Director, Fluid Systems Analysis

<div class="content-intro"><p>At Vast, our mission is to contribute to a future where billions of people are living and thriving in space. Vast is developing next-generation space stations to ensure a continuous human presence in space for America and its allies, enabling advanced microgravity research and manufacturing, and unlocking a new space economy for government, corporate, and private customers. Using an incremental, hardware-rich and low-cost approach, Vast is rapidly developing its multi-module Haven Station. Haven Demo’s 2025 success made Vast the only operational commercial space station company to fly and operate its own spacecraft. Next, Haven-1 is expected to become the world’s first commercial space station when it launches, followed by additional Haven modules to enable permanent human presence by 2030. Our team is all-in, committed to executing our mission safely and on time. If you want to work with the most talented people on Earth furthering space exploration for humanity, come join us.</p></div><p>Vast is looking for a <strong>Director, Fluid System Analysis</strong>, reporting to the<strong> Vice President of Fluid Systems,&nbsp;</strong>to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations.&nbsp;</p> <p>This will be a full-time, <strong>exempt </strong>position located in our&nbsp;<strong>Long Beach</strong> location.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Key Responsibilities&nbsp;</strong></p> <ul> <li>Manage and lead a team of Propulsion and Thermal analysts, including hiring, mentoring, and technical development</li> <li>Set standards for analysis methods, documentation, and best practices in a fast-paced, evolving environment</li> <li>Expand company capabilities in analysis by validating and establishing methods and practices across structural, fluid, and thermal domains</li> <li>Create and maintain FEA models of propulsion components to support design and certification</li> <li>Define and review critical loads and load cases in collaboration with GNC, fluids analysis, dynamics/loads engineers and design teams</li> <li>Mentor design and analysis engineers in analysis methods and validation via testing to review/approve component drawings with feedback</li> <li>Partner with test engineering to plan and execute structural and dynamic tests, and perform associated analyses</li> <li>Oversee multiphase propellant feed system and microgravity fluid behavior modeling, including vaporization, condensation, propellant acquisition and slosh dynamics</li> <li>Guide high-pressure gas system analysis, transient flow behavior (e.g., water hammer, adiabatic compression), and thruster plume impingement studies</l