Integration 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 an <strong>Integration Engineer, Launch Operations</strong>, reporting to the <strong>Senior Integration Engineer</strong>, to support vehicle-level integration, launch processing, and launch campaign execution for our human-rated space stations.</p> <p>This will be a <strong>full-time, exempt</strong> position located in our <strong>Long Beach</strong> location.</p> <p><strong>Responsibilities: </strong></p> <ul> <li>Define and manage vehicle configuration states for test readiness, shipping, and launch processing</li> <li>Develop and execute ATLO sequences for Haven-1, coordinating vehicle state transitions between integration, test, and launch operations</li> <li>Develop planning for critical handling of flight hardware and MGSE (lifting, weighing, breakover, transport)</li> <li>Support launch site operations including payload processing, vehicle stacking, and launch campaign execution at Cape Canaveral and/or other launch facilities</li> <li>Coordinate with integration test, tooling, and other stakeholder teams to determine tooling requirements, address vehicle access constraints, and ensure vehicle safety prior to launch</li> <li>Ensure vehicle meets cleanliness, contamination control, and environmental requirements during all stages of integration, transport, and launch processing</li> <li>Author integration planning, issue work orders, and work directly with production and technicians to execute work on the vehicle</li> <li>Collaborate with other engineers, subject matter experts, and technicians to solve complex integration issues in real time</li> <li>Support system checkouts, functional testing, and vehicle health verification during launch campaign windows</li> <li>Interface with launch provider and range personnel to ensure compliance with payload processing facility requirements and range safety procedures</li> </ul> <p><strong>Minimum Qualifications:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related engineering discipline</li> <li>4+ years of aerospace integration engineering experience</li> <li>Direct experience supporting spacecraft launch campaigns, including payload processing, system checkouts, and/or launch site operations (e.g., Cape Canaveral, Vandenberg, KSC)</li> <li>Hands-on experience with spacecraft hardware integration, including critical lifts, transport, and mechanical/electrical mate operations</li> <li>Experience working alongside technicians and directing multi-person integration operations</li> <li>Experience authoring integration procedures, work orders, and sequencing plans for vehicle-level operations</li> </ul> <p><strong>Preferred Skills &amp; Experience:</strong></p> <ul> <li>6+ years of aerospace integration engineering experience with progressive ownership of ATLO or vehicle-level integration through launch</li> <li>Experience as the responsible engineer or integration lead for end-to-end launch campaign execution, including driving requirements and building processes from scratch</li> <li>Familiarity with payload processing facilities, range safety procedures, and contamination control requirements (cleanroom protocols, Class 100K or better)</li> <li>Familiarity with vehicle-level functional testing, health checks, TCS, and/or propulsion fill operations</li> <li>Experience defining vehicle configuration states for test readiness, shipping, and launch processing</li> <li>Experience with NX or similar mechanical design tools for MGSE and fixture design</li> <li>Strong verbal and written communication skills for coordinating across engineering, technicians, vendors, and range/launch provider personnel</li> <li>Hands-on experience with spacecraft critical lifts, breakovers, and mass property measurements</li> </ul> <p><strong>Additional Requirements:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Ability to travel up to 10% during nominal operations. During active launch campaign windows (estimated 1–2 months per campaign), travel may increase to 50%+ including extended deployment to Cape Canaveral or other launch facilities</li> <li>Willingness to work overtime, off-hours/shift schedules, and weekends to support critical mission milestones</li> <li>Ability to lift up to 25 lbs unassisted</li> </ul> <p><strong>Pay Range: </strong></p> <ul> <li>Integration Engineer II; $112,000 - $159,000</li> <li>Senior Integration Engineer; $137,000 - $195,000</li> </ul><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="title">Pay Range: California</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$112,000</span><span class="divider">&mdash;</span><span>$195,000 USD</span></div></div></div><div class="content-conclusion"><p style="line-height: 1;"><strong>COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS<br></strong><br>Base salary will vary depending on job-related knowledge, education, skills, experience, business needs, and market demand. Salary is just one component of our comprehensive compensation package. Full-time employees also receive company equity, as well as access to a full suite of compelling benefits and perks, including: medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents, generous paid time off; up to 20+ days of vacation for exempt staff and up to 10+ days of vacation for non-exempt staff with the ability to cash-out unused vacation annually, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, ClassPass credits, personalized mental healthcare through Spring Health, and other discounts and perks. We also take pride in offering exceptional food perks, with snacks, drip coffee &amp; onsite barista, cold drinks, and dinner meals remaining free of charge, and lunch subsidized as part of Vast’s ongoing commitment to providing high-quality meals for employees.</p> <p style="line-height: 1;"><strong><br>U.S. EXPORT CONTROL COMPLIANCE STATUS<br><br></strong>The person hired will have access to information and items subject to U.S. export controls, and therefore, must either be a “U.S. person” as defined by <a href="https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-22/section-120.62">22 C.F.R. § 120.62</a> or otherwise eligible for deemed export licensing. This status includes U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, lawful permanent residents (green card holders), and asylees and refugees with such status granted, not pending.<br><br></p> <p style="line-height: 1;"><strong>EQUAL OPPORTUNITY</strong><br><br>Vast is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Vast is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.</p></div>