Manager, Loads & Dynamics

<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 seeking an experienced and motivated <strong>Manager, Loads &amp; Dynamics</strong>, reporting to the <strong>Senior Director of Structures &amp; Dynamics</strong>, to support the development, analysis, and verification of dynamic systems for next-generation human-rated space stations and spacecraft.The ideal candidate will bring solid technical expertise in spacecraft or launch vehicle dynamics, emerging leadership capabilities, and experience contributing to hardware development in fast-paced aerospace environments.</p> <p>This will be a <strong>full-time</strong>, <strong>non-exempt</strong> position located in our <strong>Long Beach</strong> location.</p> <h4><strong>Responsibilities</strong></h4> <ul> <li>Manage and develop a team of Dynamics engineers responsible for loads and environment predictions for spacecraft systems and hardware during transportation, ascent, docking, and on-orbit operations.</li> <li>Support execution across multiple phases of the product lifecycle, including concept development, requirements definition, analysis, testing, and verification activities.</li> <li>Develop and maintain dynamic models, load cases, and environments to support spacecraft design and integration efforts.</li> <li>Derive internal loads and environmental requirements from system-level requirements, including quasi-static, random vibration, shock, and acoustic environments.</li> <li>Support product teams with vibration and shock requirement tailoring, test planning, and qualification verification activities.</li> <li>Build, maintain, and correlate finite element and dynamic prediction models using test data and flight-representative environments.</li> <li>Develop post-processing tools and meth