Mechanical Design Engineer

<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>Mechanical Design Engineer</strong>, reporting to the<strong> Manager, Structures Design, </strong>to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations. The<strong> </strong>Structures and Dynamics<strong> </strong>team covers a wide range of components and responsibilities: from the primary pressure hull, to MMOD shielding, engineered soft goods, and establishing design loads and factors, as well as supporting other teams’ design needs across the company.</p> <p>This will be a <strong>full-time</strong>,&nbsp;<strong>exempt</strong> position located in our <strong>Long Beach</strong>&nbsp;location.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Responsibilities:&nbsp;</strong></p> <ul> <li>Designing vehicle structures from conceptual phase through product release and manufacture release and manufacture.</li> <li>Define and manage interfaces between vehicle subsystems.</li> <li>Develop design process improvement via simplification or automation.</li> <li>Provide technical assistance to integration and testing activities.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Minimum Qualifications:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Bachelor's degree in engineering with relevant CAD/Design experience or equivalent.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Preferred Skills &amp; Experience:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Aerospace or automotive design experience.</li> <li>Self-motivated with strong multi-tasking, organizational, communication and documentation skills.</li> <li>Ability to work well in an integrated team including daily interactions with technicians, e