Mechanical Engineer I, Avionics, Haven

<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 Engineer I, Avionics</strong>, reporting to the<strong> Senior Manager of Avionics Mechanical Engineering, </strong>to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations.</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 avionics enclosure and mounting solutions for high reliability in harsh environments, with an emphasis on batteries and crew interfacing components.</li> <li>Participate in the entire design cycle of flight and mission critical avionics.</li> <li>Partner with the electrical engineering team to design rugged printed circuit board systems.</li> <li>Complete thermal and structural analyses of these designs.</li> <li>Support electronics development and trade studies, and create interface definition, specification, and control documents.</li> <li>Validate requirements through design, test, analysis, or inspection.</li> <li>Plan and conduct tests, review and interpret data.</li> <li>Create assembly and/or installation drawings and support hardware builds.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Minimum Qualifications:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Bachelors of Science degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or other engineering discipline completed or expected by June 2026.</li> <li>1+ years of project or internship experience with electronics packaging and/or critical electronic components in extreme environments.</li&g