Vast
Senior Mechanical Engineer, Thermal Control Systems
$138K–$196K
Long Beach, California, United States · Senior · Full-time · Posted Mar 25, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of hands-on hardware experience performing fabrication, assembly and/or testing; experience with fluid systems or components required. Preferred: 4+ years working with fluid systems or components and 4+ years of hands-on hardware experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or other engineering discipline.
About the job
Designs, develops, tests, and delivers thermal control hardware and systems for an artificial-gravity space station.
What you'll do
- Own thermal control system and component design from initial trades through validation, production, launch, and orbit insertion.
- Perform systems engineering and fluid analyses; iterate manufacturing processes and development testing.
- Lead design reviews and coordinate integration with suppliers, customers, and interdisciplinary teams.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or another engineering discipline.
- Experience working with fluid systems or components.
- 5+ years of hands-on hardware experience performing fabrication, assembly and/or testing.
Nice to have
- 4+ years of experience working with fluid systems or components and 4+ years of hands-on hardware experience performing fabrication, assembly and/or testing.
- Experience with rotating machinery and NX; knowledge of structural analysis methods, GD&T, and metallic/fluid-system manufacturing.
Pay
$137,760 — $195,552 USD (base salary)
Tools
NX, FEMAP, ANSYS
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