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Senior Mechanical Engineer, Lunar

Vast · Long Beach, California, United States

Posted 29 days ago

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This role has been open
29 days
Vast's roles stay open a median of 45 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
35% of Vast's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Vast
low
0 stale, 5 reposted of 202 open
Hiring momentum
259 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-09-17

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About this role

As a Senior Mechanical Engineer for Vast's Lunar Programs, you will be integral in developing systems for the lunar ecosystem, including solar power stations, airlocks, and habitation modules. Your role will involve end-to-end project ownership, from concept and design to testing and integration, while collaborating with various teams to ensure alignment with NASA's Moon Base architecture. This position offers the chance to work on pioneering projects that contribute to humanity's exploration of the Moon.

Our read on this posting3.8out of 5
benefits
5/5
freshness
4/5
career value
5/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
0/5

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What you need

  • Minimum of a B.S. in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, materials engineering, mathematics, physics, or related technical discipline
  • 6+ years of experience in mechanical design for space applications, with direct ownership of hardware from design through test
  • Hands-on CAD proficiency (NX or equivalent) with experience taking mechanical/electromechanical/fluids designs from concept through flight release
  • Demonstrated experience owning a hardware subsystem end-to-end (design, build, integration, and test), not solely in an analysis or support capacity
  • Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, fluid schematics, and electrical circuit diagrams
  • Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills, and ability to communicate technical information to non-technical partners

Nice to have

  • Experience working on lunar engineering programs
  • Experience designing or delivering deployable spacecraft structures (solar arrays, booms, masts, or similar mechanisms)
  • Experience with battery system design, sizing, or qualification for space applications
  • Familiarity with the lunar surface or deep-space thermal, radiation, and solar environment (or equivalent extreme-environment design experience)
  • Experience leading hardware through formal verification campaigns (functional, environmental, vibration, thermal-vacuum)

What you get

  • Base salary varies depending on job-related knowledge, education, skills, experience, business needs, and market demand
  • Company equity
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents
  • Generous paid time off; up to 20+ days of vacation for exempt staff
  • Paid parental leave
  • Short and long-term disability insurance

Worth weighing

  • No specific mention of the technology stack or tools beyond CAD software
  • Role may require working evenings and weekends to meet critical mission milestones
  • Travel requirement is up to 5% of the time
  • Salary range is broad, indicating potential variability based on candidate's experience

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Listed by Vast on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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