Solar Arrays Engineer l

<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>Solar Array Engineer I</strong>, reporting to the<strong> Principal Power Systems Engineer,&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 <strong>full-time</strong>,&nbsp;<strong>exempt</strong> position located in our&nbsp;<strong>Long Beach</strong>&nbsp;location.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Responsibilities:&nbsp;</strong></p> <ul> <li>Design, build, and test solar ground support equipment</li> <li>Define requirements and trade architectures of solar arrays</li> <li>Select and qualify&nbsp; materials and vendors for solar arrays&nbsp;</li> <li>Develop and qualify processes for welding, adhesion, lamination of solar cells</li> <li>Test and qualify designs to AIAA S112 standards&nbsp;</li> <li>Interface with systems engineering, power electronics, structures, thermal, and mission assurance teams for end-to-end integration.</li> <li>Troubleshoot issues across the product lifecycle—from design through integration and testing.</li> <li>Participate in design reviews, drawing checks, and technical documentation for internal and NASA deliverables.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Minimum Qualifications:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, materials engineering, or related engineering discipline.</li> <li>Experience designing, manufacturing and verification of mechanical assemblies.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Preferred Skills &amp; Experience:</strong></p> <ul>