Quality Inspector, Avionics

<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>Quality Inspector, Avionics (1st Shift)</strong>, reporting to the <strong>Quality Supervisor</strong>, to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of human-rated space stations.</p> <p>This will be a <strong>full-time</strong>,&nbsp;<strong>non-exempt</strong> position located in our&nbsp;<strong>Long Beach</strong>&nbsp;location.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Responsibilities:&nbsp;</strong></p> <ul> <li>Lead inspection execution for complex in-process and final inspections of flight hardware</li> <li>Provide day-to-day technical leadership and direction to avionics and integration inspectors across shifts, promoting consistent inspection methods, standard interpretation, and workmanship expectations</li> <li>Support production readiness activities, including daily tag ups, inspection planning, and managing priorities</li> <li>Act as a quality advocate on the production floor, escalating risks, identifying trends, and driving continuous improvement in avionics inspection and integration processes</li> <li>Provide detailed in-process inspections on flight hardware, using detailed drawings, CAD models, and established processes to verify conformance to design requirements</li> <li>Communicate and help resolve quality related issues as they relate to other company products</li> <li>Process non-conforming products and assist engineering in root cause analysis and corrective action</li> <li>Routinely observe technical operations and offer guidance and/or serve as an additional technical resource. Evaluate manufacturing compliance to NASA, range safety, and customer, as well as internal specifications to meet launch a