Vast
Space exploration
SeniorLifeSupportSystemsEngineer
“Senior Life Support Systems Engineer at Vast. Skills: design and development of environmental and thermal control systems, systems engineering tasks, fluid analyses. Own the design and development of the environmental and thermal control systems for our artificial-gravity space station, from initial design trades to fully functional and validated system. Iterate on manufacturing processes and development testing in a fast-paced environment”
Industry & Context.
Proactive problem-solving skills such as failure analysis, root cause investigation, and design of experiment creation; Ability to perform trade studies using first principles and engineering fundamentals to make clear recommendations even with partial information
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor's degree in an engineering or science discipline, 1+ years of experience working with fluid or environmental control systems or components, 2+ years of hands-on hardware experience performing fabrication, assembly and/or testing
Nice to Have
Master's degree in an engineering discipline, Proactive problem-solving skills such as failure analysis, root cause investigation, and design of experiment creation, Ability to perform trade studies using first principles and engineering fundamentals to make clear recommendations even with partial information, Experience with rotating machinery, Experience with soft goods, Experienced in NX, Solid understanding and application of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD)
What You'll Do.
Own the design and development of the environmental and thermal control systems for our artificial-gravity space station
from initial design trades to fully functional and validated system
Iterate on manufacturing processes and development testing in a fast-paced environment
Own the project delivery timeline from early design through production
Perform systems engineering tasks and fluid analyses
Lead design reviews internally and externally with suppliers and customers
Make sure that all designs are manufacturable and reliable
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work with interdisciplinary stakeholders to ensure the component will integrate with the necessary avionics, software, and mission operations systems; Lead design reviews internally and externally with suppliers and customers
Process & Methodology
Own the project delivery timeline from early design through production, launch, and orbit insertion
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