Vast
Mission Integration Engineer
$112K–$159K
Long Beach, California, United States · Full-time · Posted Oct 26, 2026
- Experience
- No specific number of years stated; applicants across a range of experience levels are welcome.
- Education
- Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or other engineering discipline.
About the job
Owns end-to-end integration of customer payloads onto spacecraft, coordinating requirements, interfaces, testing, and mission milestones from kickoff through launch and on-orbit commissioning.
What you'll do
- Serve as the customer’s technical point of contact and lead mission reviews and working groups.
- Manage requirements, interface documentation, cross-functional issue resolution, schedule, and technical risks.
- Plan payload integration and testing, support launch vehicle interfaces, and ensure export-control compliance.
What they ask for
- Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or another engineering discipline.
- Ability to travel up to 50% of the time.
- Willingness to work overtime or weekends for critical mission milestones.
- Ability to lift up to 25 lbs unassisted.
Nice to have
- Experience with facilities within the aerospace industry.
- Familiarity with space planning procedures and operations.
Pay
$112,340 — $159,468 USD (base salary)
Tools
Interface Control Documents (ICDs), ERP
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