Vast
Structures Design Reliability Engineer
$162K–$265K
Long Beach, California, United States · Full-time · Posted Jul 6, 2026
- Experience
- 6+ years required; 10+ years preferred.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Physics, or related Engineering discipline.
About the job
Guides the design, reliability, verification, and validation of Haven-1 structures, helping transition the station from detailed design to a built and tested system ready to host humans in space.
What you'll do
- Lead structural design reviews and guide test plans, verification, and qualification for flight systems.
- Drive FMEA, fault tree analysis, and risk mitigation across engineering systems.
- Develop and maintain design standards, review frameworks, reliability processes, and change-management practices.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Physics, or a related Engineering discipline.
- 6+ years of related professional work experience in responsible engineering, design ownership, systems integration, test engineering, or reliability-focused development.
- Willingness to work overtime or weekends to support critical mission milestones.
Nice to have
- 10+ years of related professional work experience in the listed engineering areas.
- Experience in complex aerospace systems; hands-on hardware work; safety-critical systems; reliability methods; engineering standards; or scripting and data analysis.
Pay
$162,360—$265,392 USD (base salary)
Tools
Python, MATLAB, Excel, Tableau
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