Spacecraft Components Engineer - Valves & Propulsion Hardware

Vast; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 112,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Healthcare benefits (medical, dental,

Job summary

Vast, based in Long Beach, California, is building next-generation space stations and infrastructure. The Components Engineer role supports development of space mechanisms, reporting to the Sr. Director of Components, and sits at a full-time, exempt position in Long Beach.

Responsibilities include design, analysis, and testing of fluid components and propulsion hardware. The candidate will work with a world-class production team to translate designs into spacecraft, requiring collaboration with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical, aerospace, or similar engineering.
• 2+ years of experience in design, build, and/or test of mechanisms, structures, valves, or other mechanical systems.
• Strong understanding of propulsion hardware/systems and fluid components is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop (design, analyze, build, and test) fluid components, electro-mechanical hardware, and/or fluid systems for spacecraft.
• Own critical propulsion hardware/systems with high responsibility for hardware.
• Interface with production to translate designs into spacecraft.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Electrical engineering

Aerospace engineering

Mechanisms design/test

Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing

FEMAP/ANSYS

CAD: NX/Creo/CATIA

Materials knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical, aerospace, or similar engineering

Advanced degree in aerospace/manufacturing/materials/mechanical/physics

Tools

NX 8.5

PTC Creo

CATIA

FEMAP

ANSYS

Job description

Vast, based in Long Beach, California, is building next-generation space stations and infrastructure. The Components Engineer role supports development of space mechanisms, reporting to the Sr. Director of Components, and sits at a full-time, exempt position in Long Beach.

Responsibilities include design, analysis, and testing of fluid components and propulsion hardware. The candidate will work with a world-class production team to translate designs into spacecraft, requiring collaboration with