VAST Data
System Safety Engineer
Long Beach, California, United States · Full-time
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The bottom of this range ($91,000) is below the Level I prevailing wage of $95,306. An H-1B cannot be filed below the prevailing wage, so an offer at the floor of this band could not be sponsored as posted.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $114,525 would place this position at wage Level II. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors" for prevailing-wage purposes.
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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
- Partner with engineering teams to develop a technical understanding of system design and operation. Document hazards to safety and mission and author controls to mitigate the hazard to the greatest extent possible.
- Assess and document vehicle compliance with failure tolerance requirements
- Identify areas of opportunity for design improvements that minimize risk to people and property
- Participate in design reviews to communicate safety analysis and outcomes, to both internal and external partners
- Perform system safety analyses such as functional hazard analyses, crew survivability analysis, safety data package, human error assessment, range safety compliance
- Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills, and ability to communicate technical information to non-technical partners
Requirements
- Minimum of a B.S. degree in aerospace engineering or related field with experience in aerospace, aviation, or a similar safety critical industry
- Ability to travel up to 20% of the time
- Ability to lift up to 25 lbs unassisted
- Experience performing compliance assessment of system safety processes and products against external standards including Range Safety (91-710), NASA, FAA, MIL-STD-882, or ARP-4761
- Experience performing system safety activities such as functional hazard analyses, crew survivability analysis, safety data package, human error assessment, range safety compliance
- Headquartered in Long Beach, California, and with more than 1,000 employees and over a billion dollars in private capital, Vast has built the facilities required to manufacture and operate America's next space station.
Nice to have
- Preferred Skills & Experience:
Skills
- Experience performing system safety analyses and certification of human-rated space systems
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, fluid schematics, and electrical circuit diagrams
- Strong safety and mission assurance fundamentals
- Ability to form relationships with experts from varying engineering fields and provide constructive feedback about safety concerns
Compensation
- $110,700 - $192,060 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.
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.
This listing is sourced directly from VAST Data's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.