering disciplines.
• Strong communication, writing and presentation skills.
• Willing to support 24/7 mission-critical operations.

Responsibilities

• Develop crew training materials for experienced government and private customers.
• Create training materials for Haven-1 vehicle subsystems for flight controllers.
• Execute training simulations, scripting and testing of scenarios.
• Plan end-to-end training flows and lead technical training events for certification.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Strong communication

Technical writing

24/7 support willingness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace/Mechanical/Software engineering

Master’s degree in a technical field

Job description

Vast is seeking a Senior Mission Operations Engineer to develop crew training and flight operations procedures for Haven-1. You will collaborate with engineers across disciplines from design through on-orbit activities, ensuring readiness for mission operations and training programs.

Responsibilities include creating training materials, executing simulations, and supporting certification for astronauts and flight controllers, with a focus on human-in-the-loop testing and safe operations.