VAST Data

VAST Data

Electric Propulsion Specialist

Long Beach, California, United States · Senior · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$43k-$61kDetected 3 days ago
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Lottery odds (Level I)39
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About the role

  • 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 Vast Satellite, a high-power satellite product line leveraging its space station components and the heritage of Haven Demo.
  • This will be a full-time, non-exempt position located in our Long Beach location.

Responsibilities

  • Fabricate, assemble, integrate, and test electric propulsion hardware, including thrusters, propellant feed components, power electronics, and test support equipment
  • Build, inspect, and repair electrical harnesses and cable assemblies, including soldering, crimping, potting, splicing, lacing, and connector termination
  • Run, maintain, and troubleshoot vacuum chambers and pumping systems
  • Follow and help write work instructions, test procedures, and build travelers, and record as-built configurations and any non-conformances accurately
  • Work with engineering, quality, and other technicians to feed manufacturing and test lessons back into design
  • Demonstrated experience building wire harnesses and cable assemblies, including soldering, crimping, and connector termination

Requirements

  • 5+ years of hands-on experience as an electrical, electromechanical, or test technician in aerospace, defense, research, or a similar high-reliability industry (or equivalent military experience)
  • Experience working safely on high-voltage systems or equipment
  • Ability to lift up to lbs unassisted
  • Ability to wear PPE as required, and to work in cleanrooms and confined spaces around test chambers

Nice to have

  • Preferred Skills & Experience:

Skills

  • Experience operating and maintaining high-vacuum systems, including roughing pumps, turbomolecular pumps, diffusion pumps, and/or cryopumps
  • Experience with helium leak detection, vacuum gauges, and vacuum fittings (KF, CF, ISO)
  • Experience with electric propulsion systems (Hall-effect, gridded ion, or similar) or plasma/high-voltage lab equipment
  • Welding experience (TIG preferred), especially on stainless steel or thin-walled tubing
  • Current IPC/WHMA-A-620, J-STD-001 (including Space Addendum), and/or NASA-STD-8739 certification
  • Experience with precision cleaning, cleanroom work, or contamination control for flight hardware
  • Experience with propellant feed systems, including tube bending, fittings, and pressure/leak testing
  • Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and mechanical drawings, including GD&T
  • Experience with data acquisition systems and test instrumentation
  • Familiarity with documenting work in an MES or similar system for manufacturing and quality records
  • Strong attention to detail and a commitment to quality and safety
  • Ability to work effectively in a team and to make sound independent judgments with limited information

Compensation

  • We calibrate level and compensation to the selected candidate's experience and demonstrated capability.
  • 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.

Benefits

  • Base salary will vary depending on job-related knowledge, education, skills, experience, business needs, and market demand.

Equal opportunity

  • 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.
  • 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.
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