Vast
Lead Integration Build Engineer
$120K–$194K
Long Beach, California, United States · Full-time · Posted Aug 27, 2026
- Experience
- 2+ years of related engineering experience; 1+ years leading teams, projects, or people is preferred.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical, manufacturing, aerospace, electrical, or similar field.
About the job
Leads a team developing and maintaining the facilities, tooling, and processes to build, integrate, and test Haven-1 flight hardware.
What you'll do
- Lead and grow the Integration Build Engineering team and oversee facilities, tooling, and production processes.
- Plan and execute hardware build, integration, and validation; ensure safe, schedule- and cost-effective production.
- Resolve nonconformances, improve manufacturing processes, and coordinate with design engineering, supply chain, and other teams.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical, manufacturing, aerospace, electrical, or a similar field.
- 2+ years of related engineering experience.
- Ability to travel up to 25% of the time.
- Willingness to work overtime or weekends for critical mission milestones; ability to lift up to 25lbs unassisted.
Nice to have
- Experience building, assembling, integrating, or testing complex systems; hands-on hardware experience.
- 1+ years leading teams, projects, or people; familiarity with Epsilon3 and Python environments.
Pay
$120,000 — $194,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Epsilon3, Python, GD&T, Siemens NX/Teamcenter, PFMEA
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