Vast
Manufacturing Engineering, Thermal Control
$86K–$196K
Long Beach, California, United States · Full-time · Posted Oct 30, 2026
- Experience
- 2+ years minimum; Manufacturing Engineer II: 2–4+ years; Senior Manufacturing Engineer: 4–6+ years.
- Education
- B.S. in a related technical field; equivalent experience is not stated.
About the job
Develops and improves manufacturing processes, equipment, and testing for thermal and environmental control systems used in human-rated space stations.
What you'll do
- Develop manufacturing processes and documentation; assemble, integrate, and test thermal-control hardware.
- Design, build, operate, troubleshoot, and maintain ground-support equipment and manufacturing/test equipment for pressurized systems.
- Resolve manufacturing issues and collaborate with design, supplier, and quality teams to improve manufacturability, delivery, and product quality.
What they ask for
- B.S. in mechanical, aerospace, manufacturing, or electrical engineering, physics, mathematics, or a related technical field.
- At least 2 years of manufacturing experience managing a product or product line across multiple work centers or departments, involving fluid, pressurized, propulsion, or environmental-control hardware in design, manufacturing, or test.
- Hands-on fabrication, assembly, and/or integration experience; CAD proficiency.
- Experience with CAD tools and the ability to review designs, generate manufacturing documentation, and design assembly or test tooling.
Nice to have
- 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, or 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
Siemens NX, Teamcenter, Ansys, IPC, SMC-S-016, NASA-STD-5001, MIL-STD-810, GD&T
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