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VAST Data

Propulsion Engineer - Pressure Vessels Lead (COPV)

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

Sponsorship not specified$136k-$193kDetected 3 days ago
Product ManagementANSYSMechanical DesignAerospace EngineeringResearchMentoring

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Lottery odds (Level IV)94
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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, exempt position located in our Long Beach location.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the pressure vessel team: set technical direction, review the work, and develop the responsible engineers and analysts under you
  • Serve as technical authority over the Haven Station COPV and metallic tank designs, reviewing and approving releases from the responsible engineers
  • Lead failure investigations on prototype and qualification hardware and carry the findings into the next design iteration
  • Own tank requirements and interfaces with Propulsion, ECLSS, and Structures
  • Support the responsible engineers with the liner supplier, the winder, and the metallic fabrication shops on specifications, deviations, inspection, and acceptance
  • Experience carrying hardware from design through build and test
  • Composite overwrapped pressure vessel design, analysis, or test, for propulsion, life support, or any other application

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, materials science, or equivalent experience
  • 4+ years of experience designing, analyzing, or testing pressure vessels or composite structures for flight or other high consequence use

Nice to have

  • Preferred Skills & Experience:
  • Analysis in Ansys, Abaqus, or Femap/Nastran, including laminate analysis.
  • WoundSim or similar winding simulation is a plus

Skills

  • Design and qualification to AIAA S-081 or S-080
  • Fracture control for crewed spacecraft per NASA-STD-5019
  • Filament winding pattern design and composite manufacturing
  • Propellant management device design
  • Type IV hydrogen or CNG tank development
  • Analysis in Ansys, Abaqus, or Femap/Nastran, including laminate analysis. WoundSim or similar winding simulation is a plus
  • Hands-on time in a composites or pressure vessel shop

Compensation

  • $136,120 - $193,224 USD
  • 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.

Company info

  • Work with the matrixed manufacturing engineers on producibility, inspection methods, and a plan to bring winding in house
  • Write and defend the qualification and fracture control approach for crewed flight

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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