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VAST

Develops artificial gravity space stations

Integration Test Engineer - Environmental Test

Spacecraft & Launch Vehicle SystemsUpdated on Nov 10
Full-timeLong Beach, CA, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in mechanical, manufacturing, aerospace, electrical, or a similar field is required.
  • At least 4 years of related engineering experience is required.
  • Hands-on hardware integration and testing experience is required.
  • Experience writing test plans and procedures, preparing presentations, and providing go/no-go judgment and rationale is required.

Responsibilities

  • Plan, schedule, prepare, coordinate, direct, and exercise functional authority for completion of tests.
  • Enable day-to-day execution of the vehicle integration and test flow.
  • Collaborate with distributed engineering organizations to define and manage test plans, requirements, and schedules.
  • Continuously evolve integration procedures to reflect efficient assembly practices.
  • Develop, qualify, and refine manufacturing processes to meet safety, quality, efficiency, and delivery requirements.
  • Collaborate with engineers, subject matter experts, and technicians to solve complex production issues.
  • Act as test director, provide status updates, and run handoffs and other tagups.
  • Document and resolve non-conformances, and collaborate with the quality team to implement root-cause corrective actions.

Desired Qualifications

  • At least 6 years of related engineering experience.
  • Experience building, assembling, integrating, or testing complex assemblies and systems.
  • Familiarity with Linux and Python environments.
  • Experience planning and executing vehicle-level system verifications, leak checks, or environmental tests.

About the Company

VAST

Develops artificial gravity space stations

Vast Space builds artificial gravity space stations to enable long-term human life in space. Its approach uses large rotating habitats that generate centrifugal force to mimic Earth's gravity, helping astronauts stay healthy during extended missions. The company designs, tests, demonstrates, services, and manufactures space infrastructure and customizable habitat modules for government space agencies, private aerospace companies, and research institutions that operate in lunar, Martian, or deep-space missions. Unlike others, Vast Space focuses on end-to-end artificial gravity solutions and ongoing support, not just concepts, and targets contracts that provide sustainable space habitats for science, exploration, and colonization efforts. The overall goal is to expand humanity’s reach across the solar system by creating scalable, gravity-enabled habitats that enable safe, long-term presence in space while protecting Earth's ecosystem.

Company size
501-1,000
Company stage
Series A
Total funding
$500M
Headquarters
Long Beach, CA
Founded
2021

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