Spacecraft Certification Engineer for Haven Station

Vast; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 86,000 - 159,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Paid time off

Vacation days

Parental leave

Disability insurance

Life insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Equity

Free meals on site

Lunch subsidy

ClassPass credits

Spring Health mental healthcare

Job summary

Vast is seeking a Haven Certification Engineer in Long Beach, CA, reporting to the Senior Manager of Haven Certification, to support certification planning and execution for Haven and ensure certification is verified through test, analysis, demonstration, and inspection.

This full-time, exempt role offers the chance to develop and execute V&V and Certification strategies for the first-ever fully private human-rated spacecraft, contributing to America’s next space economy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering required; 2+ years hands-on engineering for Engineer I.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering; 3–5 years hands-on engineering for Engineer II.

Responsibilities

• Track certification requirements for Haven systems.
• Maintain certification artifact databases and verification status.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders to address certification artifacts.
• Support development of certification documentation and compliance matrices.
• Assist in identifying certification risks and issues.
• Participate in verification activities including test and analysis reviews.
• Support certification milestone preparation.
• Track certification artifacts and drive closure across engineering teams.
• Develop verification and validation plans for certification artifacts.
• Coordinate certification activities across systems engineering, test, and mission operations.
• Participate in vehicle level testing and demonstrations.
• Identify certification risks and issues early and develop mitigation strategies.
• Prepare certification evidence packages and documentation.

Skills

2+ years hands-on engineering

3–5 years hands-on engineering

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Systems, or related engineering discipline

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

NASA standards experience

Flight readiness processes

Job description

Vast is seeking a Haven Certification Engineer in Long Beach, CA, reporting to the Senior Manager of Haven Certification, to support certification planning and execution for Haven and ensure certification is verified through test, analysis, demonstration, and inspection.

This full-time, exempt role offers the chance to develop and execute V&V and Certification strategies for the first-ever fully private human-rated spacecraft, contributing to America’s next space economy.