Vast
Mission Operations Engineer II
$112K–$159K
Long Beach, California, United States · Full-time · Posted Oct 6, 2026
- Experience
- 1+ years in a listed human factors, human systems integration, testing, or usability field; preferred alternative: 2+ years supporting human-in-the-loop testing, complex real-time operations, and/or aerospace-system training.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in aerospace, mechanical, software engineering, or another engineering discipline; a master’s degree in a technical field is preferred.
About the job
Develops and implements crew and flight-controller training, crew operations procedures, and human-in-the-loop testing for spacecraft missions, with potential mission-control operations support.
What you'll do
- Develop technical training materials and support simulations and certification training for crew and flight controllers.
- Develop and test crew-facing procedures and human-in-the-loop processes for safety-critical spacecraft operations.
- Coordinate operational readiness and cross-functional integration, and support real-time mission operations, telemetry analysis, and anomaly resolution.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in aerospace, mechanical, software engineering, or another engineering discipline.
- 1+ years working in human factors engineering, human systems integration, human-in-the-loop testing, or user research and usability testing.
- Demonstrated cross-functional collaboration and ability to think critically in high-stress, rapidly evolving situations.
- Clear communication, technical writing, and presentation skills; willingness to support 24/7 operations during mission-critical phases.
Nice to have
- Experience in human spaceflight mission operations or crew and flight-control technical training development and delivery.
- Master’s degree in a technical field; or 2+ years supporting human-in-the-loop testing, complex real-time operations, or aerospace-system training.
Pay
$112,000 — $159,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Git, C++, Golang, Markdown, Javascript, React, Matlab, Python/Octave
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