Vast
Senior Mechanical Engineer, Lunar
$137K–$230K
Long Beach, California, United States · Senior · Full-time · Posted Aug 18, 2026
- Experience
- 6+ years; posting welcomes applicants across a range of experience levels.
- Education
- Minimum of a B.S. in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, materials engineering, mathematics, physics, or related technical discipline.
About the job
Develops lunar mechanical systems and hardware from concept through design, fabrication, integration, and testing for Vast’s lunar ecosystem.
What you'll do
- Own end-to-end lunar engineering projects, including power stations, fluids pallets, airlocks, habitation modules, hatches, and docking systems.
- Lead design trade studies and coordinate with technical teams and NASA Moon Base architecture stakeholders.
- Maintain CAD models, support hardware fabrication and integration, and lead checkout, anomaly resolution, and design reviews.
What they ask for
- B.S. in a listed technical discipline or related technical discipline.
- 6+ years of mechanical design experience for space applications, with direct hardware ownership from design through test.
- Hands-on CAD proficiency (NX or equivalent) and experience taking designs from concept through flight release.
- Demonstrated end-to-end hardware subsystem ownership, plus ability to interpret engineering drawings, fluid schematics, and electrical circuit diagrams.
Nice to have
- Lunar engineering experience or deployable spacecraft structure design/delivery experience.
- Space battery systems, extreme-environment design, formal hardware verification, or commercial space/startup hardware experience.
Pay
$137,000 — $230,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
NX
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