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Own RF products from development through mission service, including design, manufacturing, testing, integration, qualification, and vehicle delivery. Define test plans, checkout procedures, and RF requirements; coordinate cross-functional teams and vendors; conduct design reviews and trade studies; and support mission operations as an RF subject matter expert.

Supports structural and mechanisms testing for aerospace components, including test setup, instrumentation, data acquisition, troubleshooting, fixture design, and test procedure improvements. Operates hydraulic, pneumatic, and instrumentation systems; processes test data; maintains equipment calibration and preventive maintenance; and assists with lifting operations. The role independently executes tasks, resolves test issues, mentors technicians, and may lead small test teams. Requires onsite work in Long Beach, occasional travel to Mojave, overtime, elevated-height and outdoor work.

Designs and builds automated RF test systems for component- and spacecraft-level applications. Develops test automation software, data processing, sequencing, and reporting; defines RF test requirements; and supports OTA, EMI/EMC, antenna pattern, and spacecraft system testing. Performs environmental testing including thermal cycling, TVAC, vibration, shock, and humidity, while supporting spacecraft integration in cleanroom facilities. Requires RF test experience, test equipment expertise, and software development skills.

Design and analyze primary and secondary structures for human-rated space stations. Develop mechanical designs, manufacturing drawings, test plans, and operational concepts while accounting for loads, vibrations, thermal effects, and other environments. Lead subsystem interface trades, support hardware through manufacturing and testing, and collaborate with fabricators and technicians to improve designs, processes, and resolve issues.

Develop, test, maintain, and support full-stack web applications and backend services using frontend technologies, APIs, microservices, data modeling, and application pipelines. Participate in the full software development lifecycle, code reviews, debugging, incident resolution, and technical discussions. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to build scalable enterprise applications and improve engineering tools and practices.

Leads characterization of lunar environmental hazards, including regolith and dust, radiation, micrometeorites, thermal conditions, illumination, and terrain. Translates findings into design requirements, margins, standards, verification methods, and risk mitigations across lunar habitats, surface systems, mechanisms, life support, avionics, power, and crew interfaces. Partners with systems architecture and hardware teams, leads trade studies and milestone reviews, applies historical lunar mission data, represents environmental risk to external partners, and mentors engineers.

Administer and support Teamcenter and NX PLM systems for aerospace engineering and manufacturing teams. Responsibilities include troubleshooting accounts, access, workflows, configurations, integrations, and material management; translating requirements into system changes; coordinating contractors; supporting patches and upgrades; maintaining documentation; and delivering user training. The role also requires requirements gathering, testing, root-cause analysis, and occasional overtime or weekend support for critical mission milestones.

Develop and maintain end-to-end architectures for Vast’s lunar ecosystem, including habitats, power, communications, logistics, and crew systems. Translate NASA requirements into system requirements, concepts of operations, and interface documents; conduct architecture trade studies; manage mass, power, data, thermal, and consumables budgets; mitigate system risks; lead milestone reviews; and represent lunar architecture to customers, suppliers, and partners.

Leads an engineering team responsible for developing and maintaining facilities, tooling, processes, and procedures used to build, integrate, test, and validate human-rated space station hardware. The role coordinates cross-functional production activities, resolves nonconformances, drives corrective actions, supports vehicle-level verification, improves manufacturing processes, and ensures safe, reliable, on-schedule execution. It also requires team development, technical judgment, configuration management, and hands-on integration leadership.

Develop and optimize software for testing, commanding, and monitoring spacecraft. Own software lifecycles through operations, configuration, maintenance, upgrades, and user support. Configure automated testing and deployment systems, maintain ground control systems, mentor junior engineers, and support spacecraft communications at launch sites and in orbit.