Space Station Mission Operations Engineer II

Vast; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 112,000 - 159,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Paid time off

401(k)

Onsite meals & snacks

Job summary

Vast in Long Beach, CA is seeking a Level 2 Mission Operations Engineer to support crew operations, training programs, and flight control workflows for Haven-1. This full-time exempt role reports to the Senior Manager of Crew Operations & Training and centers on developing training materials, executing simulations, and enabling mission readiness.

You will collaborate across disciplines to ensure safety-critical operations, test procedures, and ground software integrate smoothly, with occasional

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in aerospace, mechanical, software engineering, or other engineering discipline.
• 1+ years in human factors engineering, human systems integration, or training/testing in safety-critical spaceflight.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with other engineering disciplines.
• Strong communication and technical writing skills.
• Willingness to support 24/7 operations during mission critical phases.

Responsibilities

• Develop crew training materials for government and private customers.
• Create training materials for Haven-1 flight controllers across vehicle subsystems.
• Assist execution of training simulations, scripting, and troubleshooting.
• Plan end-to-end training flows and execute technical events for astronaut and flight crew certification.
• Provide operational training support for pre-flight testing and readiness campaigns.

Skills

Spaceflight ops

Training development

Cross-functional

Technical writing

Education

Bachelor's in aerospace or related engineering

Tools

Python scripting

CLI / Ground software

Job description

Vast in Long Beach, CA is seeking a Level 2 Mission Operations Engineer to support crew operations, training programs, and flight control workflows for Haven-1. This full-time exempt role reports to the Senior Manager of Crew Operations & Training and centers on developing training materials, executing simulations, and enabling mission readiness.

You will collaborate across disciplines to ensure safety-critical operations, test procedures, and ground software integrate smoothly, with occasional