Machining Manufacturing Engineer
Vast SpaceForge precision components on our state-of-the-art CNC machines, ensuring tolerances down to microns in our Long Beach shop floor. Machine load-bearing structures and 6-axis robotic arms that will enable artificial gravity within our Haven Station modules. Wire circuit boards with pinpoint accuracy and assemble complex assemblies that will undergo rigorous testing. This is where the backbone of our space stations gets built.
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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.
Vast is looking for a Machining Manufacturing Engineer, reporting to the Senior Manager, Machining Engineering, to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations. Use this space to describe the role and sell the candidate on the cool stuff they would get to work on.
This will be a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach location.
Responsibilities:
- Optimize and develop all aspects of the manufacturing process within machining.
- Work with all engineering teams to develop processes for new designs that leverage the full capability of the technology.
- Create and manage manufacturing BOMs, work instructions, and specifications.
- Work with new machines from installation through troubleshooting, calibration, and maintenance, while developing standard operating procedures and communicating with machine suppliers to address needs and problems.
- Run RCA's on manufacturing issues and implement corrective actions.
- Review drawings for manufacturability.
- Produce reports, procedures, and manuals to document results to mature development processes for production.
- Work with all engineering teams to help develop reliable processes that help us meet our launch goals.
- Develop process and procedure controls to bring the department into AS9100D compliance.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in aeronautical, mechanical engineering, or other engineering discipline.
Preferred Skills & Experience:
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to interface with engineering and manufacturing groups to understand process constraints and provide design inputs for improved manufacturability.
- Master’s degree in mechanical or manufacturing engineering.
- Knowledge of NASA 6030 spec.
- Knowledge of AS9100D qualification processes.
- Knowledge of various additive and subtractive manufacturing and joining techniques for metals.
- Knowledge of GD&T.
- Experience with setting up lean processes and improvements.
- Experience in propulsions design or development of metallic additive technologies.
- Ability to perform trade studies using first principles and engineering fundamentals.
- Experience with NX, Solidworks.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to succinctly present recommendations.
- Able to work well in an integrated collaborative team environment.
- Highly self-motivated and able to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
Additional Requirements:
- Willingness to work evenings and/or weekends to support critical mission milestones.
- Ability to lift up to 25 lbs unassisted.
Pay Range:
- Machining Manufacturing Engineer I: $85,000 - $109,700
- Machining Manufacturing Engineer II: $100,000 - $132,000
U.S. EXPORT CONTROL COMPLIANCE STATUS
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 22 C.F.R. § 120.62 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.EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
Requirements
- This will be a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach location.
- Responsibilities:
- Optimize and develop all aspects of the manufacturing process within machining.
- Work with all engineering teams to develop processes for new designs that leverage the full capability of the technology.
- Create and manage manufacturing BOMs, work instructions, and specifications.
- Work with new machines from installation through troubleshooting, calibration, and maintenance, while developing standard operating procedures and communicating with machine suppliers to address needs and problems.
- Run RCA's on manufacturing issues and implement corrective actions.
- Review drawings for manufacturability.
- Produce reports, procedures, and manuals to document results to mature development processes for production.
- Work with all engineering teams to help develop reliable processes that help us meet our launch goals.
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