Mission Assurance Engineer

The role

This person will support the development of systems required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations. They will report to the VP of Flight Safety & Mission Assurance.

What you will do

• Coordinate launch readiness and verify system is ready for flight
• Drive technical understanding and closure of identified risks
• Assess and communicate risks to executive leadership and external stakeholders
• Support technical reviews of software, hardware, and operations products
• Verify testing, deliverables, and review activities are complete
• Participate in critical space station operations, real-time anomaly investigations, and major root cause investigations
• Drive corrective actions, author associated reports, and communicate lessons learned
• Coordinate mission data review
• Build a culture of safety and mission assurance

Required qualifications

• Minimum of a B.S. in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, materials engineering, mathematics, physics, or related technical discipline
• Ability to travel up to 20% of the time
• Willingness to work evenings and/or weekends to support critical mission milestones
• Ability to lift up to 25 lbs unassisted

Nice to have

• Familiarity with system safety, reliability, risk management, certification, change management, systems engineering methodologies, hazard analysis
• Experience throughout the engineering lifecycle (design, build, operations, sustainment, and decommission)
• Technical leadership experience
• Proven ability to lead through influence and exercise expert judgment
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, fluid schematics, and electrical circuit diagrams
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills, and ability to communicate technical information to non-technical partners
• Ability to form relationships with experts from varying engineering fields and provide constructive feedback about safety and reliability concerns
• Extreme focus on mission success

Benefits

• company equity
• medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents
• generous paid time off
• up to 20+ days of vacation for exempt staff
• 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
• snacks, drip coffee & onsite barista, cold drinks, and dinner meals remaining free of charge

About the company

Vast is developing next-generation space stations and space infrastructure. Headquartered in Long Beach, California, the company has more than 1,000 employees.