At Vast, our mission is to contribute to a future where billions of people are living and thriving in space. We are building artificial gravity space stations, allowing long-term stays in space without the adverse effects of zero-gravity. Our initial crewed space habitat will be Haven-1, scheduled to be the world’s first commercial space station when it launches into low-Earth orbit in 2026. It is part of our stepping stone approach to continuous human presence in LEO. 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 Teamcenter Application Engineer, reporting to the Director of Information Systems, to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations.
This will be a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach location.
You will support the development, deployment, and support of enterprise PLM and CAD systems that are critical to the engineering lifecycle of our human-rated space stations. This individual will lead feature development and implementation of Teamcenter PLM with associated business applications, working closely with the Engineering Applications team and cross-functional stakeholders including Design, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and R&D.
Responsibilities:
- Implement and maintain a reliable, performant PLM platform (Teamcenter) to support mechanical design and engineering workflows.
- Develop, configure, and support integrations between Teamcenter, NX, and related business systems (ERP, ECAD, MCAD, AWS).
- Anticipate tool and infrastructure needs, work with multiple organizations, and develop and implement processes, workflows and customizations to enable successful and rapid development.
- Capture user requirements and translate them into technical solutions, including workflows, business rules, and data models.
- Manage PLM tool customization, BMIDE configuration, and server-side development using ITK and Teamcenter APIs.
- Support and troubleshoot issues related to CAD data management, change control, workflows, and user access.
- Collaborate with engineering, software, and IT teams to automate processes, improve data quality, and support scalability across systems.
- Design, deploy, and maintain infrastructure solutions using cloud platforms like AWS.
- Provide training, documentation, and user support for Teamcenter and NX features.
- Stay up to date with emerging trends and technologies in PLM, DevSecOps, and software development to continually improve tools and infrastructure.
- Support deployment pipelines and DevOps practices to streamline updates and ensure system reliability and compliance.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Computer Engineering, or a related field—or equivalent experience.
- 5+ years of experience administering and developing within PLM/PDM environments, particularly Teamcenter and NX.
- Proficiency with Teamcenter applications such as Workflow Designer, Structure Manager, Change Management, and Access Manager.
- Experience with BMIDE, ITK development, and NX Open API.
- Understanding of engineering data lifecycle, 3D modeling, Bill of Materials (BOM), and product configuration.
- Strong background in system and data integration technologies (e.g., middleware, MCAD/ECAD integrations).
- Hands-on experience configuring and supporting AWS-based infrastructure and cloud-native application development.
- Experience developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and automating engineering workflows.
Preferred Skills & Experience:
- Multiple years of experience customizing PDM/PLM/CAD workflows and processes.
- Familiarity with Windows and Linux servers, scripting (Batch, PowerShell, Bash), and system administration tasks.
- Experience with LDAP, SAML, and other authentication protocols.
- Understanding of network and infrastructure fundamentals (routing, switching, firewalls).
- Familiarity with FlexLM license servers, license usage monitoring, and license optimization.
- Strong documentation and communication skills, with the ability to engage with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Prior experience in a high-growth startup or aerospace environment is highly desirable.
Pay Range:
- Senior PLM Application Engineer: $121,700 - $164,600
- Staff PLM Application Engineer: 144,800 - $195,900
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
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What We Do
Vast is developing next-generation space stations to ensure 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 in 2026, followed by additional Haven modules to enable permanent human presence by 2030.
With more than 1,000 employees at its Long Beach, California headquarters and over a billion dollars in private capital invested, Vast has built the facilities required to manufacture and operate America’s next space station. The company plans to develop future habitats for the Moon and Mars, dedicated space stations for government partners, and other crewed systems that will unlock the expanding long-term space economy.
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