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Design and layout custom high-speed, multi-layer PCBs using Altium, collaborating with engineers and vendors to meet DFM and signal integrity requirements. Produce fabrication/assembly drawings, maintain Altium Vault and libraries, develop PCB processes and best practices, train teammates, and write scripts to automate workflows. Support mission milestones, including occasional evening/weekend work.

Lead full-cycle technical recruiting for multiple engineering disciplines: partner with hiring managers, source passive candidates, manage pipelines and ATS, run interview debriefs, report recruiting metrics, improve hiring velocity, and ensure a high-quality candidate experience while representing Vast's mission.

The Teamcenter Application Engineer will develop, deploy, and maintain PLM/CAD systems, manage customizations, and support engineering workflows for space station projects.

Support development of human-rated space station systems by performing system safety analyses (FHA, crew survivability, human error), documenting hazards and controls, assessing failure tolerance and compliance, participating in design reviews, and recommending design improvements to minimize risk to people and property.

Support design, build, and operations of human-rated space stations by coordinating launch readiness, assessing and communicating risks, verifying testing and deliverables, supporting technical reviews, investigating anomalies, driving corrective actions, and building a safety-first mission assurance culture.

Lead reliability and design reviews for human-rated artificial-gravity space station systems. Oversee qualification and test completeness, drive engineering standards and processes, capture lessons learned, and partner cross-functionally to ensure design maturity, configuration control, and safe, resilient hardware development.

Design, implement, and support fixtures and tooling for Haven-1 assembly, lifting, and handling. Collaborate with integration, manufacturing, and vehicle engineering to define tooling specs, perform mechanical/FEA analysis, develop operation and maintenance plans, manage project schedules and vendors, iterate tooling improvements, and resolve production issues with technicians and stakeholders.

Support Vast’s government affairs by researching and tracking federal, state, and local policy (including appropriations and NDAA), producing policy briefs, newsletters, and briefing materials, coordinating meetings and outreach with policymakers, maintaining stakeholder databases, and supporting proposal writing and logistics for government engagements in Long Beach and Southern California.

Lead development and implementation of soft-goods manufacturing processes (cargo bags, blankets, closeouts). Collaborate with design, supply chain, QA, and interdisciplinary teams to ensure manufacturability, reliability, and crew safety. Own production targets, create control plans and operating procedures, drive root cause analysis and corrective actions, and implement process improvements using data-driven methods.

Support supplier quality activities for EEE components used in spaceflight: coordinate testing and RFQs with suppliers, document test and reliability data, manage screening processes, assist supplier audits, identify non-conformances, and ensure components meet industry standards for high-reliability aerospace applications.