Vast
Manufacturing Engineering, Structures
$86K–$196K
Long Beach, California, United States · Full-time · Posted Oct 30, 2026
- Experience
- Manufacturing Engineer II: 2-4+ years; Senior Manufacturing Engineer: 4-6+ years. Manufacturing experience may include internships.
- Education
- B.S. in mechanical, aerospace, manufacturing or electrical engineering, physics, mathematics, or a related technical field.
About the job
Develop and execute manufacturing and inspection processes for assembling the primary structures of human-rated space stations, supporting Haven-1’s transition to flight readiness.
What you'll do
- Own primary-structure assembly and inspection processes, including manufacturing planning and work instructions.
- Develop and improve fabrication processes; collaborate across design, manufacturing, and quality teams to resolve production challenges and non-conformances.
- Plan production capacity, floor layouts, equipment upgrades, and product flow to support on-time delivery.
What they ask for
- B.S. in mechanical, aerospace, manufacturing or electrical engineering, physics, mathematics, or a related technical field.
- Manufacturing experience managing a product or product line across multiple work centers and/or departments, or experience with fluid, pressurized, propulsion, or environmental control hardware in design, manufacturing, or test.
- Hands-on fabrication, assembly, and/or integration experience; CAD proficiency.
- Willingness to work evenings and/or weekends to support critical mission milestones.
Nice to have
- Hands-on hardware-building or testing experience; aerospace, spacecraft, propulsion, or other safety-critical hardware experience.
- Familiarity with Siemens NX, Teamcenter, Ansys or similar tools, aerospace standards, and GD&T.
Pay
$86,100.00 - $122,220.00 USD base salary; $112,340.00 - $159,468.00 USD base salary; $137,760.00 - $195,552.00 USD base salary
Tools
NX, Siemens NX, Teamcenter, Ansys, IPC, SMC-S-016, NASA-STD-5001, MIL-STD-810
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