Mission Integration Engineer

<div class="content-intro"><div style="font-family: 'Instrument Sans', 'Segoe UI', Trebuchet MS, Tahoma, sans-serif;"> <p style="line-height: 1.4;">Vast is developing next-generation <strong>space stations and space infrastructure</strong> using an incremental, hardware-rich, and low-cost approach. Vast is rapidly developing its multi-module Haven Station 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. 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 in 2027, followed by additional Haven modules. Additionally, the company recently announced <strong>Vast Satellite</strong>, a high-power satellite product line leveraging its space station components and the heritage of Haven Demo.</p> <p style="line-height: 1.4;">Headquartered in<strong> Long Beach, California</strong>, and with more than 1,000 employees and over a billion dollars in private capital, Vast has built the facilities required to manufacture and operate America’s next space station. The company plans to develop future habitats and systems for the Moon and Mars, dedicated space stations for government partners, and other crewed systems that will unlock the expanding long-term space economy.</p> </div></div><p>Vast is looking for a <strong>Mission Integration Engineer</strong> to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of human-rated space stations.</p> <p>The <strong>Mission Integration Engineer</strong> serves as the primary technical interface between the customer and internal engineering teams, responsible for the successful end-to-end integration of customer payloads onto the spacecraft. This role owns the mission from kickoff through launch and on-orbit commissioning, translating customer requirements into actionable engineering plans and ensuring all interfaces — mechanical, electrical, thermal, software, and operational — are defined, verified, and closed out on schedule.</p> <p>This will be a <strong>full-time</strong>, <strong>exempt</strong> position located in our <strong>Long Beach</strong> location. </p> <p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p> <ul> <li>Serve as the customer's primary technical point of contact throughout the mission lifecycle, leading technical interchange meetings, working groups, and formal reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, MRR)</li> <li>Develop and maintain Interface Control Documents (ICDs) and requirements documents; manage requirement decomposition, allocation, and verification closure</li> <li>Coordinate cross-functional engineering teams (structures, power, avionics, thermal, software, GNC, operations) to resolve integration issues and drive trades to closure</li> <li>Own the mission integration schedule, tracking deliverables, milestones, and critical path items on both customer and internal sides</li> <li>Plan and oversee payload integration and test campaigns, including fit checks, functional testing, and environmental test support</li> <li>Manage technical risk: identify, document, and drive disposition of integration risks, non-conformances, and waivers</li> <li>Support launch vehicle integration activities and interface coordination (e.g., ICD compliance, coupled loads analysis inputs, range documentation)</li> <li>Ensure compliance with export control (ITAR/EAR) requirements in all customer data exchanges</li> </ul> <p><strong>Minimum Qualifications:</strong></p> <ul> <li> Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or other engineering discipline</li> </ul> <p><strong>Preferred Skills & Experience:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Experience with facilities within an aerospace industry</li> <li> Familiar with space planning procedures and operations</li> <li>Knowledge of computer applications and the ability to easily navigate through different computer software programs</li> <li>Ability to create and update request for proposals (RFPs), purchase orders (POs) and facilities work orders in an enterprise resource planning (ERP) software</li> <li>Ability to work effectively in a team environment</li> <li>Ability to make independent judgments with limited information</li> <li>Communication skills for relaying data (verbally and in-writing) between other employees, vendors, and customers</li> <li>Logical and strategic approach to solving problems</li> <li>Ability to read and understand basic floor plans</li> <li>Comfortable working in a high-stress environment balancing several projects at any given time, and the flexibility to adjust for abrupt changes in strategic direction.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Additional Requirements:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Ability to travel up to 50% of the time</li> <li>Willingness to work overtime, or weekends to support critical mission milestones</li> <li>Ability to lift up to 25lbs unassisted</li> <li>Specific certifications, as appropriate<br><br></li> </ul><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="title">Pay Range: California</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$112