Integration Engineer

Vast is looking for an Integration Engineer, Launch Operations, reporting to the Senior Integration Engineer, to support vehicle-level integration, launch processing, and launch campaign execution for our  human-rated space stations.

This will be a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach location.

Responsibilities: 

• Define and manage vehicle configuration states for test readiness, shipping, and launch processing
• Develop and execute ATLO sequences for Haven-1, coordinating vehicle state transitions between integration, test, and launch operations
• Develop planning for critical handling of flight hardware and MGSE (lifting, weighing, breakover, transport)
• Support launch site operations including payload processing, vehicle stacking, and launch campaign execution at Cape Canaveral and/or other launch facilities
• Coordinate with integration test, tooling, and other stakeholder teams to determine tooling requirements, address vehicle access constraints, and ensure vehicle safety prior to launch
• Ensure vehicle meets cleanliness, contamination control, and environmental requirements during all stages of integration, transport, and launch processing
• Author integration planning, issue work orders, and work directly with production and technicians to execute work on the vehicle
• Collaborate with other engineers, subject matter experts, and technicians to solve complex integration issues in real time
• Support system checkouts, functional testing, and vehicle health verification during launch campaign windows
• Interface with launch provider and range personnel to ensure compliance with payload processing facility requirements and range safety procedures

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related engineering discipline
• 4+ years of aerospace integration engineering experience
• Direct experience supporting spacecraft launch campaigns, including payload processing, system checkouts, and/or launch site operations (e.g., Cape Canaveral, Vandenberg, KSC)
• Hands-on experience with spacecraft hardware integration, including critical lifts, transport, and mechanical/electrical mate operations
• Experience working alongside technicians and directing multi-person integration operations
• Experience authoring integration procedures, work orders, and sequencing plans for vehicle-level operations

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• 6+ years of aerospace integration engineering experience with progressive ownership of ATLO or vehicle-level integration through launch
• Experience as the responsible engineer or integration lead for end-to-end launch campaign execution, including driving requirements and building processes from scratch
• Familiarity with payload processing facilities, range safety procedures, and contamination control requirements (cleanroom protocols, Class 100K or better)
• Familiarity with vehicle-level functional testing, health checks, TCS, and/or propulsion fill operations
• Experience defining vehicle configuration states for test readiness, shipping, and launch processing
• Experience with NX or similar mechanical design tools for MGSE and fixture design
• Strong verbal and written communication skills for coordinating across engineering, technicians, vendors, and range/launch provider personnel
• Hands-on experience with spacecraft critical lifts, breakovers, and mass property measurements

Additional Requirements:

• Ability to travel up to 10% during nominal operations. During active launch campaign windows (estimated 1–2 months per campaign), travel may increase to 50%+ including extended deployment to Cape Canaveral or other launch facilities
• Willingness to work overtime, off-hours/shift schedules, and weekends to support critical mission milestones
• Ability to lift up to 25 lbs unassisted

Pay Range: 

• Integration Engineer II; $112,000 - $159,000
• Senior Integration  Engineer; $137,000 - $195,000