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Vast · 18 hours ago

Senior Dynamics Engineer

Long Beach, California, United States

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$136K/yr - $176K/yr

4+ years exp

Vast is a company focused on building artificial gravity space stations for long-term stays in space. They are seeking a Senior Dynamics Engineer to support the development of systems required for the design and build of these space stations, with responsibilities including load and environment predictions and model correlation.

Defense & Space

Culture & Values

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Derive internal load and environment requirements from system level requirements

Assist product groups with vibration and shock requirement tailoring and test verification

Assess vendor hardware capabilities against in-house predictions

Develop post-processing tools for dynamic analyses and tests

Build, maintain, and correlate prediction models based on gathered test data

Qualification

Frequency domain analysisVibration testingDynamic analysis toolsFemap/NASTRANSpacecraft launch loadsMechanical engineeringAerospace engineeringTest planningSoft skills

Required

Bachelor degree in Mechanical or Aerospace engineering

4+ years of professional experience in loads and environment prediction

Preferred

Spacecraft and/or payload background with experience through the entire system lifecycle from concept, design, production, integration, test, launch, and operations

Hands-on test experience in vibration labs

Familiar with Femap/NASTRAN

Ability to explain structural dynamic concepts to other engineering functions

Working understanding of a design load cycle and how it relates to analysis and test

Knowledge of spacecraft launch load environments and industry standard documents (SMC-S-016, GSFC-STD-7000A, MIL-STD-810G, etc.)

Ability to travel occasionally for out-of-house testing

Benefits

100% medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents

Flexible paid time off for exempt staff and up to 10 days of vacation for non-exempt staff

Paid parental leave

Short and long-term disability insurance

Life insurance

Access to a 401(k) retirement plan

One Medical membership

ClassPass credits

Personalized mental healthcare through Spring Health

Other discounts and perks

Exceptional food perks, with snacks, drip coffee, cold drinks, and dinner meals remaining free of charge

Lunch subsidized as part of Vast’s ongoing commitment to providing high-quality meals for employees

Company

Vast

Vast is developing next-generation space stations to ensure continuous human presence in space for America and its allies, enabling advanced microgravity research and manufacturing, and unlocking a new space economy for government, corporate, and private customers.

Founded in 2021

Long Beach, California, US

501-1000 employees